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System Properties Comparison DataFS vs. Ingres vs. QuestDB vs. Trafodion

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NameDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonIngres  Xexclude from comparisonQuestDB  Xexclude from comparisonTrafodion  Xexclude from comparison
Apache Trafodion has been retired in 2021. Therefore it is excluded from the DB-Engines Ranking.
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.Well established RDBMSA high performance open source SQL database for time series dataTransactional SQL-on-Hadoop DBMS
Primary database modelObject oriented DBMSRelational DBMSTime Series DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMSRelational DBMS
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Score0.06
Rank#354  Overall
#15  Object oriented DBMS
Score4.11
Rank#81  Overall
#44  Relational DBMS
Score2.52
Rank#109  Overall
#9  Time Series DBMS
Websitenewdatabase.comwww.actian.com/­databases/­ingresquestdb.iotrafodion.apache.org
Technical documentationdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspdocs.actian.com/­ingresquestdb.io/­docstrafodion.apache.org/­documentation.html
DeveloperMobiland AGActian CorporationQuestDB Technology IncApache Software Foundation, originally developed by HP
Initial release20181974 infooriginally developed at University Berkely in early 1970s20142014
Current release1.1.263, October 202211.2, May 20222.3.0, February 2019
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialcommercialOpen Source infoApache 2.0Open Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageCJava (Zero-GC), C++, RustC++, Java
Server operating systemsWindowsAIX
HP Open VMS
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Windows
Linux
macOS
Windows
Linux
Data schemeClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)yesyes infoschema-free via InfluxDB Line Protocolyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyes
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 infobut tools for importing/exporting data from/to XML-files availablenono
Secondary indexesnoyesnoyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoyesSQL with time-series extensionsyes
APIs and other access methods.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
.NET Client API
JDBC
ODBC
proprietary protocol (OpenAPI)
HTTP REST
InfluxDB Line Protocol (TCP/UDP)
JDBC
PostgreSQL wire protocol
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
C infoPostgreSQL driver
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Rust infoover HTTP
All languages supporting JDBC/ODBC/ADO.Net
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesnoJava Stored Procedures
Triggersno, except callback-events from server when changes happenedyesnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesProprietary Sharding systemhorizontal partitioning infoIngres Star to access multiple databases simultaneouslyhorizontal partitioning (by timestamps)Sharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesIngres ReplicatorSource-replica replication with eventual consistencyyes, via HBase
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononoyes infovia user defined functions and HBase
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesnoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACID for single-table writesACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes infoMVCCyesyes
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.nonoyes infothrough memory mapped filesno
User concepts infoAccess controlWindows-Profilefine grained access rights according to SQL-standardfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard
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DataFSIngresQuestDBTrafodion
Specific characteristicsRelational model with native time series support Column-based storage and time partitioned...
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Competitive advantagesHigh ingestion throughput: peak of 4M rows/sec (TSBS Benchmark) Code optimizations...
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Typical application scenariosFinancial tick data Industrial IoT Application Metrics Monitoring
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Key customersBanks & Hedge funds, Yahoo, OKX, Airbus, Aquis Exchange, Net App, Cloudera, Airtel,...
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Licensing and pricing modelsOpen source Apache 2.0 QuestDB Enterprise QuestDB Cloud
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