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System Properties Comparison eXtremeDB vs. FileMaker vs. Firebase Realtime Database vs. PieCloudDB

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NameeXtremeDB  Xexclude from comparisonFileMaker  Xexclude from comparisonFirebase Realtime Database  Xexclude from comparisonPieCloudDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionNatively in-memory DBMS with options for persistency, high-availability and clusteringFileMaker is a cross-platform RDBMS that includes a GUI frontend.Cloud-hosted realtime document store. iOS, Android, and JavaScript clients share one Realtime Database instance and automatically receive updates with the newest data.A cloud-native analytic database platform with new technologoy for elastic MPP
Primary database modelRelational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Relational DBMSDocument storeRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.80
Rank#214  Overall
#99  Relational DBMS
#18  Time Series DBMS
Score47.91
Rank#20  Overall
#14  Relational DBMS
Score13.64
Rank#39  Overall
#6  Document stores
Score0.32
Rank#289  Overall
#133  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.mcobject.comwww.claris.com/­filemakerfirebase.google.com/­products/­realtime-databasewww.openpie.com
Technical documentationwww.mcobject.com/­docs/­extremedb.htmwww.claris.com/­resources/­documentationfirebase.google.com/­docs/­database
DeveloperMcObjectClaris infoa subsidiary of AppleGoogle infoacquired by Google 2014OpenPie
Initial release200119832012
Current release8.2, 202119.4.1, November 20212.1, January 2023
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercialcommercialcommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonoyesyes
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Implementation languageC and C++
Server operating systemsAIX
HP-UX
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
iOS infoclient part only
Linux
OS X
Windows
hostedhosted
Data schemeyesyesschema-freeyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyes
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 infosupport of XML interfaces availableyes infoA http query request can return the data in XML formatno
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infowith the option: eXtremeSQLyes infovia pluginsnoyes
APIs and other access methods.NET Client API
JDBC
JNI
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
Filemaker WebDirect
JDBC
ODBC
Android
iOS
JavaScript API
RESTful HTTP API
CLI Client
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C#
C++
Java
Lua
Python
Scala
PHPJava
JavaScript
Objective-C
Java
PL/SQL
Python
R
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesyeslimited functionality with using 'rules'user defined functions
Triggersyes infoby defining eventsyesCallbacks are triggered when data changesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioning / shardingnoneyes
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesActive Replication Fabric™ for IoT
Multi-source replication infoby means of eXtremeDB Cluster option
Source-replica replication infoby means of eXtremeDB High Availability option
Source-replica replication, warm standby infosince Version 14yes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency infoif the client is offline
Immediate Consistency infoif the client is online
Immediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDnoyesACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayes infoOptimistic (MVCC) and pessimistic (locking) strategies availableyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yes
User concepts infoAccess controlsimple rights management via user accounts and connection to external directory servicesyes, based on authentication and database rulesUser Roles and pluggable authentication with full SQL Standard
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eXtremeDBFileMakerFirebase Realtime DatabasePieCloudDB
Specific characteristicseXtremeDB is an in-memory and/or persistent database system that offers an ultra-small...
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PieCloudDB, OpenPie's flagship product, is a cutting-edge cloud-native data warehouse....
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Competitive advantageseXtremeDB databases can be modeled relationally or as objects and can utilize SQL...
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Extreme Elastic: PieCloudDB utilizes a cutting-edge eMPP cloud-native architecture...
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Typical application scenariosIoT application across all markets: Industrial Control, Netcom, Telecom, Defense,...
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PieCloudDB is ideal for Data mining applications that require extreme scalability...
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Key customersSchneider Electronics, F5 Networks, TNS, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, GoPro, ViaSat,...
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Sail-Cloud China Shipbuilding Group Haizhou System Soochow Securities ​etc.,
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Market metricsWith hundreds of customers and over 30 million devices/applications using the product...
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Licensing and pricing modelsFor server use cases, there is a simple per-server license irrespective of the number...
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PieCloudDB Community Edition: Community License, Free Download, Self-Hosted Deployment;...
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