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DBMS > Ehcache vs. NCache vs. SWC-DB vs. TinkerGraph

System Properties Comparison Ehcache vs. NCache vs. SWC-DB vs. TinkerGraph

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NameEhcache  Xexclude from comparisonNCache  Xexclude from comparisonSWC-DB infoSuper Wide Column Database  Xexclude from comparisonTinkerGraph  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionA widely adopted Java cache with tiered storage optionsOpen-Source and Enterprise in-memory Key-Value StoreA high performance, scalable Wide Column DBMSA lightweight, in-memory graph engine that serves as a reference implementation of the TinkerPop3 API
Primary database modelKey-value storeKey-value storeWide column storeGraph DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Search engine infoUsing distributed Lucene
Time Series DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score4.64
Rank#68  Overall
#8  Key-value stores
Score0.96
Rank#195  Overall
#29  Key-value stores
Score0.08
Rank#364  Overall
#13  Wide column stores
Score0.13
Rank#345  Overall
#35  Graph DBMS
Websitewww.ehcache.orgwww.alachisoft.com/­ncachegithub.com/­kashirin-alex/­swc-db
www.swcdb.org
tinkerpop.apache.org/­docs/­current/­reference/­#tinkergraph-gremlin
Technical documentationwww.ehcache.org/­documentationwww.alachisoft.com/­resources/­docs
DeveloperTerracotta Inc, owned by Software AGAlachisoftAlex Kashirin
Initial release2009200520202009
Current release3.10.0, March 20225.3.3, April 20240.5, April 2021
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2; commercial licenses availableOpen Source infoEnterprise Edition availableOpen Source infoGPL V3Open Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageJavaC#, .NET, .NET Core, JavaC++Java
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java VMLinux
Windows
Linux
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeschema-freeschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyespartial infoSupported data types are Lists, Queues, Hashsets, Dictionary and Counteryes
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 indexesnoyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoSQL-like query syntax and LINQ for searching the cache. Cache Synchronization with SQL Server using SQL dependency.SQL-like query languageno
APIs and other access methodsJCacheIDistributedCache
JCache
LINQ
Proprietary native API
Proprietary protocol
Thrift
TinkerPop 3
Supported programming languagesJava.Net
.Net Core
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Scala
C++Groovy
Java
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnono infosupport for stored procedures with SQL-Server CLRnono
Triggersyes infoCache Event Listenersyes infoNotificationsnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesSharding infoby using Terracotta ServeryesShardingnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes infoby using Terracotta Serveryes, with selectable consistency levelnone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemTunable Consistency (Strong, Eventual, Weak)Eventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Strong Eventual Consistency over WAN with Conflict Resolution using Bridge Topology
Immediate Consistencynone
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonoyes infoRelationships in graphs
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infosupports JTA and can work as an XA resourceoptimistic locking and pessimistic lockingno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesno
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infousing a tiered cache-storage approachyesyesoptional
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesnoyes
User concepts infoAccess controlnoAuthentication to access the cache via Active Directory/LDAP (possible roles: user, administrator)no
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EhcacheNCacheSWC-DB infoSuper Wide Column DatabaseTinkerGraph
Specific characteristicsNCache has been the market leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005 . NCache...
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Competitive advantagesNCache is 100% .NET/ .NET Core based which fully supports ASP.NET Core Sessions ,...
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Typical application scenariosNCache enables industries like retail, finance, banking IoT, travel, ecommerce, healthcare...
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Key customersBank of America, Citi, Natures Way, Charter Spectrum, Barclays, Henry Schein, GBM,...
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Market metricsMarket Leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005.
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Licensing and pricing modelsNCache Open Source is free on an as-is basis without any support. NCache Enterprise...
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