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DBMS > DataFS vs. H2 vs. SpatiaLite

System Properties Comparison DataFS vs. H2 vs. SpatiaLite

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NameDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonH2  Xexclude from comparisonSpatiaLite  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.Spatial extension of SQLite
Primary database modelObject oriented DBMSRelational DBMSSpatial DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMSSpatial DBMSRelational DBMS
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Score0.06
Rank#390  Overall
#21  Object oriented DBMS
Score8.78
Rank#52  Overall
#32  Relational DBMS
Score2.24
Rank#143  Overall
#3  Spatial DBMS
Websitenewdatabase.comwww.h2database.comwww.gaia-gis.it/­fossil/­libspatialite/­index
Technical documentationdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspwww.h2database.com/­html/­main.htmlwww.gaia-gis.it/­gaia-sins/­spatialite_topics.html
DeveloperMobiland AGThomas MuellerAlessandro Furieri
Initial release201820052008
Current release1.1.263, October 20222.2.220, July 20235.0.0, August 2020
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infodual-licence (Mozilla public license, Eclipse public license)Open Source infoMPL 1.1, GPL v2.0 or LGPL v2.1
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonono
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Implementation languageJavaC++
Server operating systemsWindowsAll OS with a Java VMserver-less
Data schemeClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)yesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyes
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 indexesnoyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoyesyes
APIs and other access methods.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
Java
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresJava Stored Procedures and User-Defined Functionsno
Triggersno, except callback-events from server when changes happenedyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesProprietary Sharding systemnonenone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesWith clustering: 2 database servers on different computers operate on identical copies of a databasenone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlWindows-Profilefine grained access rights according to SQL-standardno

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