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DBMS > GeoSpock vs. Kdb vs. LokiJS vs. NuoDB vs. PouchDB

System Properties Comparison GeoSpock vs. Kdb vs. LokiJS vs. NuoDB vs. PouchDB

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NameGeoSpock  Xexclude from comparisonKdb  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonNuoDB  Xexclude from comparisonPouchDB  Xexclude from comparison
GeoSpock seems to be discontinued. Therefore it will be excluded from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionSpatial and temporal data processing engine for extreme data scaleHigh performance Time Series DBMSIn-memory JavaScript DBMSNuoDB is a webscale distributed database that supports SQL and ACID transactionsJavaScript DBMS with an API inspired by CouchDB
Primary database modelRelational DBMSTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Document storeRelational DBMSDocument store
Secondary database modelsTime Series DBMSRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score7.71
Rank#49  Overall
#2  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Score0.49
Rank#260  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score0.94
Rank#197  Overall
#92  Relational DBMS
Score2.34
Rank#112  Overall
#21  Document stores
Websitegeospock.comkx.comgithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSwww.3ds.com/­nuodb-distributed-sql-databasepouchdb.com
Technical documentationcode.kx.comtechfort.github.io/­LokiJSdoc.nuodb.compouchdb.com/­guides
DeveloperGeoSpockKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plcDassault Systèmes infooriginally NuoDB, Inc.Apache Software Foundation
Initial release2000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 2003201420132012
Current release2.0, September 20193.6, May 20187.1.1, June 2019
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercial infofree 32-bit versionOpen Sourcecommercial infolimited edition freeOpen Source
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud serviceyesnononono
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Implementation languageJava, JavascriptqJavaScriptC++JavaScript
Server operating systemshostedLinux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)hosted infoAmazon EC2, Windows Azure, SoftLayer
Linux
OS X
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)
Data schemeyesyesschema-freeyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesnoyesno
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.noyesnonono
Secondary indexestemporal, categoricalyes infotable attribute 'grouped'yes infovia viewsyesyes infovia views
SQL infoSupport of SQLANSI SQL for query only (using Presto)SQL-like query language (q)noyesno
APIs and other access methodsJDBCHTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
JavaScript APIADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
HTTP REST infoonly for PouchDB Server
JavaScript API
Supported programming languagesC
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
JavaScript.Net
C
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
JavaScript
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnouser defined functionsView functions in JavaScriptJava, SQLView functions in JavaScript
Triggersnoyes infowith viewsyesyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesAutomatic shardinghorizontal partitioningnonedata is dynamically stored/cached on the nodes where it is read/writtenSharding infowith a proxy-based framework, named couchdb-lounge
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationnoneyes infoManaged transparently by NuoDBMulti-source replication infoalso with CouchDB databases
Source-replica replication infoalso with CouchDB databases
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnono infosimilar paradigm used for internal processingyesnoyes
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencynoneImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesnoyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanonono infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleACID infotunable commit protocolno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes infoMVCC
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yesyes infoby using IndexedDB, WebSQL or LevelDB as backend
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyesyes infoTemporary tableyes
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users can be defined per tablerights management via user accountsnoStandard SQL roles/ privileges, Administrative Usersno
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GeoSpockKdbLokiJSNuoDBPouchDB
Specific characteristicsIntegrated columnar database & programming system for streaming, real time and historical...
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Competitive advantagesprovides seamless scalability; runs on industry standard server platforms; is top-ranked...
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Typical application scenariostick database streaming sensor data massive intelligence applications oil and gas...
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Key customersGoldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Merrill Lynch J.P. Morgan Deutsche Bank IEX Securities...
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Market metricskdb+ performance and reliability proven by our customers in critical infrastructure...
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Licensing and pricing modelsupon request
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