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DBMS > FileMaker vs. mSQL vs. QuestDB vs. VelocityDB

System Properties Comparison FileMaker vs. mSQL vs. QuestDB vs. VelocityDB

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NameFileMaker  Xexclude from comparisonmSQL infoMini SQL  Xexclude from comparisonQuestDB  Xexclude from comparisonVelocityDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionFileMaker is a cross-platform RDBMS that includes a GUI frontend.mSQL (Mini SQL) is a simple and lightweight RDBMSA high performance open source SQL database for time series dataA .NET Object Database that can be embedded/distributed and extended to a graph data model (VelocityGraph)
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMSTime Series DBMSGraph DBMS
Object oriented DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
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Score48.20
Rank#20  Overall
#14  Relational DBMS
Score1.27
Rank#167  Overall
#77  Relational DBMS
Score2.52
Rank#109  Overall
#9  Time Series DBMS
Score0.05
Rank#358  Overall
#36  Graph DBMS
#16  Object oriented DBMS
Websitewww.claris.com/­filemakerhughestech.com.au/­products/­msqlquestdb.iovelocitydb.com
Technical documentationwww.claris.com/­resources/­documentationquestdb.io/­docsvelocitydb.com/­UserGuide
DeveloperClaris infoa subsidiary of AppleHughes TechnologiesQuestDB Technology IncVelocityDB Inc
Initial release1983199420142011
Current release19.4.1, November 20214.4, October 20217.x
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercial infofree licenses can be providedOpen Source infoApache 2.0commercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageCJava (Zero-GC), C++, RustC#
Server operating systemsiOS infoclient part only
Linux
OS X
Windows
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
OS X
Solaris SPARC/x86
Windows
Linux
macOS
Windows
Any that supports .NET
Data schemeyesyesyes infoschema-free via InfluxDB Line Protocolyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyes
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 indexesyesyesnoyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infovia pluginsA subset of ANSI SQL is implemented infono subqueries, aggregate functions, views, foreign keys, triggersSQL with time-series extensionsno
APIs and other access methodsFilemaker WebDirect
JDBC
ODBC
JDBC
ODBC
HTTP REST
InfluxDB Line Protocol (TCP/UDP)
JDBC
PostgreSQL wire protocol
.Net
Supported programming languagesPHPC
C++
Delphi
Java
Perl
PHP
Tcl
C infoPostgreSQL driver
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Rust infoover HTTP
.Net
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesnonono
TriggersyesnonoCallbacks are triggered when data changes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenonehorizontal partitioning (by timestamps)Sharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replication, warm standby infosince Version 14noneSource-replica replication with eventual consistency
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnonono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanonoACID for single-table writesACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesnoyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyes infothrough memory mapped filesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlsimple rights management via user accounts and connection to external directory servicesnoBased on Windows Authentication
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FileMakermSQL infoMini SQLQuestDBVelocityDB
Specific characteristicsRelational model with native time series support Column-based storage and time partitioned...
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Competitive advantagesHigh ingestion throughput: peak of 4M rows/sec (TSBS Benchmark) Code optimizations...
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Typical application scenariosFinancial tick data Industrial IoT Application Metrics Monitoring
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Key customersBanks & Hedge funds, Yahoo, OKX, Airbus, Aquis Exchange, Net App, Cloudera, Airtel,...
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Licensing and pricing modelsOpen source Apache 2.0 QuestDB Enterprise QuestDB Cloud
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