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DBMS > Datomic vs. FileMaker vs. InterSystems Caché vs. Raima Database Manager vs. SQL.JS

System Properties Comparison Datomic vs. FileMaker vs. InterSystems Caché vs. Raima Database Manager vs. SQL.JS

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NameDatomic  Xexclude from comparisonFileMaker  Xexclude from comparisonInterSystems Caché  Xexclude from comparisonRaima Database Manager infoformerly named db_Vista  Xexclude from comparisonSQL.JS  Xexclude from comparison
Caché is a deprecated database engine which is substituted with InterSystems IRIS. It therefore is removed from the DB-Engines Ranking.
DescriptionDatomic builds on immutable values, supports point-in-time queries and uses 3rd party systems for durabilityFileMaker is a cross-platform RDBMS that includes a GUI frontend.A multi-model DBMS and application serverRDBMS with a small footprint, either embedded into an application or used as a database serverPort of SQLite to JavaScript
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMSKey-value store
Object oriented DBMS
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Relational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score1.66
Rank#144  Overall
#66  Relational DBMS
Score47.91
Rank#20  Overall
#14  Relational DBMS
Score0.49
Rank#259  Overall
#121  Relational DBMS
#21  Time Series DBMS
Score0.63
Rank#241  Overall
#112  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.datomic.comwww.claris.com/­filemakerwww.intersystems.com/­products/­cacheraima.comsql.js.org
Technical documentationdocs.datomic.comwww.claris.com/­resources/­documentationdocs.intersystems.comdocs.raima.comsql.js.org/­documentation/­index.html
DeveloperCognitectClaris infoa subsidiary of AppleInterSystemsRaima Inc.Alon Zakai infoenhancements implemented by others
Initial release20121983199719842012
Current release1.0.7075, December 202319.4.1, November 20212018.1.4, May 202015, June 2021
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infolimited edition freecommercialcommercialcommercialOpen Source
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJava, ClojureCJavaScript
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java VMiOS infoclient part only
Linux
OS X
Windows
AIX
HP Open VMS
HP-UX
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Android
HP-UX
Integrity RTOS
iOS
Linux
OS X
QNX
Solaris
VxWorks
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)
Data schemeyesyesdepending on used data modelyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyesyes
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.noyes infoA http query request can return the data in XML formatyesno infoExporting/Importing of XML structures possibleno
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoyes infovia pluginsyesyesyes infoSQL-92 is not fully supported
APIs and other access methodsRESTful HTTP APIFilemaker WebDirect
JDBC
ODBC
.NET Client API
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
JavaScript API
Supported programming languagesClojure
Java
PHPC#
C++
Java
.Net
C
C++
Objective-C
PL/SQL
JavaScript
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes infoTransaction Functionsyesyesyes infobased on the ANSI/ISO SQL Persistent Stored Modules (PSM) specificationno
TriggersBy using transaction functionsyesyesyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnone infoBut extensive use of caching in the application peersnonenonehorizontal partitioningnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnone infoBut extensive use of caching in the application peersSource-replica replication, warm standby infosince Version 14Source-replica replicationSource-replica replicationnone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on configurationnone
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesyesyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDnoACIDACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infousing external storage systems (e.g. Cassandra, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Couchbase and others)yesyesyesno infoexcept by serializing a db to a file
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 developmentyesyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlnosimple rights management via user accounts and connection to external directory servicesAccess rights for users, groups and rolesnono
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DatomicFileMakerInterSystems CachéRaima Database Manager infoformerly named db_VistaSQL.JS
Specific characteristicsRaima Database Manager (RDM) is an embedded time-series database optimized to run...
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Competitive advantagesDecreased time-to-market Industry-standard interfaces & tools for making your job...
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Typical application scenariosTypical use cases include: Internet of Things (IoT) Embedded In-Memory Database Time-Series...
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Key customersInfor, ABB, The Boeing Company, BAE Systems, Dow Jones, Dun & Bradstreet, Fujitsu,...
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Market metricsOver 30 000 applications developers worldwide have field-tested RDM products More...
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Licensing and pricing modelsJust as the technical aspects of Raima Database Manager are flexible, so are the...
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