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DBMS > Dgraph vs. LokiJS vs. NebulaGraph vs. Oracle Coherence

System Properties Comparison Dgraph vs. LokiJS vs. NebulaGraph vs. Oracle Coherence

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NameDgraph  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonNebulaGraph  Xexclude from comparisonOracle Coherence  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionDistributed and scalable native Graph DBMSIn-memory JavaScript DBMSA distributed, linear scalable, high perfomant Graph DBMSOracles in-memory data grid solution
Primary database modelGraph DBMSDocument storeGraph DBMSKey-value store
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score1.45
Rank#156  Overall
#15  Graph DBMS
Score0.43
Rank#264  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score2.14
Rank#120  Overall
#10  Graph DBMS
Score1.92
Rank#130  Overall
#22  Key-value stores
Websitedgraph.iogithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSgithub.com/­vesoft-inc/­nebula
www.nebula-graph.io
www.oracle.com/­java/­coherence
Technical documentationdgraph.io/­docstechfort.github.io/­LokiJSdocs.nebula-graph.iodocs.oracle.com/­en/­middleware/­standalone/­coherence
DeveloperDgraph Labs, Inc.Vesoft Inc.Oracle
Initial release2016201420192007
Current release14.1, August 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0 + Common Clause 1.0commercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageGoJavaScriptC++Java
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)LinuxAll OS with a Java VM
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeStrong typed schemaschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesnoyesyes
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 indexesyesyes 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.no
SQL infoSupport of SQLnonoSQL-like query languageno
APIs and other access methodsGraphQL query language
gRPC (using protocol buffers) API
HTTP API
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
JCache
JPA
RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesC#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
JavaScript.Net
C++
Go
Java
PHP
Python
.Net
C++
Java
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoView functions in JavaScriptuser defined functionsno
Triggersnoyesyes infoLive Events
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesyesnoneShardingSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSynchronous replication via RaftnoneCausal Clustering using Raft protocolyes, with selectable consistency level
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencynoneImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonoyes infoRelationships in graphsno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDno infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleACIDconfigurable
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yes infousing RocksDByes infooptionally
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlno infoPlanned for future releasesnoRole-based access controlauthentification to access the cache via certificates or http basic authentication
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DgraphLokiJSNebulaGraphOracle Coherence
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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