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NameDerby infooften called Apache Derby, originally IBM Cloudscape; contained in the Java SDK as JavaDB  Xexclude from comparisonGreptimeDB  Xexclude from comparisonSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionFull-featured RDBMS with a small footprint, either embedded into a Java application or used as a database server.An open source Time Series DBMS built for increased scalability, high performance and efficiencyMySQL wire-compliant distributed RDBMS that combines an in-memory row-oriented and a disc-based column-oriented storage with patented universal storage to handle transactional and analytical workloads in one single table type
Primary database modelRelational DBMSTime Series DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
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Score4.71
Rank#69  Overall
#37  Relational DBMS
Score0.06
Rank#352  Overall
#33  Time Series DBMS
Score5.60
Rank#62  Overall
#35  Relational DBMS
Websitedb.apache.org/­derbygreptime.comwww.singlestore.com
Technical documentationdb.apache.org/­derby/­manuals/­index.htmldocs.greptime.comdocs.singlestore.com
DeveloperApache Software FoundationGreptime Inc.SingleStore Inc.
Initial release199720222013
Current release10.17.1.0, November 20238.5, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache version 2Open Source infoApache Version 2.0commercial infofree developer edition available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonono
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Implementation languageJavaRustC++, Go
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java VMAndroid
Docker
FreeBSD
Linux
macOS
Windows
Linux info64 bit version required
Data schemeyesschema-free, schema definition possibleyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyes
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.yesnono
Secondary indexesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesyesyes infobut no triggers and foreign keys
APIs and other access methodsJDBCgRPC
HTTP API
JDBC
Cluster Management API infoas HTTP Rest and CLI
HTTP API
JDBC
MongoDB API
ODBC
Supported programming languagesJavaC++
Erlang
Go
Java
JavaScript
Bash
C
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresJava Stored ProceduresPythonyes
Triggersyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneShardingSharding infohash partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationSource-replica replication infostores two copies of each physical data partition on two separate nodes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonono infocan define user-defined aggregate functions for map-reduce-style calculations
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes infoAll updates are persistent, including those to disk-based columnstores and memory-based row stores. Transaction commits are supported via write-ahead log.
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardSimple rights management via user accountsFine grained access control via users, groups and roles
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Derby infooften called Apache Derby, originally IBM Cloudscape; contained in the Java SDK as JavaDBGreptimeDBSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL
Specific characteristicsGreptimeDB is a SQL & Python-enabled timeseries database system built from scratch...
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SingleStore offers a fully-managed , distributed, highly-scalable SQL database designed...
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Competitive advantages- Inherits advantages of Rust, such as excellent performance, memory safe, resource...
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SingleStore’s competitive advantages include: Easy and Simplified Architecture with...
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Typical application scenariosFor IoT industries, GreptimeDB can seamless integrate with message queues and other...
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Driving Fast Analytics: SingleStore delivers the fastest and most scalable reporting...
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Key customersGreptime's clients span multiple sectors including IoT, connected vehicles, and energy...
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IEX Cloud : Improves Financial Data Distribution Speed 15x with Singlestore DB Comcast,...
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Market metricsGreptimeDB has garnered global recognition by topping GitHub trends following its...
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Customers in various industries worldwide including US and International Industry...
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Licensing and pricing modelsGreptimeDB: open source, distributed, cloud-native TSDB; supports Hybrid Time-series...
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