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DBMS > DataFS vs. Firebase Realtime Database vs. Rockset vs. VelocityDB

System Properties Comparison DataFS vs. Firebase Realtime Database vs. Rockset vs. VelocityDB

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NameDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonFirebase Realtime Database  Xexclude from comparisonRockset  Xexclude from comparisonVelocityDB  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.Cloud-hosted realtime document store. iOS, Android, and JavaScript clients share one Realtime Database instance and automatically receive updates with the newest data.A scalable, reliable search and analytics service in the cloud, built on RocksDBA .NET Object Database that can be embedded/distributed and extended to a graph data model (VelocityGraph)
Primary database modelObject oriented DBMSDocument storeDocument storeGraph DBMS
Object oriented DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMSRelational DBMS
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Score0.09
Rank#360  Overall
#17  Object oriented DBMS
Score13.64
Rank#39  Overall
#6  Document stores
Score0.82
Rank#212  Overall
#36  Document stores
Score0.11
Rank#354  Overall
#37  Graph DBMS
#15  Object oriented DBMS
Websitenewdatabase.comfirebase.google.com/­products/­realtime-databaserockset.comvelocitydb.com
Technical documentationdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspfirebase.google.com/­docs/­databasedocs.rockset.comvelocitydb.com/­UserGuide
DeveloperMobiland AGGoogle infoacquired by Google 2014RocksetVelocityDB Inc
Initial release2018201220192011
Current release1.1.263, October 20227.x
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercialcommercialcommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenoyesyesno
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Implementation languageC++C#
Server operating systemsWindowshostedhostedAny that supports .NET
Data schemeClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)schema-freeschema-freeyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesdynamic 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.nonono infoingestion from XML files supportedno
Secondary indexesnoyesall fields are automatically indexedyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnonoRead-only SQL queries, including JOINsno
APIs and other access methods.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
Android
iOS
JavaScript API
RESTful HTTP API
HTTP REST.Net
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
Java
JavaScript
Objective-C
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
.Net
Server-side scripts infoStored procedureslimited functionality with using 'rules'nono
Triggersno, except callback-events from server when changes happenedCallbacks are triggered when data changesnoCallbacks are triggered when data changes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesProprietary Sharding systemAutomatic shardingSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency infoif the client is offline
Immediate Consistency infoif the client is online
Eventual ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnonono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDyesnoACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyes
User concepts infoAccess controlWindows-Profileyes, based on authentication and database rulesAccess rights for users and organizations can be defined via Rockset consoleBased on Windows Authentication

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