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DBMS > EsgynDB vs. HBase vs. SQL.JS vs. Trafodion vs. YugabyteDB

System Properties Comparison EsgynDB vs. HBase vs. SQL.JS vs. Trafodion vs. YugabyteDB

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NameEsgynDB  Xexclude from comparisonHBase  Xexclude from comparisonSQL.JS  Xexclude from comparisonTrafodion  Xexclude from comparisonYugabyteDB  Xexclude from comparison
Apache Trafodion has been retired in 2021. Therefore it is excluded from the DB-Engines Ranking.
DescriptionEnterprise-class SQL-on-Hadoop solution, powered by Apache TrafodionWide-column store based on Apache Hadoop and on concepts of BigTablePort of SQLite to JavaScriptTransactional SQL-on-Hadoop DBMSHigh-performance distributed SQL database for global, internet-scale applications. Wire and feature compatible with PostgreSQL.
Primary database modelRelational DBMSWide column storeRelational DBMSRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Wide column store
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score0.25
Rank#312  Overall
#138  Relational DBMS
Score27.97
Rank#26  Overall
#2  Wide column stores
Score0.63
Rank#241  Overall
#112  Relational DBMS
Score2.63
Rank#109  Overall
#53  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.esgyn.cnhbase.apache.orgsql.js.orgtrafodion.apache.orgwww.yugabyte.com
Technical documentationhbase.apache.org/­book.htmlsql.js.org/­documentation/­index.htmltrafodion.apache.org/­documentation.htmldocs.yugabyte.com
github.com/­yugabyte/­yugabyte-db
DeveloperEsgynApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by PowersetAlon Zakai infoenhancements implemented by othersApache Software Foundation, originally developed by HPYugabyte Inc.
Initial release20152008201220142017
Current release2.3.4, January 20212.3.0, February 20192.19, September 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoApache version 2Open SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0Open Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC++, JavaJavaJavaScriptC++, JavaC and C++
Server operating systemsLinuxLinux
Unix
Windows infousing Cygwin
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)LinuxLinux
OS X
Data schemeyesschema-free, schema definition possibleyesyesdepending on used data model
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesoptions to bring your own types, AVROyesyesyes
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 indexesyesnoyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesnoyes infoSQL-92 is not fully supportedyesyes, PostgreSQL compatible
APIs and other access methodsADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
Java API
RESTful HTTP API
Thrift
JavaScript APIADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
JDBC
YCQL, an SQL-based flexible-schema API with its roots in Cassandra Query Language
YSQL - a fully relational SQL API that is wire compatible with the SQL language in PostgreSQL
Supported programming languagesAll languages supporting JDBC/ODBC/ADO.NetC
C#
C++
Groovy
Java
PHP
Python
Scala
JavaScriptAll languages supporting JDBC/ODBC/ADO.NetC
C#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust
Scala
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresJava Stored Proceduresyes infoCoprocessors in JavanoJava Stored Proceduresyes infosql, plpgsql, C
Triggersnoyesnonoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingShardingnoneShardingHash and Range Sharding, row-level geo-partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replication between multi datacentersMulti-source replication
Source-replica replication
noneyes, via HBaseBased on Raft distributed consensus protocol, minimum 3 replicas for continuous availability
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyesyesnoyes infovia user defined functions and HBaseno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency or Eventual ConsistencynoneImmediate ConsistencyStrong consistency on writes and tunable consistency on reads
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyesyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDSingle row ACID (across millions of columns)ACIDACIDDistributed ACID with Serializable & Snapshot Isolation. Inspired by Google Spanner architecture.
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesno infoexcept by serializing a db to a fileyesyes infobased on RocksDB
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyesnono
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardAccess Control Lists (ACL) for RBAC, integration with Apache Ranger for RBAC & ABACnofine grained access rights according to SQL-standardyes
More information provided by the system vendor
EsgynDBHBaseSQL.JSTrafodionYugabyteDB
Specific characteristicsYugabyteDB is an open source distributed SQL database for cloud native transactional...
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Competitive advantagesPostgreSQL compatible: Get instantly productive with a PostgreSQL compatible RDBMS....
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Typical application scenariosSystems of record and engagement for cloud native applications that require resilience,...
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Market metrics2 Million+ lifetime clusters deployed, 6.5K+ GitHub stars, 7K YugabyteDB Community...
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Licensing and pricing modelsApache 2.0 license for the database
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