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System Properties Comparison Ehcache vs. HarperDB vs. ObjectBox vs. SurrealDB

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NameEhcache  Xexclude from comparisonHarperDB  Xexclude from comparisonObjectBox  Xexclude from comparisonSurrealDB  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.Lightweight, fast on-device database for IoT, Mobile and Embedded devices, persisting and synchronising objects and vectorsA fully ACID transactional, developer-friendly, multi-model DBMS
Primary database modelKey-value storeDocument storeObject oriented DBMS
Vector DBMS
Document store
Graph DBMS
Secondary database modelsTime 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
Score1.29
Rank#166  Overall
#5  Object oriented DBMS
#7  Vector DBMS
Score1.02
Rank#190  Overall
#33  Document stores
#18  Graph DBMS
Websitewww.ehcache.orgwww.harperdb.iogithub.com/­objectbox
objectbox.io
surrealdb.com
Technical documentationwww.ehcache.org/­documentationdocs.harperdb.io/­docsdocs.objectbox.iosurrealdb.com/­docs
DeveloperTerracotta Inc, owned by Software AGHarperDBObjectBox LimitedSurrealDB Ltd
Initial release2009201720172022
Current release3.10.0, March 20223.1, August 20214.0 (May 2024)v1.5.0, May 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2; commercial licenses availablecommercial infofree community edition availableBindings are released under Apache 2.0 infoApache License 2.0Open Source
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

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Implementation languageJavaNode.jsC and C++Rust
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java VMLinux
OS X
Android
Any POSIX system
Docker
iOS
Linux
macOS
QNX
Windows
Linux
macOS
Windows
Data schemeschema-freedynamic schemayesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes infoJSON data typesyes, plus "flex" map-like typesyes
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.nonono
Secondary indexesnoyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoSQL-like data manipulation statementsnoSQL-like query language
APIs and other access methodsJCacheJDBC
ODBC
React Hooks
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
WebSocket
Proprietary native APIGraphQL
RESTful HTTP API
WebSocket
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++
Dart (Flutter)
Go
Java
Kotlin
Python
Swift
Deno
Go
JavaScript (Node.js)
Rust
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoCustom Functions infosince release 3.1no
Triggersyes infoCache Event Listenersnono
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 clusternone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes infoby using Terracotta Serveryes infothe nodes on which a table resides can be definedData sync between devices allowing occasional connected databases to work completely offline
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemTunable Consistency (Strong, Eventual, Weak)Immediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonoyes
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 operationsACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infousing a tiered cache-storage approachyes, using LMDByesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlnoAccess rights for users and rolesyesyes, based on authentication and database rules
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