DB-EnginesInfluxDB: Focus on building software with an easy-to-use serverless, scalable time series platformEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by solid IT

DBMS > CockroachDB vs. Fauna vs. Lovefield vs. QuestDB vs. STSdb

System Properties Comparison CockroachDB vs. Fauna vs. Lovefield vs. QuestDB vs. STSdb

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
NameCockroachDB  Xexclude from comparisonFauna infopreviously named FaunaDB  Xexclude from comparisonLovefield  Xexclude from comparisonQuestDB  Xexclude from comparisonSTSdb  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.Fauna provides a web-native interface, with support for GraphQL and custom business logic that integrates seamlessly with the rest of the serverless ecosystem. The underlying globally distributed storage and compute platform is fast, consistent, and reliable, with a modern security infrastructure.Embeddable relational database for web apps written in pure JavaScriptA high performance open source SQL database for time series dataKey-Value Store with special method for indexing infooptimized for high performance using a special indexing method
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument store
Graph DBMS
Relational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Relational DBMSTime Series DBMSKey-value store
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score5.73
Rank#58  Overall
#34  Relational DBMS
Score1.55
Rank#151  Overall
#26  Document stores
#14  Graph DBMS
#71  Relational DBMS
#13  Time Series DBMS
Score0.33
Rank#286  Overall
#131  Relational DBMS
Score2.70
Rank#105  Overall
#8  Time Series DBMS
Score0.10
Rank#357  Overall
#51  Key-value stores
Websitewww.cockroachlabs.comfauna.comgoogle.github.io/­lovefieldquestdb.iogithub.com/­STSSoft/­STSdb4
Technical documentationwww.cockroachlabs.com/­docsdocs.fauna.comgithub.com/­google/­lovefield/­blob/­master/­docs/­spec_index.mdquestdb.io/­docs
DeveloperCockroach LabsFauna, Inc.GoogleQuestDB Technology IncSTS Soft SC
Initial release20152014201420142011
Current release24.1.0, May 20242.1.12, February 20174.0.8, September 2015
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0, commercial license availablecommercialOpen Source infoApache 2.0Open Source infoApache 2.0Open Source infoGPLv2, commercial license available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenoyesnonono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.
Implementation languageGoScalaJavaScriptJava (Zero-GC), C++, RustC#
Server operating systemsLinux
macOS
Windows
hostedserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js) infotested with Chrome, Firefox, IE, SafariLinux
macOS
Windows
Windows
Data schemedynamic schemaschema-freeyesyes infoschema-free via InfluxDB Line Protocolyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesnoyesyesyes infoprimitive types and user defined types (classes)
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.nononono
Secondary indexesyesyesyesnono
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes, wire compatible with PostgreSQLnoSQL-like query language infovia JavaScript builder patternSQL with time-series extensionsno
APIs and other access methodsJDBCRESTful HTTP APIHTTP REST
InfluxDB Line Protocol (TCP/UDP)
JDBC
PostgreSQL wire protocol
.NET Client API
Supported programming languagesC#
C++
Clojure
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Python
Ruby
Scala
Swift
JavaScriptC infoPostgreSQL driver
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Rust infoover HTTP
C#
Java
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnouser defined functionsnonono
TriggersnonoUsing read-only observersnono
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 infoconsistent hashingnonehorizontal partitioning (by timestamps)none
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replication using RAFTMulti-source replicationnoneSource-replica replication with eventual consistencynone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACIDACID for single-table writesno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes, by using IndexedDB or the cloud service Firebase Realtime Databaseyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nonoyes infousing MemoryDByes infothrough memory mapped files
User concepts infoAccess controlRole-based access controlIdentity management, authentication, and access controlnono
More information provided by the system vendor
CockroachDBFauna infopreviously named FaunaDBLovefieldQuestDBSTSdb
Specific characteristicsRelational model with native time series support Column-based storage and time partitioned...
» more
Competitive advantagesHigh ingestion throughput: peak of 4M rows/sec (TSBS Benchmark) Code optimizations...
» more
Typical application scenariosFinancial tick data Industrial IoT Application Metrics Monitoring
» more
Key customersBanks & Hedge funds, Yahoo, OKX, Airbus, Aquis Exchange, Net App, Cloudera, Airtel,...
» more
Licensing and pricing modelsOpen source Apache 2.0 QuestDB Enterprise QuestDB Cloud
» more
News

QuestDB 8.0: Major Release
23 May 2024

QuestDB and Raspberry Pi 5 benchmark, a pocket-sized powerhouse
8 May 2024

Build your own resource monitor with QuestDB and Grafana
6 May 2024

Does "vpmovzxbd" Scare You? Here's Why it Doesn't Have To
12 April 2024

Create an ADS-B flight radar with QuestDB and a Raspberry Pi
8 April 2024

We invite representatives of system vendors to contact us for updating and extending the system information,
and for displaying vendor-provided information such as key customers, competitive advantages and market metrics.

Related products and services

We invite representatives of vendors of related products to contact us for presenting information about their offerings here.

More resources
CockroachDBFauna infopreviously named FaunaDBLovefieldQuestDBSTSdb
Recent citations in the news

Cockroach Labs Deepens Partnership with Google Cloud, CockroachDB Selected to Join Google Distributed Cloud
9 April 2024, PR Newswire

How DoorDash Migrated from Aurora Postgres to CockroachDB
5 December 2023, The New Stack

DoorDash Uses CockroachDB to Create Config Management Platform for Microservices
14 February 2024, InfoQ.com

CockroachDB tempts legacy databases to crawl into the cloud age
29 January 2024, The Register

How to Unlock Real-Time Data Streams with CockroachDB and Amazon MSK | Amazon Web Services
6 November 2023, AWS Blog

provided by Google News

Fauna Launches Distributed Document-Relational Database On Google Cloud Marketplace
21 March 2024, GlobeNewswire

Slicing the Gordian Knot: A leap to real-time systems of truth
3 February 2024, SiliconANGLE News

Fauna Adds Groundbreaking New Database Language and Seamless Developer Experience to Enterprise Proven ...
22 August 2023, Business Wire

Utah Natural Heritage Program
17 October 2023, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

CITES Trade Database surpasses 25 million trade transaction records
3 October 2023, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

provided by Google News

Kagiso interactive shares: all eyes on android at google I/O
11 May 2015, WhaTech

provided by Google News

Kubernetes Annotations: Harnessing Power in Operator Development
30 November 2023, hackernoon.com

QuestDB snares $12M Series A with hosted version coming soon
3 November 2021, TechCrunch

SQL Extensions for Time-Series Data in QuestDB
11 January 2021, Towards Data Science

QuestDB gets $12M Series A funding amid growing interest in time-series databases
3 November 2021, SiliconANGLE News

Aquis Exchange goes live with QuestDB for real time monitoring
2 November 2022, FinanceFeeds

provided by Google News



Share this page

Featured Products

Datastax Astra logo

Bring all your data to Generative AI applications with vector search enabled by the most scalable
vector database available.
Try for Free

Neo4j logo

See for yourself how a graph database can make your life easier.
Use Neo4j online for free.

Milvus logo

Vector database designed for GenAI, fully equipped for enterprise implementation.
Try Managed Milvus for Free

Present your product here