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DBMS > Drizzle vs. NebulaGraph vs. SQL.JS vs. Teradata Aster vs. Typesense

System Properties Comparison Drizzle vs. NebulaGraph vs. SQL.JS vs. Teradata Aster vs. Typesense

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NameDrizzle  Xexclude from comparisonNebulaGraph  Xexclude from comparisonSQL.JS  Xexclude from comparisonTeradata Aster  Xexclude from comparisonTypesense  Xexclude from comparison
Drizzle has published its last release in September 2012. The open-source project is discontinued and Drizzle is excluded from the DB-Engines ranking.Teradata Aster has been integrated into other Teradata systems and therefore will be removed from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionMySQL fork with a pluggable micro-kernel and with an emphasis of performance over compatibility.A distributed, linear scalable, high perfomant Graph DBMSPort of SQLite to JavaScriptPlatform for big data analytics on multistructured data sources and typesA typo-tolerant, in-memory search engine optimized for instant search-as-you-type experiences and developer productivity
Primary database modelRelational DBMSGraph DBMSRelational DBMSRelational DBMSSearch engine
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Score2.14
Rank#120  Overall
#10  Graph DBMS
Score0.53
Rank#252  Overall
#116  Relational DBMS
Score0.79
Rank#210  Overall
#14  Search engines
Websitegithub.com/­vesoft-inc/­nebula
www.nebula-graph.io
sql.js.orgtypesense.org
Technical documentationdocs.nebula-graph.iosql.js.org/­documentation/­index.htmltypesense.org/­docs
DeveloperDrizzle project, originally started by Brian AkerVesoft Inc.Alon Zakai infoenhancements implemented by othersTeradata
Initial release20082019201220052015
Current release7.2.4, September 2012
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoGNU GPLOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0 + Common Clause 1.0Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoGPL V3
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC++C++JavaScriptC++
Server operating systemsFreeBSD
Linux
OS X
Linuxserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)LinuxLinux
Data schemeyesStrong typed schemayesFlexible Schema (defined schema, partial schema, schema free) infodefined schema within the relational store; partial schema or schema free in the Aster File Storeschema-free infopre-defined schema optional
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyesyes
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.nonoyes infoin Aster File Store
Secondary indexesyesyes 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.yesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infowith proprietary extensionsSQL-like query languageyes infoSQL-92 is not fully supportedyesno
APIs and other access methodsJDBCBrowser 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
JavaScript APIADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
OLE DB
RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesC
C++
Java
PHP
.Net
C++
Go
Java
PHP
Python
JavaScriptC
C#
C++
Java
Python
R
.Net infocommunity maintained
Clojure infocommunity maintained
Dart infocommunity maintained
Go infocommunity maintained
Java infocommunity maintained
JavaScript
Perl infocommunity maintained
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust infocommunity maintained
Swift infocommunity maintained
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnouser defined functionsnoR packagesno
Triggersno infohooks for callbacks inside the server can be used.nono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingShardingnoneSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replication
Source-replica replication
Causal Clustering using Raft protocolnoneyes infoDimension tables are replicated across all nodes in the cluster. The number of replicas for the file store can be configured.Multi-source replication using RAFT
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononoyes infoSQL Map-Reduce Frameworkno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencynoneImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on configuration
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyes infoRelationships in graphsyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACIDACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes infousing RocksDBno infoexcept by serializing a db to a fileyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesnoyes
User concepts infoAccess controlPluggable authentication mechanisms infoe.g. LDAP, HTTPRole-based access controlnofine grained access rights according to SQL-standard
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DrizzleNebulaGraphSQL.JSTeradata AsterTypesense
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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