DB-EnginesExtremeDB for everyone with an RTOSEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by solid IT

DBMS > Datastax Enterprise vs. Fauna vs. Hypertable vs. PostGIS vs. STSdb

System Properties Comparison Datastax Enterprise vs. Fauna vs. Hypertable vs. PostGIS vs. STSdb

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
NameDatastax Enterprise  Xexclude from comparisonFauna infopreviously named FaunaDB  Xexclude from comparisonHypertable  Xexclude from comparisonPostGIS  Xexclude from comparisonSTSdb  Xexclude from comparison
Hypertable has stopped its further development with March 2016 and is removed from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionDataStax Enterprise (DSE) is the always-on, scalable data platform built on Apache Cassandra and designed for hybrid Cloud. DSE integrates graph, search, analytics, administration, developer tooling, and monitoring into a unified platform.Fauna provides a web-native interface, with support for GraphQL and custom business logic that integrates seamlessly with the rest of the serverless ecosystem. The underlying globally distributed storage and compute platform is fast, consistent, and reliable, with a modern security infrastructure.An open source BigTable implementation based on distributed file systems such as HadoopSpatial extension of PostgreSQLKey-Value Store with special method for indexing infooptimized for high performance using a special indexing method
Primary database modelWide column storeDocument store
Graph DBMS
Relational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Wide column storeSpatial DBMSKey-value store
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Graph DBMS
Spatial DBMS
Search engine
Vector DBMS
Relational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score5.93
Rank#56  Overall
#4  Wide column stores
Score1.55
Rank#151  Overall
#26  Document stores
#14  Graph DBMS
#71  Relational DBMS
#13  Time Series DBMS
Score21.72
Rank#29  Overall
#1  Spatial DBMS
Score0.10
Rank#357  Overall
#51  Key-value stores
Websitewww.datastax.com/­products/­datastax-enterprisefauna.compostgis.netgithub.com/­STSSoft/­STSdb4
Technical documentationdocs.datastax.comdocs.fauna.compostgis.net/­documentation
DeveloperDataStaxFauna, Inc.Hypertable Inc.STS Soft SC
Initial release20112014200920052011
Current release6.8, April 20200.9.8.11, March 20163.4.2, February 20244.0.8, September 2015
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialcommercialOpen Source infoGNU version 3. Commercial license availableOpen Source infoGPL v2.0Open Source infoGPLv2, commercial license available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenoyesnonono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.
Datastax Astra DB: Astra DB simplifies cloud-native Cassandra application development for your apps, microservices and functions. Deploy in minutes on AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, and have it managed for you by the experts, with serverless, pay-as-you-go pricing.
Implementation languageJavaScalaC++CC#
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
hostedLinux
OS X
Windows infoan inofficial Windows port is available
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeschema-freeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesnonoyesyes infoprimitive types and user defined types (classes)
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 indexesyesyesrestricted infoonly exact value or prefix value scansyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like DML and DDL statements (CQL); Spark SQLnonoyesno
APIs and other access methodsProprietary protocol infoCQL (Cassandra Query Language)
TinkerPop Gremlin infowith DSE Graph
RESTful HTTP APIC++ API
Thrift
.NET Client API
Supported programming languagesC
C#
C++
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
C#
Go
Java
JavaScript
Python
Ruby
Scala
Swift
C++
Java
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
C#
Java
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnouser defined functionsnouser defined functionsno
Triggersyesnonoyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesSharding infono "single point of failure"horizontal partitioning infoconsistent hashingShardingyes infobased on PostgreSQLnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesconfigurable replication factor, datacenter aware, advanced replication for edge computingMulti-source replicationselectable replication factor on file system levelyes infobased on PostgreSQLnone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyesnoyesnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate Consistency
Tunable Consistency infoconsistency level can be individually decided with each write operation
Immediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesnoyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datano infoAtomicity and isolation are supported for single operationsACIDnoACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesnono
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users can be defined per objectIdentity management, authentication, and access controlnoyes infobased on PostgreSQLno
More information provided by the system vendor
Datastax EnterpriseFauna infopreviously named FaunaDBHypertablePostGISSTSdb
Specific characteristicsDataStax Enterprise is scale-out data infrastructure for enterprises that need to...
» more
Competitive advantagesSupporting the following application requirements: Zero downtime - Built on Apache...
» more
Typical application scenariosApplications that must be massively and linearly scalable with 100% uptime and able...
» more
Key customersCapital One, Cisco, Comcast, eBay, McDonald's, Microsoft, Safeway, Sony, UBS, and...
» more
Market metricsAmong the Forbes 100 Most Innovative Companies, DataStax is trusted by 5 of the top...
» more
Licensing and pricing modelsAnnual subscription
» more

We invite representatives of system vendors to contact us for updating and extending the system information,
and for displaying vendor-provided information such as key customers, competitive advantages and market metrics.

Related products and services

We invite representatives of vendors of related products to contact us for presenting information about their offerings here.

More resources
Datastax EnterpriseFauna infopreviously named FaunaDBHypertablePostGISSTSdb
DB-Engines blog posts

Spatial database management systems
6 April 2021, Matthias Gelbmann

show all

Recent citations in the news

DataStax Enterprise 4.0 Gives in-Memory Option to Cassandra
31 May 2024, Data Center Knowledge

DataStax previews new Hyper Converged Data Platform for enterprise AI
15 May 2024, VentureBeat

DataStax Launches New Hyper-Converged Data Platform Giving Enterprises the Complete Modern Data Center Suite ...
15 May 2024, Business Wire

DataStax and LlamaIndex Partner to Make Building RAG Applications Easier than Ever for GenAI Developers
20 February 2024, insideBIGDATA

DataStax Introduces Enhanced RAG Capabilities Through Astra DB and NVIDIA Tech
19 March 2024, Datanami

provided by Google News

Utah Natural Heritage Program
12 June 2024, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Fauna Launches Distributed Document-Relational Database On Google Cloud Marketplace
21 March 2024, GlobeNewswire

Slicing the Gordian Knot: A leap to real-time systems of truth
3 February 2024, SiliconANGLE News

Fauna Adds Groundbreaking New Database Language and Seamless Developer Experience to Enterprise Proven ...
22 August 2023, Business Wire

CITES Trade Database surpasses 25 million trade transaction records
3 October 2023, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

provided by Google News

TimescaleDB goes distributed; implements ‘Chunking’ over ‘Sharding’ for scaling-out
22 August 2019, Packt Hub

SQL and TimescaleDB. This article takes a closer look into… | by Alibaba Cloud
31 July 2019, DataDrivenInvestor

Decorate your Windows XP with Hyperdesk
30 July 2008, CNET

The Collective: Customize Your Computer & Your Phone With Star Trek
18 March 2009, TrekMovie

5 Free NoSQL Database Certification Courses in 2024 – AIM
31 January 2024, Analytics India Magazine

provided by Google News



Share this page

Featured Products

Neo4j logo

See for yourself how a graph database can make your life easier.
Use Neo4j online for free.

Datastax Astra logo

Bring all your data to Generative AI applications with vector search enabled by the most scalable
vector database available.
Try for Free

Milvus logo

Vector database designed for GenAI, fully equipped for enterprise implementation.
Try Managed Milvus for Free

Present your product here