DB-EnginesInfluxDB: Focus on building software with an easy-to-use serverless, scalable time series platformEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by solid IT

DBMS > FileMaker vs. Ingres vs. jBASE vs. PostGIS vs. TempoIQ

System Properties Comparison FileMaker vs. Ingres vs. jBASE vs. PostGIS vs. TempoIQ

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
NameFileMaker  Xexclude from comparisonIngres  Xexclude from comparisonjBASE  Xexclude from comparisonPostGIS  Xexclude from comparisonTempoIQ infoformerly TempoDB  Xexclude from comparison
TempoIQ seems to be decommissioned. It will be removed from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionFileMaker is a cross-platform RDBMS that includes a GUI frontend.Well established RDBMSA robust multi-value DBMS comprising development tools and middlewareSpatial extension of PostgreSQLScalable analytics DBMS for sensor data, provided as a service (SaaS)
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMSMultivalue DBMSSpatial DBMSTime Series DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score48.20
Rank#20  Overall
#14  Relational DBMS
Score4.11
Rank#81  Overall
#44  Relational DBMS
Score1.41
Rank#159  Overall
#3  Multivalue DBMS
Score22.69
Rank#29  Overall
#1  Spatial DBMS
Websitewww.claris.com/­filemakerwww.actian.com/­databases/­ingreswww.rocketsoftware.com/­products/­rocket-multivalue-application-development-platform/­rocket-jbasepostgis.nettempoiq.com (offline)
Technical documentationwww.claris.com/­resources/­documentationdocs.actian.com/­ingresdocs.rocketsoftware.com/­bundle?labelkey=jbase_5.9postgis.net/­documentation
DeveloperClaris infoa subsidiary of AppleActian CorporationRocket Software (formerly Zumasys)TempoIQ
Initial release19831974 infooriginally developed at University Berkely in early 1970s199120052012
Current release19.4.1, November 202111.2, May 20225.73.4.2, February 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialcommercialcommercialOpen Source infoGPL v2.0commercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononoyes
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.
Implementation languageCC
Server operating systemsiOS infoclient part only
Linux
OS X
Windows
AIX
HP Open VMS
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Windows
AIX
Linux
Windows
Data schemeyesyesschema-freeyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesoptionalyesyes
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 formatno infobut tools for importing/exporting data from/to XML-files availableyesyesno
Secondary indexesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infovia pluginsyesEmbedded SQL for jBASE in BASICyesno
APIs and other access methodsFilemaker WebDirect
JDBC
ODBC
.NET Client API
JDBC
ODBC
proprietary protocol (OpenAPI)
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
SOAP-based API
HTTP API
Supported programming languagesPHP.Net
Basic
Jabbascript
Java
C#
Java
JavaScript infoNode.js
Python
Ruby
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesyesyesuser defined functionsno
Triggersyesyesyesyesyes infoRealtime Alerts
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonehorizontal partitioning infoIngres Star to access multiple databases simultaneouslyShardingyes infobased on PostgreSQL
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replication, warm standby infosince Version 14Ingres Replicatoryesyes infobased on PostgreSQL
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesnoyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACIDACIDACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes infoMVCCyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesnono
User concepts infoAccess controlsimple rights management via user accounts and connection to external directory servicesfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardAccess rights can be defined down to the item levelyes infobased on PostgreSQLsimple authentication-based access control

More information provided by the system vendor

We invite representatives of system vendors to contact us for updating and extending the system information,
and for displaying vendor-provided information such as key customers, competitive advantages and market metrics.

Related products and services

We invite representatives of vendors of related products to contact us for presenting information about their offerings here.

More resources
FileMakerIngresjBASEPostGISTempoIQ infoformerly TempoDB
DB-Engines blog posts

Spatial database management systems
6 April 2021, Matthias Gelbmann

show all

Recent citations in the news

Free FileMaker open-source basic ERP revolutionizes company management
15 May 2024, openPR

Reviews - Features
1 March 2024, Reverse Shot

Tilda Swinton on 'Problemista' Fan Horror Stories About Her Character
1 March 2024, IndieWire

Apple Filed for new Trademarks in the U.S. and Hong Kong this week for the Figurative Version of 'Reality Composer ...
15 October 2023, Patently Apple

Claris FileMaker Pro 19 review
2 March 2022, TechRadar

provided by Google News

Postgres pioneer Michael Stonebraker promises to upend the database once more
26 December 2023, The Register

New startup from Postgres creator puts the database at heart of software stack
12 March 2024, TechCrunch

Actian Launches Ingres as a Fully-Managed Cloud Service
24 September 2021, Integration Developers

PostgreSQL now top developer choice ahead of MySQL, according to massive new survey • DEVCLASS
13 June 2023, DevClass

Dr. Michael Stonebraker: A Short History of Database Systems
1 February 2019, The New Stack

provided by Google News

Temenos signs first customer in India
24 August 2009, Finextra

provided by Google News



Share this page

Featured Products

Datastax Astra logo

Bring all your data to Generative AI applications with vector search enabled by the most scalable
vector database available.
Try for Free

Neo4j logo

See for yourself how a graph database can make your life easier.
Use Neo4j online for free.

SingleStore logo

The database to transact, analyze and contextualize your data in real time.
Try it today.

RaimaDB logo

RaimaDB, embedded database for mission-critical applications. When performance, footprint and reliability matters.
Try RaimaDB for free.

Milvus logo

Vector database designed for GenAI, fully equipped for enterprise implementation.
Try Managed Milvus for Free

Present your product here