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DBMS > FeatureBase vs. HarperDB vs. Hypertable vs. Newts vs. Quasardb

System Properties Comparison FeatureBase vs. HarperDB vs. Hypertable vs. Newts vs. Quasardb

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NameFeatureBase  Xexclude from comparisonHarperDB  Xexclude from comparisonHypertable  Xexclude from comparisonNewts  Xexclude from comparisonQuasardb  Xexclude from comparison
Hypertable has stopped its further development with March 2016 and is removed from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionReal-time database platform that powers real-time analytics and machine learning applications by simultaneously executing low-latency, high-throughput, and highly concurrent workloads.Ultra-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.An open source BigTable implementation based on distributed file systems such as HadoopTime Series DBMS based on CassandraDistributed, high-performance timeseries database
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument storeWide column storeTime Series DBMSTime Series DBMS
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Score0.22
Rank#309  Overall
#139  Relational DBMS
Score0.55
Rank#248  Overall
#38  Document stores
Score0.00
Rank#383  Overall
#41  Time Series DBMS
Score0.14
Rank#332  Overall
#29  Time Series DBMS
Websitewww.featurebase.comwww.harperdb.ioopennms.github.io/­newtsquasar.ai
Technical documentationdocs.featurebase.comdocs.harperdb.io/­docsgithub.com/­OpenNMS/­newts/­wikidoc.quasar.ai/­master
DeveloperMolecula and Pilosa Open Source ContributorsHarperDBHypertable Inc.OpenNMS Groupquasardb
Initial release20172017200920142009
Current release2022, May 20223.1, August 20210.9.8.11, March 20163.14.1, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercial infofree community edition availableOpen Source infoGNU version 3. Commercial license availableOpen Source infoApache 2.0commercial infoFree community edition, Non-profit organizations and non-commercial usage are eligible for free licenses
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageGoNode.jsC++JavaC++
Server operating systemsLinux
macOS
Linux
OS X
Linux
OS X
Windows infoan inofficial Windows port is available
Linux
OS X
Windows
BSD
Linux
OS X
Windows
Data schemeyesdynamic schemaschema-freeschema-freeschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes infoJSON data typesnoyesyes infointeger and binary
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 indexesnoyesrestricted infoonly exact value or prefix value scansnoyes infowith tags
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL queriesSQL-like data manipulation statementsnonoSQL-like query language
APIs and other access methodsgRPC
JDBC
Kafka Connector
ODBC
JDBC
ODBC
React Hooks
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
WebSocket
C++ API
Thrift
HTTP REST
Java API
HTTP API
Supported programming languagesJava
Python
.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++
Java
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Java.Net
C
C#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
R
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresCustom Functions infosince release 3.1nonono
Triggersnonononono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingA table resides as a whole on one (or more) nodes in a clusterShardingSharding infobased on CassandraSharding infoconsistent hashing
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyesyes infothe nodes on which a table resides can be definedselectable replication factor on file system levelselectable replication factor infobased on CassandraSource-replica replication with selectable replication factor
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesnowith Hadoop integration
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency infobased on Cassandra
Immediate Consistency infobased on Cassandra
Immediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnononono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayesAtomic execution of specific operationsnonoACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes, using Linux fsyncyes, using LMDByesyesyes infoby using LevelDB
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesnoyes infoTransient mode
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users and rolesnonoCryptographically strong user authentication and audit trail

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