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DBMS > Geode vs. H2GIS vs. NebulaGraph vs. PostGIS

System Properties Comparison Geode vs. H2GIS vs. NebulaGraph vs. PostGIS

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NameGeode  Xexclude from comparisonH2GIS  Xexclude from comparisonNebulaGraph  Xexclude from comparisonPostGIS  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionGeode is a distributed data container, pooling memory, CPU, network resources, and optionally local disk across multiple processesSpatial extension of H2A distributed, linear scalable, high perfomant Graph DBMSSpatial extension of PostgreSQL
Primary database modelKey-value storeSpatial DBMSGraph DBMSSpatial DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
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Score1.86
Rank#134  Overall
#24  Key-value stores
Score0.08
Rank#368  Overall
#7  Spatial DBMS
Score2.23
Rank#116  Overall
#10  Graph DBMS
Score21.72
Rank#29  Overall
#1  Spatial DBMS
Websitegeode.apache.orgwww.h2gis.orggithub.com/­vesoft-inc/­nebula
www.nebula-graph.io
postgis.net
Technical documentationgeode.apache.org/­docswww.h2gis.org/­docs/­homedocs.nebula-graph.iopostgis.net/­documentation
DeveloperOriginally developed by Gemstone. They outsourced the project to Apache in 2015 but still deliver a commercial version as Gemfire.CNRSVesoft Inc.
Initial release2002201320192005
Current release1.1, February 20173.4.2, February 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2; commercial licenses available as GemfireOpen Source infoLGPL 3.0Open Source infoApache Version 2.0 + Common Clause 1.0Open Source infoGPL v2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageJavaJavaC++C
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java VM infothe JDK (8 or later) is also requiredLinux
Data schemeschema-freeyesStrong typed schemayes
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.nononoyes
Secondary indexesnoyesyes infoNebula Graph internally uses the Key-Value store RocksDB for persistency. The vertices, edges, and their properties are stored as Key while their values are stored as Value. The primary indexes are per Key and secondary indexes are per Value.yes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like query language (OQL)yesSQL-like query languageyes
APIs and other access methodsJava Client API
Memcached protocol
RESTful HTTP API
Browser interface
console (shell)
Cypher Query Language
GO Object Graph Mapper
Java Object Graph Mapper
NGBatis infoORM framework for NebulaGraph and Spring-Boot
Proprietary native API
Python Object Graph Mapper
Query language nGQL
Supported programming languages.Net
All JVM based languages
C++
Groovy
Java
Scala
Java.Net
C++
Go
Java
PHP
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsyes infobased on H2user defined functionsuser defined functions
Triggersyes infoCache Event Listenersyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingnoneShardingyes infobased on PostgreSQL
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationyes infobased on H2Causal Clustering using Raft protocolyes infobased on PostgreSQL
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesyes infoRelationships in graphsyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes, on a single nodeACIDACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes infousing RocksDByes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights per client and object definableyes infobased on H2Role-based access controlyes infobased on PostgreSQL
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GeodeH2GISNebulaGraphPostGIS
Specific characteristicsNebulaGraph is a truly distributed, linearly scalable, lightning-fast graph database,...
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Competitive advantagesNebulaGraph boasts the world's only graph database solution that is able to host...
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Typical application scenariosSocial networking Fraud detection Knowledge graph Data warehouse management Anti...
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Key customersCompanies from a variety of industries have implemented NebulaGraph Database in production,...
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Market metricsAt our very early stage, NebulaGraph has already received over 10,000 stars on GitHub...
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Licensing and pricing modelsNebulaGraph is open source and free to use under Apache 2.0 license.
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