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DBMS > DataFS vs. dBASE vs. InfluxDB vs. Lovefield vs. SpaceTime

System Properties Comparison DataFS vs. dBASE vs. InfluxDB vs. Lovefield vs. SpaceTime

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NameDataFS  Xexclude from comparisondBASE  Xexclude from comparisonInfluxDB  Xexclude from comparisonLovefield  Xexclude from comparisonSpaceTime  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.dBase was one of the first databases with a development environment on PC's. Its latest version dBase V is still sold as dBase classic, which needs a DOS Emulation. The up-to-date product is dBase plus.DBMS for storing time series, events and metricsEmbeddable relational database for web apps written in pure JavaScriptSpaceTime is a spatio-temporal DBMS with a focus on performance.
Primary database modelObject oriented DBMSRelational DBMSTime Series DBMSRelational DBMSSpatial DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMSSpatial DBMS infowith GEO packageRelational DBMS
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Score0.09
Rank#360  Overall
#17  Object oriented DBMS
Score9.70
Rank#44  Overall
#28  Relational DBMS
Score24.39
Rank#28  Overall
#1  Time Series DBMS
Score0.33
Rank#286  Overall
#131  Relational DBMS
Score0.03
Rank#392  Overall
#8  Spatial DBMS
Websitenewdatabase.comwww.dbase.comwww.influxdata.com/­products/­influxdb-overviewgoogle.github.io/­lovefieldwww.mireo.com/­spacetime
Technical documentationdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspwww.dbase.com/­support/­knowledgebasedocs.influxdata.com/­influxdbgithub.com/­google/­lovefield/­blob/­master/­docs/­spec_index.md
DeveloperMobiland AGAsthon TateGoogleMireo
Initial release20181979201320142020
Current release1.1.263, October 2022dBASE 2019, 20192.7.6, April 20242.1.12, February 2017
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialcommercialOpen Source infoMIT-License; commercial enterprise version availableOpen Source infoApache 2.0commercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageGoJavaScriptC++
Server operating systemsWindowsDOS infodBase Classic
Windows infodBase Pro
Linux
OS X infothrough Homebrew
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js) infotested with Chrome, Firefox, IE, SafariLinux
Data schemeClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)yesschema-freeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesNumeric data and Stringsyesyes
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.nononono
Secondary indexesnoyesnoyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLnonoSQL-like query languageSQL-like query language infovia JavaScript builder patternA subset of ANSI SQL is implemented
APIs and other access methods.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
none infoThe IDE can access other DBMS or ODBC-sources.HTTP API
JSON over UDP
RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
dBase proprietary IDE.Net
Clojure
Erlang
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript (Node.js)
Lisp
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Ruby
Rust
Scala
JavaScriptC#
C++
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresno infoThe IDE can access stored procedures in other database systems.nonono
Triggersno, except callback-events from server when changes happenednonoUsing read-only observersno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesProprietary Sharding systemnoneSharding infoin enterprise version onlynoneFixed-grid hypercubes
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneselectable replication factor infoin enterprise version onlynoneReal-time block device replication (DRBD)
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesnoyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDno infonot for dBase internal data, but IDE does support transactions when accessing external DBMSnoACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes, by using IndexedDB or the cloud service Firebase Realtime Databaseyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyes infoDepending on used storage engineyes infousing MemoryDBno
User concepts infoAccess controlWindows-ProfileAccess rights for users and rolessimple rights management via user accountsnoyes
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DataFSdBASEInfluxDBLovefieldSpaceTime
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Market metricsFastest-growing database to drive 27,500 GitHub stars Over 750,000 daily active instances
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