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DBMS > Datomic vs. GeoMesa vs. LokiJS vs. Rockset

System Properties Comparison Datomic vs. GeoMesa vs. LokiJS vs. Rockset

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NameDatomic  Xexclude from comparisonGeoMesa  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonRockset  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionDatomic builds on immutable values, supports point-in-time queries and uses 3rd party systems for durabilityGeoMesa is a distributed spatio-temporal DBMS based on various systems as storage layer.In-memory JavaScript DBMSA scalable, reliable search and analytics service in the cloud, built on RocksDB
Primary database modelRelational DBMSSpatial DBMSDocument storeDocument store
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
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Score1.66
Rank#144  Overall
#66  Relational DBMS
Score0.86
Rank#205  Overall
#4  Spatial DBMS
Score0.49
Rank#260  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score0.82
Rank#212  Overall
#36  Document stores
Websitewww.datomic.comwww.geomesa.orggithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSrockset.com
Technical documentationdocs.datomic.comwww.geomesa.org/­documentation/­stable/­user/­index.htmltechfort.github.io/­LokiJSdocs.rockset.com
DeveloperCognitectCCRi and othersRockset
Initial release2012201420142019
Current release1.0.7075, December 20235.0.0, May 2024
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infolimited edition freeOpen Source infoApache License 2.0Open Sourcecommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononoyes
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Implementation languageJava, ClojureScalaJavaScriptC++
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java VMserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)hosted
Data schemeyesyesschema-freeschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesnodynamic typing
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.nononono infoingestion from XML files supported
Secondary indexesyesyesyes infovia viewsall fields are automatically indexed
SQL infoSupport of SQLnononoRead-only SQL queries, including JOINs
APIs and other access methodsRESTful HTTP APIJavaScript APIHTTP REST
Supported programming languagesClojure
Java
JavaScriptGo
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes infoTransaction FunctionsnoView functions in JavaScriptno
TriggersBy using transaction functionsnoyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnone infoBut extensive use of caching in the application peersdepending on storage layernoneAutomatic sharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnone infoBut extensive use of caching in the application peersdepending on storage layernoneyes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate Consistencydepending on storage layernoneEventual Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynononono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDnono infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infousing external storage systems (e.g. Cassandra, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Couchbase and others)yesyes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yes
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 developmentdepending on storage layeryes
User concepts infoAccess controlnoyes infodepending on the DBMS used for storagenoAccess rights for users and organizations can be defined via Rockset console

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