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System Properties Comparison CockroachDB vs. EDB Postgres vs. Kdb vs. SWC-DB vs. Yanza

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NameCockroachDB  Xexclude from comparisonEDB Postgres  Xexclude from comparisonKdb  Xexclude from comparisonSWC-DB infoSuper Wide Column Database  Xexclude from comparisonYanza  Xexclude from comparison
Yanza seems to be discontinued. Therefore it is excluded from the DB-Engines Ranking.
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 EDB Postgres Platform is an enterprise-class data management platform based on the open source database PostgreSQL with flexible deployment options and Oracle compatibility features, complemented by tool kits for management, integration, and migration.High performance Time Series DBMSA high performance, scalable Wide Column DBMSTime Series DBMS for IoT Applications
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMSTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Wide column storeTime Series DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Spatial DBMS
Relational DBMSTime Series DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score6.39
Rank#60  Overall
#34  Relational DBMS
Score2.46
Rank#121  Overall
#58  Relational DBMS
Score7.69
Rank#53  Overall
#3  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Score0.06
Rank#376  Overall
#13  Wide column stores
Websitewww.cockroachlabs.comwww.enterprisedb.comkx.comgithub.com/­kashirin-alex/­swc-db
www.swcdb.org
yanza.com
Technical documentationwww.cockroachlabs.com/­docswww.enterprisedb.com/­docscode.kx.com
DeveloperCockroach LabsEnterpriseDBKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plcAlex KashirinYanza
Initial release201520052000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 200320202015
Current release23.1.1, May 202314, December 20213.6, May 20180.5, April 2021
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0, commercial license availablecommercial infoBSD for PostgreSQL-componentscommercial infofree 32-bit versionOpen Source infoGPL V3commercial infofree version available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono infobut mainly used as a service provided by Yanza
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Implementation languageGoCqC++
Server operating systemsLinux
macOS
Windows
Linux
Windows
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
LinuxWindows
Data schemedynamic schemayesyesschema-freeschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesno
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.noyes infospecific XML-type available, but no XML query functionality.yesnono
Secondary indexesyesyesyes infotable attribute 'grouped'no
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes, wire compatible with PostgreSQLyes infostandard with numerous extensionsSQL-like query language (q)SQL-like query languageno
APIs and other access methodsJDBCADO.NET
JDBC
native C library
ODBC
streaming API for large objects
HTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
Proprietary protocol
Thrift
HTTP API
Supported programming languagesC#
C++
Clojure
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust
.Net
C
C++
Delphi
Java
Perl
PHP
Python
Tcl
C
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
C++any language that supports HTTP calls
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnouser defined functions inforealized in proprietary language PL/pgSQL or with common languages like Perl, Python, Tcl etc.user defined functionsnono
Triggersnoyesyes infowith viewsnoyes infoTimer and event based
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 infoby hash, list or rangehorizontal partitioningShardingnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replication using RAFTMulti-source replicationSource-replica replicationnone
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 integrityyesyesyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDnono
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yesyesyes
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.nonoyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlRole-based access controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardrights management via user accountsno
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CockroachDBEDB PostgresKdbSWC-DB infoSuper Wide Column DatabaseYanza
Specific characteristicsCockroachDB is a cloud-native, distributed SQL database architected for modern applications....
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Integrated columnar database & programming system for streaming, real time and historical...
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Competitive advantages- EFFORTLESS SCALE: Scale your applications, not operational complexity. CockroachDB...
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provides seamless scalability; runs on industry standard server platforms; is top-ranked...
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Typical application scenariosPayment processing, user account management, metadata management, identity access...
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tick database streaming sensor data massive intelligence applications oil and gas...
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Key customersComcast, DoorDash, Mythical Games, Norfolk Southern, Netflix, LUSH, Bose, Shipt,...
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Goldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Merrill Lynch J.P. Morgan Deutsche Bank IEX Securities...
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Market metrics12K+ long-running clusters 25K+ CockroachDB self-hosted clusters 75K+ CockroachDB...
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kdb+ performance and reliability proven by our customers in critical infrastructure...
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Licensing and pricing models- Apache 2.0 for core features released up to and including the 19.1 release - Time-limited...
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