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DBMS > FileMaker vs. JSqlDb vs. SwayDB vs. Transwarp Hippo

System Properties Comparison FileMaker vs. JSqlDb vs. SwayDB vs. Transwarp Hippo

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NameFileMaker  Xexclude from comparisonJSqlDb  Xexclude from comparisonSwayDB  Xexclude from comparisonTranswarp Hippo  Xexclude from comparison
JSqlDB seems to be discontinued. Therefore it is excluded from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionFileMaker is a cross-platform RDBMS that includes a GUI frontend.JavaScript Query Language Database, stores JavaScript objects and primitivesAn embeddable, non-blocking, type-safe key-value store for single or multiple disks and in-memory storageCloud-native distributed Vector DBMS that supports storage, retrieval, and management of massive vector-based datasets
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument store
Object oriented DBMS
Key-value storeVector DBMS
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Score45.20
Rank#20  Overall
#14  Relational DBMS
Score0.00
Rank#384  Overall
#60  Key-value stores
Score0.00
Rank#385  Overall
#16  Vector DBMS
Websitewww.claris.com/­filemakerjsqldb.org (offline)swaydb.simer.auwww.transwarp.cn/­en/­subproduct/­hippo
Technical documentationwww.claris.com/­resources/­documentation
DeveloperClaris infoa subsidiary of AppleKonrad von BackstromSimer Plaha
Initial release1983201820182023
Current release19.4.1, November 20210.8, December 20181.0, May 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen SourceOpen Source infoGNU Affero GPL V3.0commercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageScalaC++
Server operating systemsiOS infoclient part only
Linux
OS X
Windows
Linux
macOS
Windows
Linux
macOS
Data schemeyesschema-freeschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesnonoVector, Numeric and String
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 formatnonono
Secondary indexesyesnonono
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infovia pluginsnonono
APIs and other access methodsFilemaker WebDirect
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesPHPJavaScriptJava
Kotlin
Scala
C++
Java
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesfunctions in JavaScriptnono
Triggersyesnonono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenonenoneSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replication, warm standby infosince Version 14nonenone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnonono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoAtomic execution of operationsno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes infousing RocksDByesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlsimple rights management via user accounts and connection to external directory servicesnoRole based access control and fine grained access rights

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