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System Properties Comparison DataFS vs. Milvus vs. SurrealDB

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NameDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonMilvus  Xexclude from comparisonSurrealDB  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 DBMS designed for efficient storage of vector data and vector similarity searchesA fully ACID transactional, developer-friendly, multi-model DBMS
Primary database modelObject oriented DBMSVector DBMSDocument store
Graph DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMS
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Score0.00
Rank#385  Overall
#21  Object oriented DBMS
Score2.92
Rank#87  Overall
#7  Vector DBMS
Score1.08
Rank#176  Overall
#30  Document stores
#16  Graph DBMS
Websitenewdatabase.commilvus.iosurrealdb.com
Technical documentationdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspmilvus.io/­docs/­overview.mdsurrealdb.com/­docs
DeveloperMobiland AGSurrealDB Ltd
Initial release201820192022
Current release1.1.263, October 20222.4.4, May 2024v1.5.0, May 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Source
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

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Implementation languageC++, GoRust
Server operating systemsWindowsLinux
macOS info10.14 or later
Windows infowith WSL 2 enabled
Linux
macOS
Windows
Data schemeClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)schema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesVector, Numeric and Stringyes
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 indexesnono
SQL infoSupport of SQLnonoSQL-like query language
APIs and other access methods.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
RESTful HTTP APIGraphQL
RESTful HTTP API
WebSocket
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Deno
Go
JavaScript (Node.js)
Rust
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresno
Triggersno, except callback-events from server when changes happenedno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesProprietary Sharding systemSharding
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyBounded Staleness
Eventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Session Consistency
Tunable Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDnoACID
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.noyes
User concepts infoAccess controlWindows-ProfileRole based access control and fine grained access rightsyes, based on authentication and database rules

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