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DBMS > Firebase Realtime Database vs. Fujitsu Enterprise Postgres vs. HarperDB vs. Ignite vs. Sadas Engine

System Properties Comparison Firebase Realtime Database vs. Fujitsu Enterprise Postgres vs. HarperDB vs. Ignite vs. Sadas Engine

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NameFirebase Realtime Database  Xexclude from comparisonFujitsu Enterprise Postgres  Xexclude from comparisonHarperDB  Xexclude from comparisonIgnite  Xexclude from comparisonSadas Engine  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionCloud-hosted realtime document store. iOS, Android, and JavaScript clients share one Realtime Database instance and automatically receive updates with the newest data.Enterprise-grade PostgreSQL-based DBMS with security enhancements such as Transparent Data Encryption and Data Masking, plus high-availability and performance improvement features.Ultra-low latency distributed database with an intuitive REST API supporting NoSQL and SQL (including joins). Deployment of functions and databases simultaneously with a consolidated node-level architecture.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.SADAS Engine is a columnar DBMS specifically designed for high performance in data warehouse environments
Primary database modelDocument storeRelational DBMSDocument storeKey-value store
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Spatial DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score14.29
Rank#39  Overall
#6  Document stores
Score0.31
Rank#285  Overall
#129  Relational DBMS
Score0.55
Rank#248  Overall
#38  Document stores
Score3.16
Rank#96  Overall
#15  Key-value stores
#49  Relational DBMS
Score0.00
Rank#383  Overall
#158  Relational DBMS
Websitefirebase.google.com/­products/­realtime-databasewww.postgresql.fastware.comwww.harperdb.ioignite.apache.orgwww.sadasengine.com
Technical documentationfirebase.google.com/­docs/­databasewww.postgresql.fastware.com/­product-manualsdocs.harperdb.io/­docsapacheignite.readme.io/­docswww.sadasengine.com/­en/­sadas-engine-download-free-trial-and-documentation/­#documentation
DeveloperGoogle infoacquired by Google 2014PostgreSQL Global Development Group, Fujitsu Australia Software TechnologyHarperDBApache Software FoundationSADAS s.r.l.
Initial release2012201720152006
Current releaseFujitsu Enterprise Postgres 14, January 20223.1, August 2021Apache Ignite 2.68.0
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercialcommercial infofree community edition availableOpen Source infoApache 2.0commercial infofree trial version available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud serviceyesnononono
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Implementation languageCNode.jsC++, Java, .NetC++
Server operating systemshostedLinux
Windows
Linux
OS X
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
AIX
Linux
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeyesdynamic schemayesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyes infoJSON data typesyesyes
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.nonoyesno
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoyesSQL-like data manipulation statementsANSI-99 for query and DML statements, subset of DDLyes
APIs and other access methodsAndroid
iOS
JavaScript API
RESTful HTTP API
ADO.NET
JDBC
native C library
ODBC
streaming API for large objects
JDBC
ODBC
React Hooks
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
WebSocket
HDFS API
Hibernate
JCache
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
Spring Data
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
Supported programming languagesJava
JavaScript
Objective-C
.Net
C
C++
Delphi
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Perl
PHP
Python
Tcl
.Net
C
C#
C++
ColdFusion
D
Dart
Delphi
Erlang
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Lisp
MatLab
Objective C
Perl
PHP
PowerShell
Prolog
Python
R
Ruby
Rust
Scala
Swift
C#
C++
Java
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
.Net
C
C#
C++
Groovy
Java
PHP
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored procedureslimited functionality with using 'rules'user defined functionsCustom Functions infosince release 3.1yes (compute grid and cache interceptors can be used instead)no
TriggersCallbacks are triggered when data changesyesnoyes (cache interceptors and events)no
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodespartitioning by range, list and by hashA table resides as a whole on one (or more) nodes in a clusterShardinghorizontal partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationyes infothe nodes on which a table resides can be definedyes (replicated cache)none
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononoyes (compute grid and hadoop accelerator)no
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual Consistency infoif the client is offline
Immediate Consistency infoif the client is online
Immediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesnonoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayesACIDAtomic execution of specific operationsACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes, using LMDByesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesyes infomanaged by 'Learn by Usage'
User concepts infoAccess controlyes, based on authentication and database rulesfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardAccess rights for users and rolesSecurity Hooks for custom implementationsAccess rights for users, groups and roles according to SQL-standard
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Firebase Realtime DatabaseFujitsu Enterprise PostgresHarperDBIgniteSadas Engine
Specific characteristics100% compatible with community PostgreSQL
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Competitive advantagesBuilt-in TDE and Data Masking security. In-Memory Columnar Index, and a high speed...
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Typical application scenariosTransactional payments applications, reporting and mixed workloads.
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Market metricsOver 30 years experience in database technology. Over 20 years in Postgres development...
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Licensing and pricing modelsCore based licensing
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