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DBMS > Dgraph vs. Galaxybase vs. NebulaGraph vs. Spark SQL

System Properties Comparison Dgraph vs. Galaxybase vs. NebulaGraph vs. Spark SQL

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NameDgraph  Xexclude from comparisonGalaxybase  Xexclude from comparisonNebulaGraph  Xexclude from comparisonSpark SQL  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionDistributed and scalable native Graph DBMSScalable, ACID-compliant native distributed parallel graph platformA distributed, linear scalable, high perfomant Graph DBMSSpark SQL is a component on top of 'Spark Core' for structured data processing
Primary database modelGraph DBMSGraph DBMSGraph DBMSRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score1.53
Rank#152  Overall
#15  Graph DBMS
Score0.07
Rank#377  Overall
#40  Graph DBMS
Score2.23
Rank#116  Overall
#10  Graph DBMS
Score18.04
Rank#33  Overall
#20  Relational DBMS
Websitedgraph.iogalaxybase.comgithub.com/­vesoft-inc/­nebula
www.nebula-graph.io
spark.apache.org/­sql
Technical documentationdgraph.io/­docsdocs.nebula-graph.iospark.apache.org/­docs/­latest/­sql-programming-guide.html
DeveloperDgraph Labs, Inc.Chuanglin(Createlink) Technology Co., Ltd 浙江创邻科技有限公司Vesoft Inc.Apache Software Foundation
Initial release2016201720192014
Current releaseNov 20, November 20213.5.0 ( 2.13), September 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0commercialOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0 + Common Clause 1.0Open Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageGoC and JavaC++Scala
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
LinuxLinuxLinux
OS X
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeStrong typed schemaStrong typed schemayes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyes
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
Secondary indexesyesyesyes 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.no
SQL infoSupport of SQLnonoSQL-like query languageSQL-like DML and DDL statements
APIs and other access methodsGraphQL query language
gRPC (using protocol buffers) API
HTTP API
Browser interface
console (shell)
Graph API (Gremlin)
OpenCypher
Proprietary native API
Browser 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
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languagesC#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Go
Java
Python
.Net
C++
Go
Java
PHP
Python
Java
Python
R
Scala
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnouser defined procedures and functionsuser defined functionsno
Triggersnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesyesShardingShardingyes, utilizing Spark Core
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSynchronous replication via RaftCausal Clustering using Raft protocolnone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyes infoRelationships in graphsyes infoRelationships in graphsno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes infousing RocksDByes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlno infoPlanned for future releasesRole-based access controlRole-based access controlno
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DgraphGalaxybaseNebulaGraphSpark SQL
Specific characteristicsNebulaGraph is a truly distributed, linearly scalable, lightning-fast graph database,...
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Competitive advantagesNebulaGraph boasts the world's only graph database solution that is able to host...
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Typical application scenariosSocial networking Fraud detection Knowledge graph Data warehouse management Anti...
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Key customersCompanies from a variety of industries have implemented NebulaGraph Database in production,...
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Market metricsAt our very early stage, NebulaGraph has already received over 10,000 stars on GitHub...
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Licensing and pricing modelsNebulaGraph is open source and free to use under Apache 2.0 license.
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