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DBMS > DataFS vs. IBM Db2 vs. ObjectBox

System Properties Comparison DataFS vs. IBM Db2 vs. ObjectBox

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NameDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonIBM Db2 infoformerly named DB2 or IBM Database 2  Xexclude from comparisonObjectBox  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.Common in IBM host environments, 2 different versions for host and Windows/LinuxLightweight, fast on-device database for IoT, Mobile and Embedded devices, persisting and synchronising objects and vectors
Primary database modelObject oriented DBMSRelational DBMS infoSince Version 10.5 support for JSON/BSON documents compatible with MongoDBObject oriented DBMS
Vector DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMSDocument store
RDF store infoin Db2 LUW (Linux, Unix, Windows)
Spatial DBMS infowith Db2 Spatial Extender
Time Series DBMS
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Score0.09
Rank#360  Overall
#17  Object oriented DBMS
Score125.90
Rank#9  Overall
#6  Relational DBMS
Score1.29
Rank#166  Overall
#5  Object oriented DBMS
#7  Vector DBMS
Websitenewdatabase.comwww.ibm.com/­products/­db2github.com/­objectbox
objectbox.io
Technical documentationdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspwww.ibm.com/­docs/­en/­db2docs.objectbox.io
DeveloperMobiland AGIBMObjectBox Limited
Initial release20181983 infohost version2017
Current release1.1.263, October 202212.1, October 20164.0 (May 2024)
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercial infofree version is availableBindings are released under Apache 2.0 infoApache License 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonono
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Implementation languageC and C++C and C++
Server operating systemsWindowsAIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Windows
z/OS
Android
Any POSIX system
Docker
iOS
Linux
macOS
QNX
Windows
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, plus "flex" map-like types
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.nono
Secondary indexesnoyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoyesno
APIs and other access methods.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
ADO.NET
JDBC
JSON style queries infoMongoDB compatible
ODBC
XQuery
Proprietary native API
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
C
C#
C++
Cobol
Delphi
Fortran
Java
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Visual Basic
C
C++
Dart (Flutter)
Go
Java
Kotlin
Python
Swift
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesno
Triggersno, except callback-events from server when changes happenedyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesProprietary Sharding systemSharding infoonly with Windows/Unix/Linux Versionnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes infowith separate tools (MQ, InfoSphere)Data sync between devices allowing occasional connected databases to work completely offline
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 datayesyesyes
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.nono
User concepts infoAccess controlWindows-Profilefine grained access rights according to SQL-standardyes
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