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System Properties Comparison DataFS vs. QuestDB vs. Solr vs. StarRocks vs. TinkerGraph

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NameDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonQuestDB  Xexclude from comparisonSolr  Xexclude from comparisonStarRocks  Xexclude from comparisonTinkerGraph  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 high performance open source SQL database for time series dataA widely used distributed, scalable search engine based on Apache LuceneAn open source, high-performance columnar analytical database that enables real-time, multi-dimensional, and highly concurrent data analytics infoForked from Apache DorisA lightweight, in-memory graph engine that serves as a reference implementation of the TinkerPop3 API
Primary database modelObject oriented DBMSTime Series DBMSSearch engineRelational DBMSGraph DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMSRelational DBMSSpatial DBMS
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Score0.06
Rank#354  Overall
#15  Object oriented DBMS
Score2.52
Rank#109  Overall
#9  Time Series DBMS
Score42.91
Rank#24  Overall
#3  Search engines
Score1.04
Rank#189  Overall
#88  Relational DBMS
Score0.08
Rank#348  Overall
#35  Graph DBMS
Websitenewdatabase.comquestdb.iosolr.apache.orgwww.starrocks.iotinkerpop.apache.org/­docs/­current/­reference/­#tinkergraph-gremlin
Technical documentationdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspquestdb.io/­docssolr.apache.org/­resources.htmldocs.starrocks.io/­en-us/­latest/­introduction/­StarRocks_intro
DeveloperMobiland AGQuestDB Technology IncApache Software FoundationThe Linux Foundation infosince Feb 2023
Initial release20182014200620202009
Current release1.1.263, October 20229.6.0, April 20242.5.3, March 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoApache 2.0Open Source infoApache Version 2Open Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJava (Zero-GC), C++, RustJavaC++, JavaJava
Server operating systemsWindowsLinux
macOS
Windows
All OS with a Java VM inforuns as a servlet in servlet container (e.g. Tomcat, Jetty is included)Linux
Data schemeClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)yes infoschema-free via InfluxDB Line Protocolyes infoDynamic Fields enables on-the-fly addition of new fieldsyesschema-free
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.nonoyesnono
Secondary indexesnonoyes infoAll search fields are automatically indexedyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoSQL with time-series extensionsSolr Parallel SQL Interfaceyesno
APIs and other access methods.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
HTTP REST
InfluxDB Line Protocol (TCP/UDP)
JDBC
PostgreSQL wire protocol
Java API
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
JDBC
MySQL protocol
TinkerPop 3
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
C infoPostgreSQL driver
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Rust infoover HTTP
.Net
Erlang
Java
JavaScript
any language that supports sockets and either XML or JSON
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
JavaGroovy
Java
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoJava pluginsuser defined functionsno
Triggersno, except callback-events from server when changes happenednoyes infoUser configurable commands triggered on index changesnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesProprietary Sharding systemhorizontal partitioning (by timestamps)Shardinghorizontal partitioning (by range and hash)none
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replication with eventual consistencyyesnone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonospark-solr: github.com/­lucidworks/­spark-solr and streaming expressions to reducenono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyEventual ConsistencyImmediate Consistencynone
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnononoyes infoRelationships in graphs
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACID for single-table writesoptimistic lockingnono
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesno
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesoptional
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyes infothrough memory mapped filesyesnoyes
User concepts infoAccess controlWindows-ProfileyesRole based access control and fine grained access rightsno
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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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