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System Properties Comparison CockroachDB vs. etcd vs. eXtremeDB vs. FileMaker vs. Geode

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NameCockroachDB  Xexclude from comparisonetcd  Xexclude from comparisoneXtremeDB  Xexclude from comparisonFileMaker  Xexclude from comparisonGeode  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.A distributed reliable key-value storeNatively in-memory DBMS with options for persistency, high-availability and clusteringFileMaker is a cross-platform RDBMS that includes a GUI frontend.Geode is a distributed data container, pooling memory, CPU, network resources, and optionally local disk across multiple processes
Primary database modelRelational DBMSKey-value storeRelational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Relational DBMSKey-value store
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Score5.73
Rank#58  Overall
#34  Relational DBMS
Score7.03
Rank#54  Overall
#5  Key-value stores
Score0.80
Rank#214  Overall
#99  Relational DBMS
#18  Time Series DBMS
Score47.91
Rank#20  Overall
#14  Relational DBMS
Score1.86
Rank#134  Overall
#24  Key-value stores
Websitewww.cockroachlabs.cometcd.io
github.com/­etcd-io/­etcd
www.mcobject.comwww.claris.com/­filemakergeode.apache.org
Technical documentationwww.cockroachlabs.com/­docsetcd.io/­docs
github.com/­etcd-io/­etcd/­tree/­master/­Documentation
www.mcobject.com/­docs/­extremedb.htmwww.claris.com/­resources/­documentationgeode.apache.org/­docs
DeveloperCockroach LabsMcObjectClaris infoa subsidiary of AppleOriginally developed by Gemstone. They outsourced the project to Apache in 2015 but still deliver a commercial version as Gemfire.
Initial release2015200119832002
Current release24.1.0, May 20243.4, August 20198.2, 202119.4.1, November 20211.1, February 2017
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0, commercial license availableOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0commercialcommercialOpen Source infoApache Version 2; commercial licenses available as Gemfire
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageGoGoC and C++Java
Server operating systemsLinux
macOS
Windows
FreeBSD
Linux
Windows infoexperimental
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
iOS infoclient part only
Linux
OS X
Windows
All OS with a Java VM infothe JDK (8 or later) is also required
Data schemedynamic schemaschema-freeyesyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesnoyesyesyes
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.nonono infosupport of XML interfaces availableyes infoA http query request can return the data in XML formatno
Secondary indexesyesnoyesyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes, wire compatible with PostgreSQLnoyes infowith the option: eXtremeSQLyes infovia pluginsSQL-like query language (OQL)
APIs and other access methodsJDBCgRPC
JSON over HTTP
.NET Client API
JDBC
JNI
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
Filemaker WebDirect
JDBC
ODBC
Java Client API
Memcached protocol
RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesC#
C++
Clojure
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust
.Net
C
C++
Clojure
Erlang
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Ruby
Rust
Scala
Tcl
.Net
C
C#
C++
Java
Lua
Python
Scala
PHP.Net
All JVM based languages
C++
Groovy
Java
Scala
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnonoyesyesuser defined functions
Triggersnoyes, watching key changesyes infoby defining eventsyesyes infoCache Event Listeners
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 / shardingnoneSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replication using RAFTUsing Raft consensus algorithm to ensure data replication with strong consistency among multiple replicas.Active Replication Fabricâ„¢ for IoT
Multi-source replication infoby means of eXtremeDB Cluster option
Source-replica replication infoby means of eXtremeDB High Availability option
Source-replica replication, warm standby infosince Version 14Multi-source replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyesyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDnoACIDnoyes, on a single node
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes infoOptimistic (MVCC) and pessimistic (locking) strategies availableyesyes
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.nonoyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlRole-based access controlnosimple rights management via user accounts and connection to external directory servicesAccess rights per client and object definable
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Specific characteristicseXtremeDB is an in-memory and/or persistent database system that offers an ultra-small...
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Competitive advantageseXtremeDB databases can be modeled relationally or as objects and can utilize SQL...
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Typical application scenariosIoT application across all markets: Industrial Control, Netcom, Telecom, Defense,...
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Key customersSchneider Electronics, F5 Networks, TNS, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, GoPro, ViaSat,...
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Market metricsWith hundreds of customers and over 30 million devices/applications using the product...
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Licensing and pricing modelsFor server use cases, there is a simple per-server license irrespective of the number...
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