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System Properties Comparison FileMaker vs. Ignite vs. OrientDB vs. PostGIS vs. YugabyteDB

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NameFileMaker  Xexclude from comparisonIgnite  Xexclude from comparisonOrientDB  Xexclude from comparisonPostGIS  Xexclude from comparisonYugabyteDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionFileMaker is a cross-platform RDBMS that includes a GUI frontend.Apache Ignite is a memory-centric distributed database, caching, and processing platform for transactional, analytical, and streaming workloads, delivering in-memory speeds at petabyte scale.Multi-model DBMS (Document, Graph, Key/Value)Spatial extension of PostgreSQLHigh-performance distributed SQL database for global, internet-scale applications. Wire and feature compatible with PostgreSQL.
Primary database modelRelational DBMSKey-value store
Relational DBMS
Document store
Graph DBMS
Key-value store
Spatial DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMSDocument store
Wide column store
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Score48.20
Rank#20  Overall
#14  Relational DBMS
Score3.16
Rank#96  Overall
#15  Key-value stores
#49  Relational DBMS
Score3.19
Rank#93  Overall
#16  Document stores
#7  Graph DBMS
#14  Key-value stores
Score22.69
Rank#29  Overall
#1  Spatial DBMS
Score2.91
Rank#102  Overall
#51  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.claris.com/­filemakerignite.apache.orgorientdb.orgpostgis.netwww.yugabyte.com
Technical documentationwww.claris.com/­resources/­documentationapacheignite.readme.io/­docswww.orientdb.com/­docs/­last/­index.htmlpostgis.net/­documentationdocs.yugabyte.com
github.com/­yugabyte/­yugabyte-db
DeveloperClaris infoa subsidiary of AppleApache Software FoundationOrientDB LTD; CallidusCloud; SAPYugabyte Inc.
Initial release19832015201020052017
Current release19.4.1, November 2021Apache Ignite 2.63.2.29, March 20243.4.2, February 20242.19, September 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoApache 2.0Open Source infoApache version 2Open Source infoGPL v2.0Open Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC++, Java, .NetJavaCC and C++
Server operating systemsiOS infoclient part only
Linux
OS X
Windows
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
All OS with a Java JDK (>= JDK 6)Linux
OS X
Data schemeyesyesschema-free infoSchema can be enforced for whole record ("schema-full") or for some fields only ("schema-hybrid")yesdepending on used data model
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyesyes
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 formatyesnoyesno
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infovia pluginsANSI-99 for query and DML statements, subset of DDLSQL-like query language, no joinsyesyes, PostgreSQL compatible
APIs and other access methodsFilemaker WebDirect
JDBC
ODBC
HDFS API
Hibernate
JCache
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
Spring Data
Tinkerpop technology stack with Blueprints, Gremlin, Pipes
Java API
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
JDBC
YCQL, an SQL-based flexible-schema API with its roots in Cassandra Query Language
YSQL - a fully relational SQL API that is wire compatible with the SQL language in PostgreSQL
Supported programming languagesPHPC#
C++
Java
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
.Net
C
C#
C++
Clojure
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
C
C#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust
Scala
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesyes (compute grid and cache interceptors can be used instead)Java, Javascriptuser defined functionsyes infosql, plpgsql, C
Triggersyesyes (cache interceptors and events)Hooksyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneShardingShardingyes infobased on PostgreSQLHash and Range Sharding, row-level geo-partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replication, warm standby infosince Version 14yes (replicated cache)Multi-source replicationyes infobased on PostgreSQLBased on Raft distributed consensus protocol, minimum 3 replicas for continuous availability
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyes (compute grid and hadoop accelerator)no infocould be achieved with distributed queriesnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyStrong consistency on writes and tunable consistency on reads
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyes inforelationship in graphsyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACIDACIDACIDDistributed ACID with Serializable & Snapshot Isolation. Inspired by Google Spanner architecture.
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesyes infobased on RocksDB
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesnono
User concepts infoAccess controlsimple rights management via user accounts and connection to external directory servicesSecurity Hooks for custom implementationsAccess rights for users and roles; record level security configurableyes infobased on PostgreSQLyes
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FileMakerIgniteOrientDBPostGISYugabyteDB
Specific characteristicsYugabyteDB is an open source distributed SQL database for cloud native transactional...
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Competitive advantagesPostgreSQL compatible: Get instantly productive with a PostgreSQL compatible RDBMS....
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Typical application scenariosSystems of record and engagement for cloud native applications that require resilience,...
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Market metrics2 Million+ lifetime clusters deployed, 6.5K+ GitHub stars, 7K YugabyteDB Community...
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Licensing and pricing modelsApache 2.0 license for the database
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