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DBMS > Derby vs. FileMaker vs. GeoMesa vs. JSqlDb vs. LokiJS

System Properties Comparison Derby vs. FileMaker vs. GeoMesa vs. JSqlDb vs. LokiJS

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NameDerby infooften called Apache Derby, originally IBM Cloudscape; contained in the Java SDK as JavaDB  Xexclude from comparisonFileMaker  Xexclude from comparisonGeoMesa  Xexclude from comparisonJSqlDb  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparison
JSqlDB seems to be discontinued. Therefore it is excluded from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionFull-featured RDBMS with a small footprint, either embedded into a Java application or used as a database server.FileMaker is a cross-platform RDBMS that includes a GUI frontend.GeoMesa is a distributed spatio-temporal DBMS based on various systems as storage layer.JavaScript Query Language Database, stores JavaScript objects and primitivesIn-memory JavaScript DBMS
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMSSpatial DBMSDocument store
Object oriented DBMS
Document store
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Score4.71
Rank#69  Overall
#37  Relational DBMS
Score48.20
Rank#20  Overall
#14  Relational DBMS
Score0.78
Rank#213  Overall
#4  Spatial DBMS
Score0.43
Rank#264  Overall
#42  Document stores
Websitedb.apache.org/­derbywww.claris.com/­filemakerwww.geomesa.orgjsqldb.org (offline)github.com/­techfort/­LokiJS
Technical documentationdb.apache.org/­derby/­manuals/­index.htmlwww.claris.com/­resources/­documentationwww.geomesa.org/­documentation/­stable/­user/­index.htmltechfort.github.io/­LokiJS
DeveloperApache Software FoundationClaris infoa subsidiary of AppleCCRi and othersKonrad von Backstrom
Initial release19971983201420182014
Current release10.17.1.0, November 202319.4.1, November 20214.0.5, February 20240.8, December 2018
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache version 2commercialOpen Source infoApache License 2.0Open SourceOpen Source
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaScalaJavaScript
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java VMiOS infoclient part only
Linux
OS X
Windows
Linux
macOS
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)
Data schemeyesyesyesschema-freeschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesnono
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.yesyes infoA http query request can return the data in XML formatnonono
Secondary indexesyesyesyesnoyes infovia views
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesyes infovia pluginsnonono
APIs and other access methodsJDBCFilemaker WebDirect
JDBC
ODBC
JavaScript API
Supported programming languagesJavaPHPJavaScriptJavaScript
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresJava Stored Proceduresyesnofunctions in JavaScriptView functions in JavaScript
Triggersyesyesnonoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenonedepending on storage layernonenone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationSource-replica replication, warm standby infosince Version 14depending on storage layernonenone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyesnoyes
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate Consistencydepending on storage layernone
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesnonono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDnonono infoatomic operations within a single collection possible
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes infousing RocksDByes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesdepending on storage layeryes
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardsimple rights management via user accounts and connection to external directory servicesyes infodepending on the DBMS used for storageno

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