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System Properties Comparison DolphinDB vs. Ignite vs. JSqlDb vs. Kdb vs. PostGIS

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NameDolphinDB  Xexclude from comparisonIgnite  Xexclude from comparisonJSqlDb  Xexclude from comparisonKdb  Xexclude from comparisonPostGIS  Xexclude from comparison
JSqlDB seems to be discontinued. Therefore it is excluded from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionDolphinDB is a high performance Time Series DBMS. It is integrated with an easy-to-use fully featured programming language and a high-volume high-velocity streaming analytics system. It offers operational simplicity, scalability, fault tolerance, and concurrency.Apache Ignite is a memory-centric distributed database, caching, and processing platform for transactional, analytical, and streaming workloads, delivering in-memory speeds at petabyte scale.JavaScript Query Language Database, stores JavaScript objects and primitivesHigh performance Time Series DBMSSpatial extension of PostgreSQL
Primary database modelTime Series DBMSKey-value store
Relational DBMS
Document store
Object oriented DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Spatial DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMSRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score4.13
Rank#80  Overall
#6  Time Series DBMS
Score3.16
Rank#96  Overall
#15  Key-value stores
#49  Relational DBMS
Score7.55
Rank#53  Overall
#3  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Score22.69
Rank#29  Overall
#1  Spatial DBMS
Websitewww.dolphindb.comignite.apache.orgjsqldb.org (offline)kx.compostgis.net
Technical documentationdocs.dolphindb.cn/­en/­help200/­index.htmlapacheignite.readme.io/­docscode.kx.compostgis.net/­documentation
DeveloperDolphinDB, IncApache Software FoundationKonrad von BackstromKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plc
Initial release2018201520182000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 20032005
Current releasev2.00.4, January 2022Apache Ignite 2.60.8, December 20183.6, May 20183.4.2, February 2024
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infofree community version availableOpen Source infoApache 2.0Open Sourcecommercial infofree 32-bit versionOpen Source infoGPL v2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC++C++, Java, .NetqC
Server operating systemsLinux
Windows
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Linux
macOS
Windows
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Data schemeyesyesschema-freeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesnoyesyes
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.noyesnoyesyes
Secondary indexesyesyesnoyes infotable attribute 'grouped'yes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like query languageANSI-99 for query and DML statements, subset of DDLnoSQL-like query language (q)yes
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
JSON over HTTP
Kafka
MQTT (Message Queue Telemetry Transport)
ODBC
OPC DA
OPC UA
RabbitMQ
WebSocket
HDFS API
Hibernate
JCache
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
Spring Data
HTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
Supported programming languagesC#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript
MatLab
Python
R
Rust
C#
C++
Java
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
JavaScriptC
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesyes (compute grid and cache interceptors can be used instead)functions in JavaScriptuser defined functionsuser defined functions
Triggersnoyes (cache interceptors and events)noyes infowith viewsyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioningShardingnonehorizontal partitioningyes infobased on PostgreSQL
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyesyes (replicated cache)noneSource-replica replicationyes infobased on PostgreSQL
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyesyes (compute grid and hadoop accelerator)nono infosimilar paradigm used for internal processingno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynononoyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayesACIDnoACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes infousing RocksDByesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlAdministrators, Users, GroupsSecurity Hooks for custom implementationsrights management via user accountsyes infobased on PostgreSQL
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DolphinDBIgniteJSqlDbKdbPostGIS
Specific characteristicsIntegrated columnar database & programming system for streaming, real time and historical...
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Competitive advantagesprovides seamless scalability; runs on industry standard server platforms; is top-ranked...
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Typical application scenariostick database streaming sensor data massive intelligence applications oil and gas...
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Key customersGoldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Merrill Lynch J.P. Morgan Deutsche Bank IEX Securities...
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Market metricskdb+ performance and reliability proven by our customers in critical infrastructure...
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Licensing and pricing modelsupon request
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