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System Properties Comparison DataFS vs. Fauna vs. GeoMesa vs. Ignite vs. YugabyteDB

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NameDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonFauna infopreviously named FaunaDB  Xexclude from comparisonGeoMesa  Xexclude from comparisonIgnite  Xexclude from comparisonYugabyteDB  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.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.GeoMesa is a distributed spatio-temporal DBMS based on various systems as storage layer.Apache Ignite is a memory-centric distributed database, caching, and processing platform for transactional, analytical, and streaming workloads, delivering in-memory speeds at petabyte scale.High-performance distributed SQL database for global, internet-scale applications. Wire and feature compatible with PostgreSQL.
Primary database modelObject oriented DBMSDocument store
Graph DBMS
Relational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Spatial DBMSKey-value store
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMSDocument store
Wide column store
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Score0.09
Rank#360  Overall
#17  Object oriented DBMS
Score1.55
Rank#151  Overall
#26  Document stores
#14  Graph DBMS
#71  Relational DBMS
#13  Time Series DBMS
Score0.86
Rank#205  Overall
#4  Spatial DBMS
Score3.11
Rank#96  Overall
#15  Key-value stores
#49  Relational DBMS
Score2.63
Rank#109  Overall
#53  Relational DBMS
Websitenewdatabase.comfauna.comwww.geomesa.orgignite.apache.orgwww.yugabyte.com
Technical documentationdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspdocs.fauna.comwww.geomesa.org/­documentation/­stable/­user/­index.htmlapacheignite.readme.io/­docsdocs.yugabyte.com
github.com/­yugabyte/­yugabyte-db
DeveloperMobiland AGFauna, Inc.CCRi and othersApache Software FoundationYugabyte Inc.
Initial release20182014201420152017
Current release1.1.263, October 20225.0.0, May 2024Apache Ignite 2.62.19, September 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialcommercialOpen Source infoApache License 2.0Open Source infoApache 2.0Open Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenoyesnonono
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Implementation languageScalaScalaC++, Java, .NetC and C++
Server operating systemsWindowshostedLinux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Linux
OS X
Data schemeClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)schema-freeyesyesdepending on used data model
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.nononoyesno
Secondary indexesnoyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnononoANSI-99 for query and DML statements, subset of DDLyes, PostgreSQL compatible
APIs and other access methods.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
RESTful HTTP APIHDFS API
Hibernate
JCache
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
Spring Data
JDBC
YCQL, an SQL-based flexible-schema API with its roots in Cassandra Query Language
YSQL - a fully relational SQL API that is wire compatible with the SQL language in PostgreSQL
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Python
Ruby
Scala
Swift
C#
C++
Java
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
C
C#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust
Scala
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsnoyes (compute grid and cache interceptors can be used instead)yes infosql, plpgsql, C
Triggersno, except callback-events from server when changes happenednonoyes (cache interceptors and events)yes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesProprietary Sharding systemhorizontal partitioning infoconsistent hashingdepending on storage layerShardingHash and Range Sharding, row-level geo-partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationdepending on storage layeryes (replicated cache)Based on Raft distributed consensus protocol, minimum 3 replicas for continuous availability
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyesyes (compute grid and hadoop accelerator)no
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistencydepending on storage layerImmediate ConsistencyStrong consistency on writes and tunable consistency on reads
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesnonoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDnoACIDDistributed ACID with Serializable & Snapshot Isolation. Inspired by Google Spanner architecture.
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesyes infobased on RocksDB
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nonodepending on storage layeryesno
User concepts infoAccess controlWindows-ProfileIdentity management, authentication, and access controlyes infodepending on the DBMS used for storageSecurity Hooks for custom implementationsyes
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DataFSFauna infopreviously named FaunaDBGeoMesaIgniteYugabyteDB
Specific characteristicsYugabyteDB is an open source distributed SQL database for cloud native transactional...
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Competitive advantagesPostgreSQL compatible: Get instantly productive with a PostgreSQL compatible RDBMS....
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Typical application scenariosSystems of record and engagement for cloud native applications that require resilience,...
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Market metrics2 Million+ lifetime clusters deployed, 6.5K+ GitHub stars, 7K YugabyteDB Community...
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Licensing and pricing modelsApache 2.0 license for the database
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