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DBMS > FeatureBase vs. jBASE vs. Kdb vs. Prometheus

System Properties Comparison FeatureBase vs. jBASE vs. Kdb vs. Prometheus

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NameFeatureBase  Xexclude from comparisonjBASE  Xexclude from comparisonKdb  Xexclude from comparisonPrometheus  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionReal-time database platform that powers real-time analytics and machine learning applications by simultaneously executing low-latency, high-throughput, and highly concurrent workloads.A robust multi-value DBMS comprising development tools and middlewareHigh performance Time Series DBMSOpen-source Time Series DBMS and monitoring system
Primary database modelRelational DBMSMultivalue DBMSTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.31
Rank#292  Overall
#135  Relational DBMS
Score1.49
Rank#156  Overall
#3  Multivalue DBMS
Score7.71
Rank#49  Overall
#2  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Score7.69
Rank#50  Overall
#3  Time Series DBMS
Websitewww.featurebase.comwww.rocketsoftware.com/­products/­rocket-multivalue-application-development-platform/­rocket-jbasekx.comprometheus.io
Technical documentationdocs.featurebase.comdocs.rocketsoftware.com/­bundle?labelkey=jbase_5.9code.kx.comprometheus.io/­docs
DeveloperMolecula and Pilosa Open Source ContributorsRocket Software (formerly Zumasys)Kx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plc
Initial release201719912000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 20032015
Current release2022, May 20225.73.6, May 2018
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercialcommercial infofree 32-bit versionOpen Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageGoqGo
Server operating systemsLinux
macOS
AIX
Linux
Windows
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Linux
Windows
Data schemeyesschema-freeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesoptionalyesNumeric data only
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.noyesyesno infoImport of XML data possible
Secondary indexesnoyes infotable attribute 'grouped'no
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL queriesEmbedded SQL for jBASE in BASICSQL-like query language (q)no
APIs and other access methodsgRPC
JDBC
Kafka Connector
ODBC
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
SOAP-based API
HTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
Supported programming languagesJava
Python
.Net
Basic
Jabbascript
Java
C
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
.Net
C++
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Ruby
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesuser defined functionsno
Triggersnoyesyes infowith viewsno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingShardinghorizontal partitioningSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyesyesSource-replica replicationyes infoby Federation
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnono infosimilar paradigm used for internal processingno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate Consistencynone
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayesACIDnono
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes, using Linux fsyncyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights can be defined down to the item levelrights management via user accountsno
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FeatureBasejBASEKdbPrometheus
Specific characteristicsIntegrated columnar database & programming system for streaming, real time and historical...
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Competitive advantagesprovides seamless scalability; runs on industry standard server platforms; is top-ranked...
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Typical application scenariostick database streaming sensor data massive intelligence applications oil and gas...
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Key customersGoldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Merrill Lynch J.P. Morgan Deutsche Bank IEX Securities...
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Market metricskdb+ performance and reliability proven by our customers in critical infrastructure...
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Licensing and pricing modelsupon request
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