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System Properties Comparison DataFS vs. ObjectBox vs. PostGIS

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NameDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonObjectBox  Xexclude from comparisonPostGIS  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.Lightweight, fast on-device database for IoT, Mobile and Embedded devices, persisting and synchronising objects and vectorsSpatial extension of PostgreSQL
Primary database modelObject oriented DBMSObject oriented DBMS
Vector DBMS
Spatial DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMSTime Series DBMSRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score0.09
Rank#360  Overall
#18  Object oriented DBMS
Score1.29
Rank#166  Overall
#5  Object oriented DBMS
#7  Vector DBMS
Score21.72
Rank#29  Overall
#1  Spatial DBMS
Websitenewdatabase.comgithub.com/­objectbox
objectbox.io
postgis.net
Technical documentationdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspdocs.objectbox.iopostgis.net/­documentation
DeveloperMobiland AGObjectBox Limited
Initial release201820172005
Current release1.1.263, October 20224.0 (May 2024)3.4.2, February 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialBindings are released under Apache 2.0 infoApache License 2.0Open Source infoGPL v2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

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Implementation languageC and C++C
Server operating systemsWindowsAndroid
Any POSIX system
Docker
iOS
Linux
macOS
QNX
Windows
Data schemeClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)yesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes, plus "flex" map-like typesyes
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 indexesnoyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnonoyes
APIs and other access methods.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
Proprietary native API
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
C
C++
Dart (Flutter)
Go
Java
Kotlin
Python
Swift
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnouser defined functions
Triggersno, except callback-events from server when changes happenednoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesProprietary Sharding systemnoneyes infobased on PostgreSQL
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesData sync between devices allowing occasional connected databases to work completely offlineyes infobased on PostgreSQL
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACID
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.nonono
User concepts infoAccess controlWindows-Profileyesyes infobased on PostgreSQL
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