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DBMS > DataFS vs. Kdb vs. Solr vs. TinkerGraph vs. Vitess

System Properties Comparison DataFS vs. Kdb vs. Solr vs. TinkerGraph vs. Vitess

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NameDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonKdb  Xexclude from comparisonSolr  Xexclude from comparisonTinkerGraph  Xexclude from comparisonVitess  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.High performance Time Series DBMSA widely used distributed, scalable search engine based on Apache LuceneA lightweight, in-memory graph engine that serves as a reference implementation of the TinkerPop3 APIScalable, distributed, cloud-native DBMS, extending MySQL
Primary database modelObject oriented DBMSTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Search engineGraph DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMSRelational DBMSSpatial DBMSDocument store
Spatial DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.06
Rank#354  Overall
#15  Object oriented DBMS
Score7.55
Rank#53  Overall
#3  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Score42.91
Rank#24  Overall
#3  Search engines
Score0.08
Rank#348  Overall
#35  Graph DBMS
Score0.82
Rank#209  Overall
#97  Relational DBMS
Websitenewdatabase.comkx.comsolr.apache.orgtinkerpop.apache.org/­docs/­current/­reference/­#tinkergraph-gremlinvitess.io
Technical documentationdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspcode.kx.comsolr.apache.org/­resources.htmlvitess.io/­docs
DeveloperMobiland AGKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plcApache Software FoundationThe Linux Foundation, PlanetScale
Initial release20182000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 2003200620092013
Current release1.1.263, October 20223.6, May 20189.6.0, April 202415.0.2, December 2022
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercial infofree 32-bit versionOpen Source infoApache Version 2Open Source infoApache 2.0Open Source infoApache Version 2.0, commercial licenses available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageqJavaJavaGo
Server operating systemsWindowsLinux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
All OS with a Java VM inforuns as a servlet in servlet container (e.g. Tomcat, Jetty is included)Docker
Linux
macOS
Data schemeClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)yesyes infoDynamic Fields enables on-the-fly addition of new fieldsschema-freeyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyes infosupports customizable data types and automatic typingyesyes
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.noyesyesno
Secondary indexesnoyes infotable attribute 'grouped'yes infoAll search fields are automatically indexednoyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoSQL-like query language (q)Solr Parallel SQL Interfacenoyes infowith proprietary extensions
APIs and other access methods.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
HTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
Java API
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
TinkerPop 3ADO.NET
JDBC
MySQL protocol
ODBC
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
C
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
.Net
Erlang
Java
JavaScript
any language that supports sockets and either XML or JSON
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
Groovy
Java
Ada
C
C#
C++
D
Delphi
Eiffel
Erlang
Haskell
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Objective-C
OCaml
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scheme
Tcl
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsJava pluginsnoyes infoproprietary syntax
Triggersno, except callback-events from server when changes happenedyes infowith viewsyes infoUser configurable commands triggered on index changesnoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesProprietary Sharding systemhorizontal partitioningShardingnoneSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationyesnoneMulti-source replication
Source-replica replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnono infosimilar paradigm used for internal processingspark-solr: github.com/­lucidworks/­spark-solr and streaming expressions to reducenono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyEventual ConsistencynoneEventual Consistency across shards
Immediate Consistency within a shard
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesnoyes infoRelationships in graphsyes infonot for MyISAM storage engine
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDnooptimistic lockingnoACID at shard level
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesnoyes infotable locks or row locks depending on storage engine
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesoptionalyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyesyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlWindows-Profilerights management via user accountsyesnoUsers with fine-grained authorization concept infono user groups or roles
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DataFSKdbSolrTinkerGraphVitess
Specific characteristicsIntegrated columnar database & programming system for streaming, real time and historical...
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Competitive advantagesprovides seamless scalability; runs on industry standard server platforms; is top-ranked...
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Typical application scenariostick database streaming sensor data massive intelligence applications oil and gas...
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Key customersGoldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Merrill Lynch J.P. Morgan Deutsche Bank IEX Securities...
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Market metricskdb+ performance and reliability proven by our customers in critical infrastructure...
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Licensing and pricing modelsupon request
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