DB-EnginesInfluxDB: Focus on building software with an easy-to-use serverless, scalable time series platformEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by solid IT

DBMS > FatDB vs. GigaSpaces vs. QuestDB vs. Rockset vs. VelocityDB

System Properties Comparison FatDB vs. GigaSpaces vs. QuestDB vs. Rockset vs. VelocityDB

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
NameFatDB  Xexclude from comparisonGigaSpaces  Xexclude from comparisonQuestDB  Xexclude from comparisonRockset  Xexclude from comparisonVelocityDB  Xexclude from comparison
FatDB/FatCloud has ceased operations as a company with February 2014. FatDB is discontinued and excluded from the ranking.
DescriptionA .NET NoSQL DBMS that can integrate with and extend SQL Server.High performance in-memory data grid platform, powering three products: Smart Cache, Smart ODS (Operational Data Store), Smart Augmented TransactionsA high performance open source SQL database for time series dataA scalable, reliable search and analytics service in the cloud, built on RocksDBA .NET Object Database that can be embedded/distributed and extended to a graph data model (VelocityGraph)
Primary database modelDocument store
Key-value store
Document store
Object oriented DBMS infoValues are user defined objects
Time Series DBMSDocument storeGraph DBMS
Object oriented DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMS
Search engine
Relational DBMSRelational DBMS
Search engine
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.97
Rank#192  Overall
#32  Document stores
#6  Object oriented DBMS
Score2.52
Rank#109  Overall
#9  Time Series DBMS
Score0.79
Rank#211  Overall
#35  Document stores
Score0.05
Rank#358  Overall
#36  Graph DBMS
#16  Object oriented DBMS
Websitewww.gigaspaces.comquestdb.iorockset.comvelocitydb.com
Technical documentationdocs.gigaspaces.com/­latest/­landing.htmlquestdb.io/­docsdocs.rockset.comvelocitydb.com/­UserGuide
DeveloperFatCloudGigaspaces TechnologiesQuestDB Technology IncRocksetVelocityDB Inc
Initial release20122000201420192011
Current release15.5, September 20207.x
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoApache Version 2; Commercial licenses availableOpen Source infoApache 2.0commercialcommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononoyesno
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.
Implementation languageC#Java, C++, .NetJava (Zero-GC), C++, RustC++C#
Server operating systemsWindowsLinux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
Linux
macOS
Windows
hostedAny that supports .NET
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeyes infoschema-free via InfluxDB Line Protocolschema-freeyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesdynamic typingyes
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.no infoXML can be used for describing objects metadatanono infoingestion from XML files supportedno
Secondary indexesyesyesnoall fields are automatically indexedyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLno infoVia inetgration in SQL ServerSQL-99 for query and DML statementsSQL with time-series extensionsRead-only SQL queries, including JOINsno
APIs and other access methods.NET Client API
LINQ
RESTful HTTP API
RPC
Windows WCF Bindings
GigaSpaces LRMI
Hibernate
JCache
JDBC
JPA
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
Spring Data
HTTP REST
InfluxDB Line Protocol (TCP/UDP)
JDBC
PostgreSQL wire protocol
HTTP REST.Net
Supported programming languagesC#.Net
C++
Java
Python
Scala
C infoPostgreSQL driver
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Rust infoover HTTP
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
.Net
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes infovia applicationsyesnonono
Triggersyes infovia applicationsyes, event driven architecturenonoCallbacks are triggered when data changes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingShardinghorizontal partitioning (by timestamps)Automatic shardingSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factorMulti-source replication infosynchronous or asynchronous
Source-replica replication infosynchronous or asynchronous
Source-replica replication with eventual consistencyyes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyesyes infoMap-Reduce pattern can be built with XAP task executorsnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Immediate Consistency infoConsistency level configurable: ALL, QUORUM, ANYImmediate ConsistencyEventual ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonononono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACIDACID for single-table writesnoACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyes infothrough memory mapped filesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlno infoCan implement custom security layer via applicationsRole-based access controlAccess rights for users and organizations can be defined via Rockset consoleBased on Windows Authentication
More information provided by the system vendor
FatDBGigaSpacesQuestDBRocksetVelocityDB
Specific characteristicsRelational model with native time series support Column-based storage and time partitioned...
» more
Competitive advantagesHigh ingestion throughput: peak of 4M rows/sec (TSBS Benchmark) Code optimizations...
» more
Typical application scenariosFinancial tick data Industrial IoT Application Metrics Monitoring
» more
Key customersBanks & Hedge funds, Yahoo, OKX, Airbus, Aquis Exchange, Net App, Cloudera, Airtel,...
» more
Licensing and pricing modelsOpen source Apache 2.0 QuestDB Enterprise QuestDB Cloud
» more
News

