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DBMS > FileMaker vs. Graphite vs. Percona Server for MongoDB vs. QuestDB vs. SingleStore

System Properties Comparison FileMaker vs. Graphite vs. Percona Server for MongoDB vs. QuestDB vs. SingleStore

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NameFileMaker  Xexclude from comparisonGraphite  Xexclude from comparisonPercona Server for MongoDB  Xexclude from comparisonQuestDB  Xexclude from comparisonSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionFileMaker is a cross-platform RDBMS that includes a GUI frontend.Data logging and graphing tool for time series data infoThe storage layer (fixed size database) is called WhisperA drop-in replacement for MongoDB Community Edition with enterprise-grade features.A high performance open source SQL database for time series dataMySQL wire-compliant distributed RDBMS that combines an in-memory row-oriented and a disc-based column-oriented storage with patented universal storage to handle transactional and analytical workloads in one single table type
Primary database modelRelational DBMSTime Series DBMSDocument storeTime Series DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMSDocument store
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
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Score49.73
Rank#20  Overall
#14  Relational DBMS
Score4.75
Rank#75  Overall
#5  Time Series DBMS
Score0.55
Rank#253  Overall
#39  Document stores
Score2.48
Rank#115  Overall
#9  Time Series DBMS
Score5.91
Rank#61  Overall
#34  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.claris.com/­filemakergithub.com/­graphite-project/­graphite-webwww.percona.com/­mongodb/­software/­percona-server-for-mongodbquestdb.iowww.singlestore.com
Technical documentationwww.claris.com/­resources/­documentationgraphite.readthedocs.iodocs.percona.com/­percona-distribution-for-mongodbquestdb.io/­docsdocs.singlestore.com
DeveloperClaris infoa subsidiary of AppleChris DavisPerconaQuestDB Technology IncSingleStore Inc.
Initial release19832006201520142013
Current release19.4.1, November 20213.4.10-2.10, November 20178.5, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoApache 2.0Open Source infoGPL Version 2Open Source infoApache 2.0commercial infofree developer edition available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languagePythonC++Java (Zero-GC), C++, RustC++, Go
Server operating systemsiOS infoclient part only
Linux
OS X
Windows
Linux
Unix
LinuxLinux
macOS
Windows
Linux info64 bit version required
Data schemeyesyesschema-freeyes infoschema-free via InfluxDB Line Protocolyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesNumeric data onlyyesyesyes
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.yes infoA http query request can return the data in XML formatnononono
Secondary indexesyesnoyesnoyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infovia pluginsnonoSQL with time-series extensionsyes infobut no triggers and foreign keys
APIs and other access methodsFilemaker WebDirect
JDBC
ODBC
HTTP API
Sockets
proprietary protocol using JSONHTTP REST
InfluxDB Line Protocol (TCP/UDP)
JDBC
PostgreSQL wire protocol
Cluster Management API infoas HTTP Rest and CLI
HTTP API
JDBC
MongoDB API
ODBC
Supported programming languagesPHPJavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Actionscript
C
C#
C++
Clojure
ColdFusion
D
Dart
Delphi
Erlang
Go
Groovy
Haskell
Java
JavaScript
Lisp
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
PowerShell
Prolog
Python
R
Ruby
Scala
Smalltalk
C infoPostgreSQL driver
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Rust infoover HTTP
Bash
C
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesnoJavaScriptnoyes
Triggersyesnononono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenoneShardinghorizontal partitioning (by timestamps)Sharding infohash partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replication, warm standby infosince Version 14noneSource-replica replicationSource-replica replication with eventual consistencySource-replica replication infostores two copies of each physical data partition on two separate nodes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyesnono infocan define user-defined aggregate functions for map-reduce-style calculations
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Immediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnononono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanononoACID for single-table writesACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes infolockingyesyesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesyes infoAll updates are persistent, including those to disk-based columnstores and memory-based row stores. Transaction commits are supported via write-ahead log.
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yes infovia In-Memory Engineyes infothrough memory mapped filesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlsimple rights management via user accounts and connection to external directory servicesnoAccess rights for users and rolesFine grained access control via users, groups and roles
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FileMakerGraphitePercona Server for MongoDBQuestDBSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL
Specific characteristicsRelational model with native time series support Column-based storage and time partitioned...
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SingleStore offers a fully-managed , distributed, highly-scalable SQL database designed...
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Competitive advantagesHigh ingestion throughput: peak of 4M rows/sec (TSBS Benchmark) Code optimizations...
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SingleStore’s competitive advantages include: Easy and Simplified Architecture with...
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Typical application scenariosFinancial tick data Industrial IoT Application Metrics Monitoring
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Driving Fast Analytics: SingleStore delivers the fastest and most scalable reporting...
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Key customersBanks & Hedge funds, Yahoo, OKX, Airbus, Aquis Exchange, Net App, Cloudera, Airtel,...
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IEX Cloud : Improves Financial Data Distribution Speed 15x with Singlestore DB Comcast,...
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Market metricsCustomers in various industries worldwide including US and International Industry...
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Licensing and pricing modelsOpen source Apache 2.0 QuestDB Enterprise QuestDB Cloud
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