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DBMS > CockroachDB vs. Derby vs. Kdb vs. SpaceTime vs. Tibero

System Properties Comparison CockroachDB vs. Derby vs. Kdb vs. SpaceTime vs. Tibero

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NameCockroachDB  Xexclude from comparisonDerby infooften called Apache Derby, originally IBM Cloudscape; contained in the Java SDK as JavaDB  Xexclude from comparisonKdb  Xexclude from comparisonSpaceTime  Xexclude from comparisonTibero  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.Full-featured RDBMS with a small footprint, either embedded into a Java application or used as a database server.High performance Time Series DBMSSpaceTime is a spatio-temporal DBMS with a focus on performance.A secure RDBMS, designed for easy portability from Oracle
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMSTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Spatial DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score5.73
Rank#58  Overall
#34  Relational DBMS
Score4.60
Rank#70  Overall
#38  Relational DBMS
Score7.71
Rank#49  Overall
#2  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Score0.03
Rank#392  Overall
#8  Spatial DBMS
Score1.59
Rank#148  Overall
#68  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.cockroachlabs.comdb.apache.org/­derbykx.comwww.mireo.com/­spacetimeus.tmaxsoft.com/­products/­tibero
Technical documentationwww.cockroachlabs.com/­docsdb.apache.org/­derby/­manuals/­index.htmlcode.kx.comtechnet.tmaxsoft.com/­upload/­download/­online/­tibero/­pver-20150504-000002/­index.html
DeveloperCockroach LabsApache Software FoundationKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plcMireoTmaxSoft
Initial release201519972000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 200320202003
Current release24.1.0, May 202410.17.1.0, November 20233.6, May 20186, April 2015
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0, commercial license availableOpen Source infoApache version 2commercial infofree 32-bit versioncommercialcommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

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Implementation languageGoJavaqC++C and Assembler
Server operating systemsLinux
macOS
Windows
All OS with a Java VMLinux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
LinuxAIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Windows
Data schemedynamic schemayesyesyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyesyes
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.noyesyesnoyes
Secondary indexesyesyesyes infotable attribute 'grouped'noyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes, wire compatible with PostgreSQLyesSQL-like query language (q)A subset of ANSI SQL is implementedyes
APIs and other access methodsJDBCJDBCHTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
RESTful HTTP APIJDBC
ODBC
ODP.NET
Oracle Call Interface (OCI)
Tibero CLI
Supported programming languagesC#
C++
Clojure
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust
JavaC
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
C#
C++
Python
C
C#
C++
Cobol
Java
Objective-C
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Visual Basic
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoJava Stored Proceduresuser defined functionsnoPersistent Stored Procedure (PSM)
Triggersnoyesyes infowith viewsnoyes
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 RAFTnonehorizontal partitioningFixed-grid hypercubeshorizontal partitioning infoby range, hash, list or composite
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replication using RAFTSource-replica replicationSource-replica replicationReal-time block device replication (DRBD)Multi-source replication
Source-replica replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonono infosimilar paradigm used for internal processingnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesyesnoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDnonoACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyesnono infoplanned for next version
User concepts infoAccess controlRole-based access controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardrights management via user accountsyesfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard (SQL 92, SQL 99)
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CockroachDBDerby infooften called Apache Derby, originally IBM Cloudscape; contained in the Java SDK as JavaDBKdbSpaceTimeTibero
Specific characteristicsIntegrated columnar database & programming system for streaming, real time and historical...
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Competitive advantagesprovides seamless scalability; runs on industry standard server platforms; is top-ranked...
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Typical application scenariostick database streaming sensor data massive intelligence applications oil and gas...
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Key customersGoldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Merrill Lynch J.P. Morgan Deutsche Bank IEX Securities...
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Market metricskdb+ performance and reliability proven by our customers in critical infrastructure...
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Licensing and pricing modelsupon request
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