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DBMS > FileMaker vs. LokiJS vs. OpenQM vs. SurrealDB

System Properties Comparison FileMaker vs. LokiJS vs. OpenQM vs. SurrealDB

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NameFileMaker  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonOpenQM infoalso called QM  Xexclude from comparisonSurrealDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionFileMaker is a cross-platform RDBMS that includes a GUI frontend.In-memory JavaScript DBMSQpenQM is a high-performance, self-tuning, multi-value DBMSA fully ACID transactional, developer-friendly, multi-model DBMS
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument storeMultivalue DBMSDocument store
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Score47.91
Rank#20  Overall
#14  Relational DBMS
Score0.49
Rank#260  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score0.34
Rank#284  Overall
#10  Multivalue DBMS
Score1.02
Rank#190  Overall
#33  Document stores
#18  Graph DBMS
Websitewww.claris.com/­filemakergithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSwww.rocketsoftware.com/­products/­rocket-multivalue-application-development-platform/­rocket-open-qmsurrealdb.com
Technical documentationwww.claris.com/­resources/­documentationtechfort.github.io/­LokiJSsurrealdb.com/­docs
DeveloperClaris infoa subsidiary of AppleRocket Software, originally Martin PhillipsSurrealDB Ltd
Initial release1983201419932022
Current release19.4.1, November 20213.4-12v1.5.0, May 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen SourceOpen Source infoGPLv2, extended commercial license availableOpen Source
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptRust
Server operating systemsiOS infoclient part only
Linux
OS X
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)AIX
FreeBSD
Linux
macOS
Raspberry Pi
Solaris
Windows
Linux
macOS
Windows
Data schemeyesschema-freeyes infowith some exceptionsschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesnoyes
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 formatnoyes
Secondary indexesyesyes infovia viewsyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infovia pluginsnonoSQL-like query language
APIs and other access methodsFilemaker WebDirect
JDBC
ODBC
JavaScript APIGraphQL
RESTful HTTP API
WebSocket
Supported programming languagesPHPJavaScript.Net
Basic
C
Java
Objective C
PHP
Python
Deno
Go
JavaScript (Node.js)
Rust
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesView functions in JavaScriptyes
Triggersyesyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenoneyes
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replication, warm standby infosince Version 14noneyes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanono infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yesyes
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 servicesnoAccess rights can be defined down to the item levelyes, based on authentication and database rules

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