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DBMS > DataFS vs. Informix vs. Kinetica vs. OpenEdge

System Properties Comparison DataFS vs. Informix vs. Kinetica vs. OpenEdge

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NameDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonInformix  Xexclude from comparisonKinetica  Xexclude from comparisonOpenEdge  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.A secure embeddable database from IBM, positioned besides IBM Db2 as a relatively low-cost product optimized for OLTP and Internet of Things dataFully vectorized database across both GPUs and CPUsApplication development environment with integrated database management system
Primary database modelObject oriented DBMSRelational DBMS infoSince Version 12.10 support for JSON/BSON datatypes compatible with MongoDBRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMSDocument store
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS infowith Informix TimeSeries Extension
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS
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Score0.06
Rank#354  Overall
#15  Object oriented DBMS
Score17.87
Rank#35  Overall
#22  Relational DBMS
Score0.64
Rank#236  Overall
#109  Relational DBMS
Score3.51
Rank#86  Overall
#46  Relational DBMS
Websitenewdatabase.comwww.ibm.com/­products/­informixwww.kinetica.comwww.progress.com/­openedge
Technical documentationdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspinformix.hcldoc.com
www.ibm.com/­support/­knowledgecenter/­SSGU8G/­welcomeIfxServers.html
docs.kinetica.comdocumentation.progress.com/­output/­ua/­OpenEdge_latest
DeveloperMobiland AGIBM, HCL Technologies infoEffective May 1st, 2017, HCL took on development, technical support, and product management teams, and works jointly with IBM on product strategy, marketing, and sales.KineticaProgress Software Corporation
Initial release2018198420121984
Current release1.1.263, October 202214.10.FC5, November 20207.1, August 2021OpenEdge 12.2, March 2020
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercial infofree developer edition availablecommercialcommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageC, C++ and JavaC, C++
Server operating systemsWindowsAIX
HP-UX
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
LinuxAIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Windows
Data schemeClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)yesyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes infoSince Version 12.10 support for JSON/BSON datatypesyesyes
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.nonoyes
Secondary indexesnoyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoyesSQL-like DML and DDL statementsyes infoclose to SQL 92
APIs and other access methods.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
JDBC
JSON API infoMongoDB compatible
MQTT (Message Queue Telemetry Transport)
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
.Net
C
C++
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
C++
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Progress proprietary ABL (Advanced Business Language)
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesuser defined functionsyes
Triggersno, except callback-events from server when changes happenedyesyes infotriggers when inserted values for one or more columns fall within a specified rangeyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesProprietary Sharding systemShardingShardinghorizontal partitioning infosince Version 11.4
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replication
Source-replica replication
Source-replica replicationSource-replica replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on configurationImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDnoACID
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.noyesyes infoGPU vRAM or System RAMno
User concepts infoAccess controlWindows-ProfileUsers with fine-grained authentication, authorization, and auditing controlsAccess rights for users and roles on table levelUsers and groups

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