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System Properties Comparison CockroachDB vs. Databricks vs. GBase

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NameCockroachDB  Xexclude from comparisonDatabricks  Xexclude from comparisonGBase  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionCockroachDB is a distributed database architected for modern cloud applications. It is wire compatible with PostgreSQL and backed by a Key-Value Store, which is either RocksDB or a purpose-built derivative, called Pebble.The Databricks Lakehouse Platform combines elements of data lakes and data warehouses to provide a unified view onto structured and unstructured data. It is based on Apache Spark.Widely used RDBMS in China, including analytical, transactional, distributed transactional, and cloud-native data warehousing.
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument store
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMS
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Score4.29
Rank#66  Overall
#36  Relational DBMS
Score87.85
Rank#13  Overall
#2  Document stores
#9  Relational DBMS
Score1.24
Rank#164  Overall
#74  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.cockroachlabs.comwww.databricks.comwww.gbase.cn
Technical documentationwww.cockroachlabs.com/­docsdocs.databricks.com
DeveloperCockroach LabsDatabricksGeneral Data Technology Co., Ltd.
Initial release201520132004
Current release24.1.0, May 2024GBase 8a, GBase 8s, GBase 8c
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0, commercial license availablecommercialcommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenoyesno
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Implementation languageGoC, Java, Python
Server operating systemsLinux
macOS
Windows
hostedLinux
Data schemedynamic schemaFlexible Schema (defined schema, partial schema, schema free)yes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes
XML support infoSome form of processing data in XML format, e.g. support for XML data structures, and/or support for XPath, XQuery or XSLT.noyesyes
Secondary indexesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes, wire compatible with PostgreSQLwith Databricks SQLStandard with numerous extensions
APIs and other access methodsJDBCJDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
ADO.NET
C API
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languagesC#
C++
Clojure
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust
Python
R
Scala
C#
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnouser defined functions and aggregatesuser defined functions
Triggersnoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioning (by key range) infoall tables are translated to an ordered KV store and then broken down into 64MB ranges, which are then used as replicas in RAFThorizontal partitioning (by range, list and hash) and vertical partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replication using RAFTyesyes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nono
User concepts infoAccess controlRole-based access controlyes
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Specific characteristicsSupported database models : In addition to the Document store and Relational DBMS...
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