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DBMS > Dgraph vs. Google Cloud Bigtable vs. HarperDB vs. Rockset

System Properties Comparison Dgraph vs. Google Cloud Bigtable vs. HarperDB vs. Rockset

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NameDgraph  Xexclude from comparisonGoogle Cloud Bigtable  Xexclude from comparisonHarperDB  Xexclude from comparisonRockset  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionDistributed and scalable native Graph DBMSGoogle's NoSQL Big Data database service. It's the same database that powers many core Google services, including Search, Analytics, Maps, and Gmail.Ultra-low latency distributed database with an intuitive REST API supporting NoSQL and SQL (including joins). Deployment of functions and databases simultaneously with a consolidated node-level architecture.A scalable, reliable search and analytics service in the cloud, built on RocksDB
Primary database modelGraph DBMSKey-value store
Wide column store
Document storeDocument store
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
Search engine
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score1.45
Rank#156  Overall
#15  Graph DBMS
Score3.26
Rank#92  Overall
#13  Key-value stores
#8  Wide column stores
Score0.55
Rank#248  Overall
#38  Document stores
Score0.79
Rank#211  Overall
#35  Document stores
Websitedgraph.iocloud.google.com/­bigtablewww.harperdb.iorockset.com
Technical documentationdgraph.io/­docscloud.google.com/­bigtable/­docsdocs.harperdb.io/­docsdocs.rockset.com
DeveloperDgraph Labs, Inc.GoogleHarperDBRockset
Initial release2016201520172019
Current release3.1, August 2021
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0commercialcommercial infofree community edition availablecommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenoyesnoyes
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Implementation languageGoNode.jsC++
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
hostedLinux
OS X
hosted
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freedynamic schemaschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesnoyes infoJSON data typesdynamic 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 indexesyesnoyesall fields are automatically indexed
SQL infoSupport of SQLnonoSQL-like data manipulation statementsRead-only SQL queries, including JOINs
APIs and other access methodsGraphQL query language
gRPC (using protocol buffers) API
HTTP API
gRPC (using protocol buffers) API
HappyBase (Python library)
HBase compatible API (Java)
JDBC
ODBC
React Hooks
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
WebSocket
HTTP REST
Supported programming languagesC#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
C#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
.Net
C
C#
C++
ColdFusion
D
Dart
Delphi
Erlang
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Lisp
MatLab
Objective C
Perl
PHP
PowerShell
Prolog
Python
R
Ruby
Rust
Scala
Swift
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnonoCustom Functions infosince release 3.1no
Triggersnononono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesyesShardingA table resides as a whole on one (or more) nodes in a clusterAutomatic sharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSynchronous replication via RaftInternal replication in Colossus, and regional replication between two clusters in different zonesyes infothe nodes on which a table resides can be definedyes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate consistency (for a single cluster), Eventual consistency (for two or more replicated clusters)Immediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynononono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDAtomic single-row operationsAtomic execution of specific operationsno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes, using LMDByes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyes
User concepts infoAccess controlno infoPlanned for future releasesAccess rights for users, groups and roles based on Google Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM)Access rights for users and rolesAccess rights for users and organizations can be defined via Rockset console

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