QuestDB 8.0: Major Release
23 May 2024

QuestDB and Raspberry Pi 5 benchmark, a pocket-sized powerhouse
8 May 2024

Build your own resource monitor with QuestDB and Grafana
6 May 2024

Does "vpmovzxbd" Scare You? Here's Why it Doesn't Have To
12 April 2024

Create an ADS-B flight radar with QuestDB and a Raspberry Pi
8 April 2024

We invite representatives of system vendors to contact us for updating and extending the system information,
and for displaying vendor-provided information such as key customers, competitive advantages and market metrics.

Related products and services

We invite representatives of vendors of related products to contact us for presenting information about their offerings here.

More resources
FatDBGigaSpacesQuestDBRocksetVelocityDB
Recent citations in the news

GigaSpaces to hand out almost $14 million in dividends following Cloudify’s acquisition by Dell
19 July 2023, CTech

Data Sciences Corporation partners with GigaSpaces Technologies to usher DIH technology to enterprises in SA
11 October 2023, ITWeb

GigaSpaces Announces Version 16.0 with Breakthrough Data Integration Tools to Ease Enterprises' Digital ...
3 November 2021, PR Newswire

GigaSpaces Spins Off Cloudify, Its Open Source Cloud Orchestration Unit
27 July 2017, Data Center Knowledge

Your occasional storage digest with GigaSpaces, Virtana and NAND ship data – Blocks and Files
7 December 2020, Blocks & Files

provided by Google News

QuestDB snares $12M Series A with hosted version coming soon
3 November 2021, TechCrunch

SQL Extensions for Time-Series Data in QuestDB
11 January 2021, Towards Data Science

QuestDB gets $12M Series A funding amid growing interest in time-series databases
3 November 2021, SiliconANGLE News

Read the Pitch Deck Database Startup QuestDB Used to Raise $12 Million
11 November 2021, Business Insider

Aquis Exchange goes live with QuestDB for real time monitoring
2 November 2022, FinanceFeeds

provided by Google News

Rockset Announces Native Support for Hybrid Search to Power AI Apps
17 May 2024, Datanami

Rockset upgrades database to meet the needs of AI hybrid search – Blocks and Files
20 May 2024, Blocks & Files

Rockset launches native support for hybrid vector and text search to power AI apps
16 May 2024, SiliconANGLE News

Data Management News for the Week of May 17; Updates from Anomalo, DataStax, Rockset & More
16 May 2024, Solutions Review

Rockset targets cost control with latest database update
31 January 2024, TechTarget

provided by Google News



Share this page

Featured Products

AllegroGraph logo

Graph Database Leader for AI Knowledge Graph Applications - The Most Secure Graph Database Available.
Free Download

Milvus logo

Vector database designed for GenAI, fully equipped for enterprise implementation.
Try Managed Milvus for Free

Neo4j logo

See for yourself how a graph database can make your life easier.
Use Neo4j online for free.

RaimaDB logo

RaimaDB, embedded database for mission-critical applications. When performance, footprint and reliability matters.
Try RaimaDB for free.

Datastax Astra logo

Bring all your data to Generative AI applications with vector search enabled by the most scalable
vector database available.
Try for Free

Present your product here