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DBMS > EsgynDB vs. HarperDB vs. SpatiaLite vs. Typesense vs. Weaviate

System Properties Comparison EsgynDB vs. HarperDB vs. SpatiaLite vs. Typesense vs. Weaviate

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NameEsgynDB  Xexclude from comparisonHarperDB  Xexclude from comparisonSpatiaLite  Xexclude from comparisonTypesense  Xexclude from comparisonWeaviate  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionEnterprise-class SQL-on-Hadoop solution, powered by Apache TrafodionUltra-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.Spatial extension of SQLiteA typo-tolerant, in-memory search engine optimized for instant search-as-you-type experiences and developer productivityAn AI-native realtime vector database engine that integrates scalable machine learning models.
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument storeSpatial DBMSSearch engineVector DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
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Score0.16
Rank#329  Overall
#146  Relational DBMS
Score0.55
Rank#248  Overall
#38  Document stores
Score1.60
Rank#149  Overall
#3  Spatial DBMS
Score0.79
Rank#210  Overall
#14  Search engines
Score1.73
Rank#143  Overall
#5  Vector DBMS
Websitewww.esgyn.cnwww.harperdb.iowww.gaia-gis.it/­fossil/­libspatialite/­indextypesense.orggithub.com/­weaviate/­weaviate
weaviate.io
Technical documentationdocs.harperdb.io/­docswww.gaia-gis.it/­gaia-sins/­spatialite_topics.htmltypesense.org/­docsweaviate.io/­developers/­weaviate
DeveloperEsgynHarperDBAlessandro FurieriWeaviate B.V.
Initial release20152017200820152019
Current release3.1, August 20215.0.0, August 20201.19, May 2023
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercial infofree community edition availableOpen Source infoMPL 1.1, GPL v2.0 or LGPL v2.1Open Source infoGPL V3Open Source infocommercial license available with Weaviate Enterprise
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC++, JavaNode.jsC++C++Go
Server operating systemsLinuxLinux
OS X
server-lessLinux
Data schemeyesdynamic schemayesschema-free infopre-defined schema optionalyes, maps to GraphQL interface
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes infoJSON data typesyesyesyes infostring, int, float, geo point, date, cross reference, fuzzy references
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 indexesyesyesyesyesyes infoall data objects are indexed in a semantic vector space (the Contextionary), all primitive fields are indexed
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesSQL-like data manipulation statementsyesnoGraphQL is used as query language
APIs and other access methodsADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
JDBC
ODBC
React Hooks
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
WebSocket
RESTful HTTP APIGraphQL query language
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
Supported programming languagesAll languages supporting JDBC/ODBC/ADO.Net.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
.Net infocommunity maintained
Clojure infocommunity maintained
Dart infocommunity maintained
Go infocommunity maintained
Java infocommunity maintained
JavaScript
Perl infocommunity maintained
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust infocommunity maintained
Swift infocommunity maintained
JavaScript / TypeScript
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresJava Stored ProceduresCustom Functions infosince release 3.1nonono
Triggersnonoyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingA table resides as a whole on one (or more) nodes in a clusternoneSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replication between multi datacentersyes infothe nodes on which a table resides can be definednoneMulti-source replication using RAFTyes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyesnononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDAtomic execution of specific operationsACIDnono
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes, using LMDByesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyesyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardAccess rights for users and rolesnoAPI Keys
OpenID Connect Discovery
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EsgynDBHarperDBSpatiaLiteTypesenseWeaviate
Specific characteristicsWeaviate is an open source vector database that is robust, scalable, cloud-native,...
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Competitive advantagesFlexible deployment - Free, open source or fully-managed cloud vector database service...
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Typical application scenariosAs a database supporting the development of generative AI and semantic search applications...
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Key customersAll companies that have data. ​
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Market metricsAs of mid 2023: Over 2 million open source downloads 3500+ Weaviate Slack community...
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Licensing and pricing modelsWeaviate is open-source, and free to use. Weaviate is also available as a fully managed...
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