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System Properties Comparison Ehcache vs. HarperDB vs. HBase vs. Newts vs. Quasardb

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NameEhcache  Xexclude from comparisonHarperDB  Xexclude from comparisonHBase  Xexclude from comparisonNewts  Xexclude from comparisonQuasardb  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionA widely adopted Java cache with tiered storage optionsUltra-low latency distributed database with an intuitive REST API supporting NoSQL and SQL (including joins). Deployment of functions and databases simultaneously with a consolidated node-level architecture.Wide-column store based on Apache Hadoop and on concepts of BigTableTime Series DBMS based on CassandraDistributed, high-performance timeseries database
Primary database modelKey-value storeDocument storeWide column storeTime Series DBMSTime Series DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score4.64
Rank#68  Overall
#8  Key-value stores
Score0.60
Rank#244  Overall
#38  Document stores
Score27.97
Rank#26  Overall
#2  Wide column stores
Score0.07
Rank#375  Overall
#41  Time Series DBMS
Score0.21
Rank#322  Overall
#29  Time Series DBMS
Websitewww.ehcache.orgwww.harperdb.iohbase.apache.orgopennms.github.io/­newtsquasar.ai
Technical documentationwww.ehcache.org/­documentationdocs.harperdb.io/­docshbase.apache.org/­book.htmlgithub.com/­OpenNMS/­newts/­wikidoc.quasar.ai/­master
DeveloperTerracotta Inc, owned by Software AGHarperDBApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by PowersetOpenNMS Groupquasardb
Initial release20092017200820142009
Current release3.10.0, March 20223.1, August 20212.3.4, January 20213.14.1, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2; commercial licenses availablecommercial infofree community edition availableOpen Source infoApache version 2Open Source infoApache 2.0commercial infoFree community edition, Non-profit organizations and non-commercial usage are eligible for free licenses
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaNode.jsJavaJavaC++
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java VMLinux
OS X
Linux
Unix
Windows infousing Cygwin
Linux
OS X
Windows
BSD
Linux
OS X
Windows
Data schemeschema-freedynamic schemaschema-free, schema definition possibleschema-freeschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes infoJSON data typesoptions to bring your own types, AVROyesyes infointeger and binary
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.nonononono
Secondary indexesnoyesnonoyes infowith tags
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoSQL-like data manipulation statementsnonoSQL-like query language
APIs and other access methodsJCacheJDBC
ODBC
React Hooks
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
WebSocket
Java API
RESTful HTTP API
Thrift
HTTP REST
Java API
HTTP API
Supported programming languagesJava.Net
C
C#
C++
ColdFusion
D
Dart
Delphi
Erlang
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Lisp
MatLab
Objective C
Perl
PHP
PowerShell
Prolog
Python
R
Ruby
Rust
Scala
Swift
C
C#
C++
Groovy
Java
PHP
Python
Scala
Java.Net
C
C#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
R
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoCustom Functions infosince release 3.1yes infoCoprocessors in Javanono
Triggersyes infoCache Event Listenersnoyesnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesSharding infoby using Terracotta ServerA table resides as a whole on one (or more) nodes in a clusterShardingSharding infobased on CassandraSharding infoconsistent hashing
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes infoby using Terracotta Serveryes infothe nodes on which a table resides can be definedMulti-source replication
Source-replica replication
selectable replication factor infobased on CassandraSource-replica replication with selectable replication factor
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyesnowith Hadoop integration
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemTunable Consistency (Strong, Eventual, Weak)Immediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency or Eventual ConsistencyEventual Consistency infobased on Cassandra
Immediate Consistency infobased on Cassandra
Immediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonononono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infosupports JTA and can work as an XA resourceAtomic execution of specific operationsSingle row ACID (across millions of columns)noACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infousing a tiered cache-storage approachyes, using LMDByesyesyes infoby using LevelDB
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesyesnoyes infoTransient mode
User concepts infoAccess controlnoAccess rights for users and rolesAccess Control Lists (ACL) for RBAC, integration with Apache Ranger for RBAC & ABACnoCryptographically strong user authentication and audit trail

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