DB-EnginesExtremeDB: mitigate connectivity issues in a DBMSEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by solid IT

DBMS > DataFS vs. Derby vs. NCache vs. Solr vs. TinkerGraph

System Properties Comparison DataFS vs. Derby vs. NCache vs. Solr vs. TinkerGraph

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
NameDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonDerby infooften called Apache Derby, originally IBM Cloudscape; contained in the Java SDK as JavaDB  Xexclude from comparisonNCache  Xexclude from comparisonSolr  Xexclude from comparisonTinkerGraph  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionAll data is stored inside objects which are linked by so-called link attributes. Objects consist of classes which can be extended and de-extended at runtime. Graphs can be defined with a struct.Full-featured RDBMS with a small footprint, either embedded into a Java application or used as a database server.Open-Source and Enterprise in-memory Key-Value StoreA widely used distributed, scalable search engine based on Apache LuceneA lightweight, in-memory graph engine that serves as a reference implementation of the TinkerPop3 API
Primary database modelObject oriented DBMSRelational DBMSKey-value storeSearch engineGraph DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMSDocument store
Search engine infoUsing distributed Lucene
Spatial DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.06
Rank#354  Overall
#15  Object oriented DBMS
Score4.71
Rank#69  Overall
#37  Relational DBMS
Score0.94
Rank#195  Overall
#29  Key-value stores
Score42.91
Rank#24  Overall
#3  Search engines
Score0.08
Rank#348  Overall
#35  Graph DBMS
Websitenewdatabase.comdb.apache.org/­derbywww.alachisoft.com/­ncachesolr.apache.orgtinkerpop.apache.org/­docs/­current/­reference/­#tinkergraph-gremlin
Technical documentationdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspdb.apache.org/­derby/­manuals/­index.htmlwww.alachisoft.com/­resources/­docssolr.apache.org/­resources.html
DeveloperMobiland AGApache Software FoundationAlachisoftApache Software Foundation
Initial release20181997200520062009
Current release1.1.263, October 202210.17.1.0, November 20235.3.3, April 20249.6.0, April 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoApache version 2Open Source infoEnterprise Edition availableOpen Source infoApache Version 2Open Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.
Implementation languageJavaC#, .NET, .NET Core, JavaJavaJava
Server operating systemsWindowsAll OS with a Java VMLinux
Windows
All OS with a Java VM inforuns as a servlet in servlet container (e.g. Tomcat, Jetty is included)
Data schemeClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)yesschema-freeyes infoDynamic Fields enables on-the-fly addition of new fieldsschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyespartial infoSupported data types are Lists, Queues, Hashsets, Dictionary and Counteryes infosupports customizable data types and automatic typingyes
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.noyesnoyesno
Secondary indexesnoyesyesyes infoAll search fields are automatically indexedno
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoyesSQL-like query syntax and LINQ for searching the cache. Cache Synchronization with SQL Server using SQL dependency.Solr Parallel SQL Interfaceno
APIs and other access methods.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
JDBCIDistributedCache
JCache
LINQ
Proprietary native API
Java API
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
TinkerPop 3
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
Java.Net
.Net Core
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Scala
.Net
Erlang
Java
JavaScript
any language that supports sockets and either XML or JSON
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
Groovy
Java
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresJava Stored Proceduresno infosupport for stored procedures with SQL-Server CLRJava pluginsno
Triggersno, except callback-events from server when changes happenedyesyes infoNotificationsyes infoUser configurable commands triggered on index changesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesProprietary Sharding systemnoneyesShardingnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationyes, with selectable consistency levelyesnone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyesspark-solr: github.com/­lucidworks/­spark-solr and streaming expressions to reduceno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Strong Eventual Consistency over WAN with Conflict Resolution using Bridge Topology
Eventual Consistencynone
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesnonoyes infoRelationships in graphs
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDoptimistic locking and pessimistic lockingoptimistic lockingno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesno
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesoptional
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyesyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlWindows-Profilefine grained access rights according to SQL-standardAuthentication to access the cache via Active Directory/LDAP (possible roles: user, administrator)yesno
More information provided by the system vendor
DataFSDerby infooften called Apache Derby, originally IBM Cloudscape; contained in the Java SDK as JavaDBNCacheSolrTinkerGraph
Specific characteristicsNCache has been the market leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005 . NCache...
» more
Competitive advantagesNCache is 100% .NET/ .NET Core based which fully supports ASP.NET Core Sessions ,...
» more
Typical application scenariosNCache enables industries like retail, finance, banking IoT, travel, ecommerce, healthcare...
» more
Key customersBank of America, Citi, Natures Way, Charter Spectrum, Barclays, Henry Schein, GBM,...
» more
Market metricsMarket Leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005.
» more
Licensing and pricing modelsNCache Open Source is free on an as-is basis without any support. NCache Enterprise...
» more

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
DataFSDerby infooften called Apache Derby, originally IBM Cloudscape; contained in the Java SDK as JavaDBNCacheSolrTinkerGraph
DB-Engines blog posts

Elasticsearch replaced Solr as the most popular search engine
12 January 2016, Paul Andlinger

Enterprise Search Engines almost double their popularity in the last 12 months
2 July 2014, Paul Andlinger

The DB-Engines ranking includes now search engines
4 February 2013, Paul Andlinger

show all

Recent citations in the news

JDBC tutorial: Easy installation and setup with Apache Derby
20 December 2019, TheServerSide.com

The Arrival of Java 20
21 March 2023, Oracle

Installing Apache Hive 3.1.2 on Windows 10 | by Hadi Fadlallah
3 May 2020, Towards Data Science

The ApacheĀ® Software Foundation Announces 18 Years of Open Source Leadership
28 March 2017, GlobeNewswire

No, Citrix did not kill CloudStack
15 September 2014, InfoWorld

provided by Google News

How to use NCache in ASP.Net Core
25 February 2019, InfoWorld

Custom Response Caching Using NCache in ASP.NET Core
22 April 2020, InfoQ.com

NCache 4.4 Open Sourced
16 January 2015, iProgrammer

provided by Google News

Solr Network Launches Groundbreaking Solana Token Creator
28 May 2024, AccessWire

(SOLR) Proactive Strategies
27 May 2024, Stock Traders Daily

SOLR-led walkout demands better conditions for Compass workers
27 February 2024, Daily Northwestern

Have Insiders Been Buying Solar Alliance Energy Inc. (CVE:SOLR) Shares?
25 May 2024, Yahoo Movies UK

Closing Bell: Solar Alliance Energy Inc flat on Tuesday (SOLR)
24 May 2024, The Globe and Mail

provided by Google News

Why developers like Apache TinkerPop, an open source framework for graph computing | Amazon Web Services
27 September 2021, AWS Blog

Introducing Gremlin query hints for Amazon Neptune
26 February 2019, AWS Blog

InfiniteGraph Gets Support for Common Graph Database Language and More
21 February 2012, SiliconANGLE News

provided by Google News



Share this page

Featured Products

Milvus logo

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

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

SingleStore logo

Database for your real-time AI and Analytics Apps.
Try it today.

RaimaDB logo

RaimaDB, embedded database for mission-critical applications. When performance, footprint and reliability matters.
Try RaimaDB for free.

Neo4j logo

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

Present your product here