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System Properties Comparison DataFS vs. GraphDB vs. LokiJS vs. SurrealDB

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NameDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonGraphDB infoformer name: OWLIM  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonSurrealDB  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.Enterprise-ready RDF and graph database with efficient reasoning, cluster and external index synchronization support. It supports also SQL JDBC access to Knowledge Graph and GraphQL over SPARQL.In-memory JavaScript DBMSA fully ACID transactional, developer-friendly, multi-model DBMS
Primary database modelObject oriented DBMSGraph DBMS
RDF store
Document storeDocument store
Graph DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMS
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Score0.09
Rank#360  Overall
#17  Object oriented DBMS
Score3.25
Rank#91  Overall
#7  Graph DBMS
#4  RDF stores
Score0.49
Rank#260  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score1.02
Rank#190  Overall
#33  Document stores
#18  Graph DBMS
Websitenewdatabase.comwww.ontotext.comgithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSsurrealdb.com
Technical documentationdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspgraphdb.ontotext.com/­documentationtechfort.github.io/­LokiJSsurrealdb.com/­docs
Social network pagesLinkedInTwitterYouTubeGitHubMedium
DeveloperMobiland AGOntotextSurrealDB Ltd
Initial release2018200020142022
Current release1.1.263, October 202210.4, October 2023v1.5.0, May 2024
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercial infoSome plugins of GraphDB Workbench are open sourcedOpen SourceOpen Source
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageJavaJavaScriptRust
Server operating systemsWindowsAll OS with a Java VM
Linux
OS X
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
macOS
Windows
Data schemeClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)schema-free and OWL/RDFS-schema support; RDF shapesschema-freeschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesnoyes
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
Secondary indexesnoyes, supports real-time synchronization and indexing in SOLR/Elastic search/Lucene and GeoSPARQL geometry data indexesyes infovia views
SQL infoSupport of SQLnostored SPARQL accessed as SQL using Apache Calcite through JDBC/ODBCnoSQL-like query language
APIs and other access methods.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
GeoSPARQL
GraphQL
GraphQL Federation
Java API
JDBC
RDF4J API
RDFS
RIO
Sail API
Sesame REST HTTP Protocol
SPARQL 1.1
JavaScript APIGraphQL
RESTful HTTP API
WebSocket
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
.Net
C#
Clojure
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
JavaScriptDeno
Go
JavaScript (Node.js)
Rust
Server-side scripts infoStored procedureswell-defined plugin interfaces; JavaScript server-side extensibilityView functions in JavaScript
Triggersno, except callback-events from server when changes happenednoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesProprietary Sharding systemnonenone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationnone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency, Eventual consistency (configurable in cluster mode per master or individual client request)none
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyes infoConstraint checkingno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDno infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyes
User concepts infoAccess controlWindows-ProfileDefault Basic authentication through RDF4J client, or via Java when run with cURL, default token-based in the Workbench or via Rest API, optional access through OpenID or Kerberos single sign-on.noyes, based on authentication and database rules
More information provided by the system vendor
DataFSGraphDB infoformer name: OWLIMLokiJSSurrealDB
Specific characteristicsOntotext GraphDB is a semantic database engine that allows organizations to build...
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Competitive advantagesGraphDB allows you to link text and data in big knowledge graphs. It’s easy to experiment...
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Typical application scenariosMetadata enrichment and management, linked data publishing, semantic inferencing...
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Key customers​ GraphDB provides a platform for building next-generation AI and Knowledge Graph...
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Market metricsGraphDB is the most utilized semantic triplestore for mission-critical enterprise...
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Licensing and pricing modelsGraphDB Free is a non-commercial version and is free to use. GraphDB Enterprise edition...
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