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DBMS > EDB Postgres vs. Kdb vs. OrientDB vs. SWC-DB vs. Yanza

System Properties Comparison EDB Postgres vs. Kdb vs. OrientDB vs. SWC-DB vs. Yanza

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NameEDB Postgres  Xexclude from comparisonKdb  Xexclude from comparisonOrientDB  Xexclude from comparisonSWC-DB infoSuper Wide Column Database  Xexclude from comparisonYanza  Xexclude from comparison
Yanza seems to be discontinued. Therefore it is excluded from the DB-Engines Ranking.
DescriptionThe EDB Postgres Platform is an enterprise-class data management platform based on the open source database PostgreSQL with flexible deployment options and Oracle compatibility features, complemented by tool kits for management, integration, and migration.High performance Time Series DBMSMulti-model DBMS (Document, Graph, Key/Value)A high performance, scalable Wide Column DBMSTime Series DBMS for IoT Applications
Primary database modelRelational DBMSTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Document store
Graph DBMS
Key-value store
Wide column storeTime Series DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Spatial DBMS
Relational DBMSTime Series DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score2.18
Rank#122  Overall
#59  Relational DBMS
Score7.70
Rank#53  Overall
#3  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Score3.27
Rank#97  Overall
#16  Document stores
#6  Graph DBMS
#15  Key-value stores
Score0.01
Rank#387  Overall
#13  Wide column stores
Websitewww.enterprisedb.comkx.comorientdb.orggithub.com/­kashirin-alex/­swc-db
www.swcdb.org
yanza.com
Technical documentationwww.enterprisedb.com/­docscode.kx.comwww.orientdb.com/­docs/­last/­index.html
DeveloperEnterpriseDBKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plcOrientDB LTD; CallidusCloud; SAPAlex KashirinYanza
Initial release20052000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 2003201020202015
Current release14, December 20213.6, May 20183.2.29, March 20240.5, April 2021
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infoBSD for PostgreSQL-componentscommercial infofree 32-bit versionOpen Source infoApache version 2Open Source infoGPL V3commercial infofree version available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono infobut mainly used as a service provided by Yanza
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Implementation languageCqJavaC++
Server operating systemsLinux
Windows
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
All OS with a Java JDK (>= JDK 6)LinuxWindows
Data schemeyesyesschema-free infoSchema can be enforced for whole record ("schema-full") or for some fields only ("schema-hybrid")schema-freeschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesno
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.yes infospecific XML-type available, but no XML query functionality.yesnonono
Secondary indexesyesyes infotable attribute 'grouped'yesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infostandard with numerous extensionsSQL-like query language (q)SQL-like query language, no joinsSQL-like query languageno
APIs and other access methodsADO.NET
JDBC
native C library
ODBC
streaming API for large objects
HTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
Tinkerpop technology stack with Blueprints, Gremlin, Pipes
Java API
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
Proprietary protocol
Thrift
HTTP API
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C++
Delphi
Java
Perl
PHP
Python
Tcl
C
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
.Net
C
C#
C++
Clojure
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
C++any language that supports HTTP calls
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functions inforealized in proprietary language PL/pgSQL or with common languages like Perl, Python, Tcl etc.user defined functionsJava, Javascriptnono
Triggersyesyes infowith viewsHooksnoyes infoTimer and event based
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioning infoby hash, list or rangehorizontal partitioningShardingShardingnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationSource-replica replicationMulti-source replicationnone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnono infosimilar paradigm used for internal processingno infocould be achieved with distributed queriesnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesyes inforelationship in graphsno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDnoACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardrights management via user accountsAccess rights for users and roles; record level security configurableno
More information provided by the system vendor
EDB PostgresKdbOrientDBSWC-DB infoSuper Wide Column DatabaseYanza
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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