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System Properties Comparison Google Cloud Datastore vs. Lovefield vs. Memgraph vs. ScyllaDB

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NameGoogle Cloud Datastore  Xexclude from comparisonLovefield  Xexclude from comparisonMemgraph  Xexclude from comparisonScyllaDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionAutomatically scaling NoSQL Database as a Service (DBaaS) on the Google Cloud PlatformEmbeddable relational database for web apps written in pure JavaScriptAn open source graph database built for real-time streaming and compatible with Neo4jCassandra and DynamoDB compatible wide column store
Primary database modelDocument storeRelational DBMSGraph DBMSWide column store
Secondary database modelsKey-value store
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score4.36
Rank#72  Overall
#12  Document stores
Score0.33
Rank#286  Overall
#131  Relational DBMS
Score3.19
Rank#94  Overall
#8  Graph DBMS
Score4.08
Rank#76  Overall
#5  Wide column stores
Websitecloud.google.com/­datastoregoogle.github.io/­lovefieldmemgraph.comwww.scylladb.com
Technical documentationcloud.google.com/­datastore/­docsgithub.com/­google/­lovefield/­blob/­master/­docs/­spec_index.mdmemgraph.com/­docsdocs.scylladb.com
Social network pagesLinkedInTwitterFacebookGitHubDiscord
DeveloperGoogleGoogleMemgraph LtdScyllaDB
Initial release2008201420172015
Current release2.1.12, February 2017ScyllaDB Open Source 5.4.1, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoApache 2.0Open Source infoBSL 1.1; commercial license for enterprise edition availableOpen Source infoOpen Source (AGPL), commercial license available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud serviceyesnonono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptC and C++C++
Server operating systemshostedserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js) infotested with Chrome, Firefox, IE, SafariLinuxLinux
Data schemeschema-freeyesschema-free and schema-optionalschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyes, details hereyesyesyes
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.nononono
Secondary indexesyesyesyes infocluster global secondary indices
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like query language (GQL)SQL-like query language infovia JavaScript builder patternnoSQL-like DML and DDL statements (CQL)
APIs and other access methodsgRPC (using protocol buffers) API
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
Bolt protocol
Cypher query language
Proprietary protocol (CQL) infocompatible with CQL (Cassandra Query Language, an SQL-like language)
RESTful HTTP API (DynamoDB compatible)
Thrift
Supported programming languages.Net
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
JavaScript.Net
C
C++
Elixir
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
For CQL interface: C#, C++, Clojure, Erlang, Go, Haskell, Java, JavaScript, Node.js, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, Scala
For DynamoDB interface: .Net, ColdFusion, Erlang, Groovy, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresusing Google App Enginenoyes, Lua
TriggersCallbacks using the Google Apps EngineUsing read-only observersno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingnoneSharding infodynamic graph partitioningSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replication using PaxosnoneMulti-source replication using RAFTselectable replication factor infoRepresentation of geographical distribution of servers is possible
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyes infousing Google Cloud Dataflownonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on type of query and configuration infoStrong Consistency is default for entity lookups and queries within an Entity Group (but can instead be made eventually consistent). Other queries are always eventual consistent.Immediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Tunable Consistency infocan be individually decided for each write operation
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyes infovia ReferenceProperties or Ancestor pathsyesyes inforelationships in graphsno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACID infoSerializable Isolation within Transactions, Read Committed outside of TransactionsACIDACID infowith snapshot isolationno infoAtomicity and isolation are supported for single operations
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes, by using IndexedDB or the cloud service Firebase Realtime Databaseyes infowith periodic snapshot and write-ahead logging (WAL) of changesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyes infousing MemoryDByesyes infoin-memory tables
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users, groups and roles based on Google Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM)noUsers, roles and permissionsAccess rights for users can be defined per object
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Google Cloud DatastoreLovefieldMemgraphScyllaDB
Specific characteristicsMemgraph directly connects to your streaming infrastructure so you and your team...
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ScyllaDB is engineered to deliver predictable performance at scale. It’s adopted...
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Competitive advantagesBusiness Source License ensures a future for the Memgraph community MAGE algorithm...
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Highly-performant (efficiently utilizes full resources of a node and network; millions...
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Typical application scenariosGraph algorithms in bioinformatics Social network analysis Cryptocurrency network...
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ScyllaDB is ideal for applications that require high throughput and low latency at...
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Key customersDiscord, Epic Games, Expedia, Zillow, Comcast, Disney+ Hotstar, Samsung, ShareChat,...
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Market metricsScyllaDB typically offers ~75% total cost of ownership savings, with ~5X higher throughput...
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Licensing and pricing modelsYou can check out our pricing model and licenses on the company website .
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ScyllaDB Open Source - free open source software (AGPL) ScyllaDB Enterprise - subscription-based...
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