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System Properties Comparison Dgraph vs. FileMaker vs. GreptimeDB vs. LokiJS vs. NebulaGraph

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NameDgraph  Xexclude from comparisonFileMaker  Xexclude from comparisonGreptimeDB  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonNebulaGraph  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionDistributed and scalable native Graph DBMSFileMaker is a cross-platform RDBMS that includes a GUI frontend.An open source Time Series DBMS built for increased scalability, high performance and efficiencyIn-memory JavaScript DBMSA distributed, linear scalable, high perfomant Graph DBMS
Primary database modelGraph DBMSRelational DBMSTime Series DBMSDocument storeGraph DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score1.45
Rank#156  Overall
#15  Graph DBMS
Score48.20
Rank#20  Overall
#14  Relational DBMS
Score0.06
Rank#352  Overall
#33  Time Series DBMS
Score0.43
Rank#264  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score2.14
Rank#120  Overall
#10  Graph DBMS
Websitedgraph.iowww.claris.com/­filemakergreptime.comgithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSgithub.com/­vesoft-inc/­nebula
www.nebula-graph.io
Technical documentationdgraph.io/­docswww.claris.com/­resources/­documentationdocs.greptime.comtechfort.github.io/­LokiJSdocs.nebula-graph.io
DeveloperDgraph Labs, Inc.Claris infoa subsidiary of AppleGreptime Inc.Vesoft Inc.
Initial release20161983202220142019
Current release19.4.1, November 2021
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0commercialOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0 + Common Clause 1.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageGoRustJavaScriptC++
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
iOS infoclient part only
Linux
OS X
Windows
Android
Docker
FreeBSD
Linux
macOS
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
Data schemeschema-freeyesschema-free, schema definition possibleschema-freeStrong typed schema
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesnoyes
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 formatnonono
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyes infovia viewsyes infoNebula Graph internally uses the Key-Value store RocksDB for persistency. The vertices, edges, and their properties are stored as Key while their values are stored as Value. The primary indexes are per Key and secondary indexes are per Value.
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoyes infovia pluginsyesnoSQL-like query language
APIs and other access methodsGraphQL query language
gRPC (using protocol buffers) API
HTTP API
Filemaker WebDirect
JDBC
ODBC
gRPC
HTTP API
JDBC
JavaScript APIBrowser interface
console (shell)
Cypher Query Language
GO Object Graph Mapper
Java Object Graph Mapper
NGBatis infoORM framework for NebulaGraph and Spring-Boot
Proprietary native API
Python Object Graph Mapper
Query language nGQL
Supported programming languagesC#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
PHPC++
Erlang
Go
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript.Net
C++
Go
Java
PHP
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoyesPythonView functions in JavaScriptuser defined functions
Triggersnoyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesyesnoneShardingnoneSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSynchronous replication via RaftSource-replica replication, warm standby infosince Version 14noneCausal Clustering using Raft protocol
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononoyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencynoneImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesnoyes infoRelationships in graphs
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDnono infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yes infousing RocksDB
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlno infoPlanned for future releasessimple rights management via user accounts and connection to external directory servicesSimple rights management via user accountsnoRole-based access control
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DgraphFileMakerGreptimeDBLokiJSNebulaGraph
Specific characteristicsGreptimeDB is a SQL & Python-enabled timeseries database system built from scratch...
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NebulaGraph is a truly distributed, linearly scalable, lightning-fast graph database,...
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Competitive advantages- Inherits advantages of Rust, such as excellent performance, memory safe, resource...
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NebulaGraph boasts the world's only graph database solution that is able to host...
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Typical application scenariosFor IoT industries, GreptimeDB can seamless integrate with message queues and other...
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Social networking Fraud detection Knowledge graph Data warehouse management Anti...
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Key customersGreptime's clients span multiple sectors including IoT, connected vehicles, and energy...
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Companies from a variety of industries have implemented NebulaGraph Database in production,...
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Market metricsGreptimeDB has garnered global recognition by topping GitHub trends following its...
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At our very early stage, NebulaGraph has already received over 10,000 stars on GitHub...
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Licensing and pricing modelsGreptimeDB: open source, distributed, cloud-native TSDB; supports Hybrid Time-series...
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NebulaGraph is open source and free to use under Apache 2.0 license.
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