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DBMS > FeatureBase vs. Kdb vs. RRDtool vs. VictoriaMetrics

System Properties Comparison FeatureBase vs. Kdb vs. RRDtool vs. VictoriaMetrics

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NameFeatureBase  Xexclude from comparisonKdb  Xexclude from comparisonRRDtool  Xexclude from comparisonVictoriaMetrics  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.High performance Time Series DBMSIndustry standard data logging and graphing tool for time series data. RRD is an acronym for round-robin database. infoThe data is stored in a circular buffer, thus the system storage footprint remains constant over time.A fast, cost-effective and scalable Time Series DBMS and monitoring solution
Primary database modelRelational DBMSTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Time Series DBMSTime 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
Score7.71
Rank#49  Overall
#2  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Score1.90
Rank#132  Overall
#11  Time Series DBMS
Score1.23
Rank#172  Overall
#15  Time Series DBMS
Websitewww.featurebase.comkx.comoss.oetiker.ch/­rrdtoolvictoriametrics.com
Technical documentationdocs.featurebase.comcode.kx.comoss.oetiker.ch/­rrdtool/­docdocs.victoriametrics.com
github.com/­VictoriaMetrics/­VictoriaMetrics/­wiki
DeveloperMolecula and Pilosa Open Source ContributorsKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plcTobias OetikerVictoriaMetrics
Initial release20172000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 200319992018
Current release2022, May 20223.6, May 20181.8.0, 2022v1.91, May 2023
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercial infofree 32-bit versionOpen Source infoGPL V2 and FLOSSOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageGoqC infoImplementations in Java (e.g. RRD4J) and C# availableGo
Server operating systemsLinux
macOS
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
HP-UX
Linux
FreeBSD
Linux
macOS
OpenBSD
Data schemeyesyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesNumeric 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.noyesno infoExporting into and restoring from XML files possibleno
Secondary indexesnoyes infotable attribute 'grouped'no
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL queriesSQL-like query language (q)nono
APIs and other access methodsgRPC
JDBC
Kafka Connector
ODBC
HTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
in-process shared library
Pipes
Graphite protocol
InfluxDB Line Protocol
OpenTSDB
Prometheus Query API
Prometheus Remote Read/Write
Supported programming languagesJava
Python
C
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
C infowith librrd library
C# infowith a different implementation of RRDTool
Java infowith a different implementation of RRDTool
JavaScript (Node.js) infowith a different implementation of RRDTool
Lua
Perl
PHP infowith a wrapper library
Python
Ruby
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsnono
Triggersnoyes infowith viewsnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardinghorizontal partitioningnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyesSource-replica replicationnoneSynchronous replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsno infosimilar paradigm used for internal processingnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencynoneEventual Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayesnonono
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes infoby using the rrdcached daemonyes
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 controlrights management via user accountsno
More information provided by the system vendor
FeatureBaseKdbRRDtoolVictoriaMetrics
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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