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System Properties Comparison Cubrid vs. HBase vs. mSQL vs. SingleStore

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NameCubrid  Xexclude from comparisonHBase  Xexclude from comparisonmSQL infoMini SQL  Xexclude from comparisonSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionCUBRID is an open-source SQL-based relational database management system with object extensions for OLTPWide-column store based on Apache Hadoop and on concepts of BigTablemSQL (Mini SQL) is a simple and lightweight RDBMSMySQL wire-compliant distributed RDBMS that combines an in-memory row-oriented and a disc-based column-oriented storage with patented universal storage to handle transactional and analytical workloads in one single table type
Primary database modelRelational DBMSWide column storeRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score1.04
Rank#187  Overall
#87  Relational DBMS
Score27.97
Rank#26  Overall
#2  Wide column stores
Score1.27
Rank#169  Overall
#76  Relational DBMS
Score5.38
Rank#62  Overall
#35  Relational DBMS
Websitecubrid.com (korean)
cubrid.org (english)
hbase.apache.orghughestech.com.au/­products/­msqlwww.singlestore.com
Technical documentationcubrid.org/­manualshbase.apache.org/­book.htmldocs.singlestore.com
DeveloperCUBRID Corporation, CUBRID FoundationApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by PowersetHughes TechnologiesSingleStore Inc.
Initial release2008200819942013
Current release11.0, January 20212.3.4, January 20214.4, October 20218.5, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Source infoApache version 2commercial infofree licenses can be providedcommercial infofree developer edition available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageC, C++, JavaJavaCC++, Go
Server operating systemsLinux
Windows
Linux
Unix
Windows infousing Cygwin
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
OS X
Solaris SPARC/x86
Windows
Linux info64 bit version required
Data schemeyesschema-free, schema definition possibleyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesoptions to bring your own types, AVROyesyes
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 indexesyesnoyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesnoA subset of ANSI SQL is implemented infono subqueries, aggregate functions, views, foreign keys, triggersyes infobut no triggers and foreign keys
APIs and other access methodsADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
OLE DB
Java API
RESTful HTTP API
Thrift
JDBC
ODBC
Cluster Management API infoas HTTP Rest and CLI
HTTP API
JDBC
MongoDB API
ODBC
Supported programming languagesC
C#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
C
C#
C++
Groovy
Java
PHP
Python
Scala
C
C++
Delphi
Java
Perl
PHP
Tcl
Bash
C
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresJava Stored Proceduresyes infoCoprocessors in Javanoyes
Triggersyesyesnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneShardingnoneSharding infohash partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationMulti-source replication
Source-replica replication
noneSource-replica replication infostores two copies of each physical data partition on two separate nodes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesnono infocan define user-defined aggregate functions for map-reduce-style calculations
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency or Eventual ConsistencynoneImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnonono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDSingle row ACID (across millions of columns)noACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesnoyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes infoAll updates are persistent, including those to disk-based columnstores and memory-based row stores. Transaction commits are supported via write-ahead log.
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesnoyes
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardAccess Control Lists (ACL) for RBAC, integration with Apache Ranger for RBAC & ABACnoFine grained access control via users, groups and roles
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CubridHBasemSQL infoMini SQLSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL
Specific characteristicsSingleStore offers a fully-managed , distributed, highly-scalable SQL database designed...
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Competitive advantagesSingleStore’s competitive advantages include: Easy and Simplified Architecture with...
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Typical application scenariosDriving Fast Analytics: SingleStore delivers the fastest and most scalable reporting...
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Key customersIEX Cloud : Improves Financial Data Distribution Speed 15x with Singlestore DB Comcast,...
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Market metricsCustomers in various industries worldwide including US and International Industry...
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Licensing and pricing modelsF ree Tier and Enterprise Edition
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