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System Properties Comparison Ehcache vs. EJDB vs. JSqlDb vs. Realm vs. TiDB

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NameEhcache  Xexclude from comparisonEJDB  Xexclude from comparisonJSqlDb  Xexclude from comparisonRealm  Xexclude from comparisonTiDB  Xexclude from comparison
JSqlDB seems to be discontinued. Therefore it is excluded from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionA widely adopted Java cache with tiered storage optionsEmbeddable document-store database library with JSON representation of queries (in MongoDB style)JavaScript Query Language Database, stores JavaScript objects and primitivesA DBMS built for use on mobile devices that’s a fast, easy to use alternative to SQLite and Core DataTiDB is an open source distributed SQL database that supports Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing (HTAP) workloads. It is MySQL compatible and features horizontal scalability, strong consistency, and high availability.
Primary database modelKey-value storeDocument storeDocument store
Object oriented DBMS
Document storeRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score4.64
Rank#68  Overall
#8  Key-value stores
Score0.31
Rank#296  Overall
#44  Document stores
Score7.41
Rank#52  Overall
#8  Document stores
Score4.25
Rank#74  Overall
#40  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.ehcache.orggithub.com/­Softmotions/­ejdbjsqldb.org (offline)realm.iopingcap.com
Technical documentationwww.ehcache.org/­documentationgithub.com/­Softmotions/­ejdb/­blob/­master/­README.mdrealm.io/­docsdocs.pingcap.com/­tidb/­stable
DeveloperTerracotta Inc, owned by Software AGSoftmotionsKonrad von BackstromRealm, acquired by MongoDB in May 2019PingCAP, Inc.
Initial release20092012201820142016
Current release3.10.0, March 20220.8, December 20188.1.0, May 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2; commercial licenses availableOpen Source infoGPLv2Open SourceOpen SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaCGo, Rust
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java VMserver-lessLinux
macOS
Windows
Android
Backend: server-less
iOS
Windows
Linux
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeschema-freeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes infostring, integer, double, bool, date, object_idnoyesyes
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 indexesnononoyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnonononoyes
APIs and other access methodsJCachein-process shared libraryGORM
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
SQLAlchemy
Supported programming languagesJavaActionscript
C
C#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Lua
Objective-C
Pike
Python
Ruby
JavaScript.Net
Java infowith Android only
Objective-C
React Native
Swift
Ada
C
C#
C++
D
Delphi
Eiffel
Erlang
Haskell
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Objective-C
OCaml
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scheme
Tcl
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnonofunctions in JavaScriptno inforuns within the applications so server-side scripts are unnecessaryno
Triggersyes infoCache Event Listenersnonoyes infoChange Listenersno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesSharding infoby using Terracotta Servernonenonenonehorizontal partitioning (by key range)
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes infoby using Terracotta ServernonenonenoneUsing Raft consensus algorithm to ensure data replication with strong consistency among multiple replicas.
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonononoyes infowith TiSpark Connector
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemTunable Consistency (Strong, Eventual, Weak)Immediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynono infotypically not needed, however similar functionality with collection joins possiblenonoyes infofull support since version 6.6
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infosupports JTA and can work as an XA resourcenoACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes infoRead/Write Lockingyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infousing a tiered cache-storage approachyesyes infousing RocksDByesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyes infoIn-Memory realmno
User concepts infoAccess controlnonoyesFine grained access rights according to SQL-standard
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EhcacheEJDBJSqlDbRealmTiDB
Specific characteristicsTiDB is an advanced open-source, distributed SQL database for modern application...
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Competitive advantages- HORIZONTAL SCALING : TiDB grants total transparency into your data workloads without...
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Typical application scenariosTiDB is ideal for transactional applications that require extreme scalability and...
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Key customersBlock, Pinterest, Catalyst, Bolt, Flipkart, Capcom, Shopee (E-commerce), JD Cloud...
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Market metrics34K+ GitHub stars 5K+ members in TiDB Community Slack 1K+ community contributors...
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Licensing and pricing modelsTiDB Community : Free open source software (Apache 2.0) TiDB Self-Hosted : Enterprise...
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