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DBMS > Datomic vs. EventStoreDB vs. Lovefield

System Properties Comparison Datomic vs. EventStoreDB vs. Lovefield

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NameDatomic  Xexclude from comparisonEventStoreDB  Xexclude from comparisonLovefield  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionDatomic builds on immutable values, supports point-in-time queries and uses 3rd party systems for durabilityIndustrial-strength, open-source database solution built from the ground up for event sourcing.Embeddable relational database for web apps written in pure JavaScript
Primary database modelRelational DBMSEvent StoreRelational DBMS
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Score1.59
Rank#150  Overall
#69  Relational DBMS
Score1.10
Rank#179  Overall
#1  Event Stores
Score0.29
Rank#293  Overall
#133  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.datomic.comwww.eventstore.comgoogle.github.io/­lovefield
Technical documentationdocs.datomic.comdevelopers.eventstore.comgithub.com/­google/­lovefield/­blob/­master/­docs/­spec_index.md
DeveloperCognitectEvent Store LimitedGoogle
Initial release201220122014
Current release1.0.6735, June 202321.2, February 20212.1.12, February 2017
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infolimited edition freeOpen SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonono
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Implementation languageJava, ClojureJavaScript
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java VMLinux
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js) infotested with Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari
Data schemeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes
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 indexesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoSQL-like query language infovia JavaScript builder pattern
APIs and other access methodsRESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesClojure
Java
JavaScript
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes infoTransaction Functionsno
TriggersBy using transaction functionsUsing read-only observers
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnone infoBut extensive use of caching in the application peersnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnone infoBut extensive use of caching in the application peersnone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infousing external storage systems (e.g. Cassandra, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Couchbase and others)yes, by using IndexedDB or the cloud service Firebase Realtime Database
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yes inforecommended only for testing and developmentyes infousing MemoryDB
User concepts infoAccess controlnono

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