DB-EnginesExtremeDB for everyone with an RTOSEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by solid IT

DBMS > GraphDB vs. HugeGraph vs. NCache vs. SQL.JS

System Properties Comparison GraphDB vs. HugeGraph vs. NCache vs. SQL.JS

Please select another system to include it in the comparison.

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
NameGraphDB infoformer name: OWLIM  Xexclude from comparisonHugeGraph  Xexclude from comparisonNCache  Xexclude from comparisonSQL.JS  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionEnterprise-ready RDF and graph database with efficient reasoning, cluster and external index synchronization support. It supports also SQL JDBC access to Knowledge Graph and GraphQL over SPARQL.A fast-speed and highly-scalable Graph DBMSOpen-Source and Enterprise in-memory Key-Value StorePort of SQLite to JavaScript
Primary database modelGraph DBMS
RDF store
Graph DBMSKey-value storeRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Search engine infoUsing distributed Lucene
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score3.25
Rank#91  Overall
#7  Graph DBMS
#4  RDF stores
Score0.17
Rank#335  Overall
#31  Graph DBMS
Score0.96
Rank#195  Overall
#29  Key-value stores
Score0.63
Rank#241  Overall
#112  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.ontotext.comgithub.com/­hugegraph
hugegraph.apache.org
www.alachisoft.com/­ncachesql.js.org
Technical documentationgraphdb.ontotext.com/­documentationhugegraph.apache.org/­docswww.alachisoft.com/­resources/­docssql.js.org/­documentation/­index.html
Social network pagesLinkedInTwitterYouTubeGitHubMedium
DeveloperOntotextBaiduAlachisoftAlon Zakai infoenhancements implemented by others
Initial release2000201820052012
Current release10.4, October 20230.95.3.3, April 2024
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infoSome plugins of GraphDB Workbench are open sourcedOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Source infoEnterprise Edition availableOpen Source
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.
Implementation languageJavaJavaC#, .NET, .NET Core, JavaJavaScript
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java VM
Linux
OS X
Windows
Linux
macOS
Unix
Linux
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)
Data schemeschema-free and OWL/RDFS-schema support; RDF shapesyesschema-freeyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyespartial infoSupported data types are Lists, Queues, Hashsets, Dictionary and Counteryes
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 indexesyes, supports real-time synchronization and indexing in SOLR/Elastic search/Lucene and GeoSPARQL geometry data indexesyes infoalso supports composite index and range indexyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLstored SPARQL accessed as SQL using Apache Calcite through JDBC/ODBCnoSQL-like query syntax and LINQ for searching the cache. Cache Synchronization with SQL Server using SQL dependency.yes infoSQL-92 is not fully supported
APIs and other access methodsGeoSPARQL
GraphQL
GraphQL Federation
Java API
JDBC
RDF4J API
RDFS
RIO
Sail API
Sesame REST HTTP Protocol
SPARQL 1.1
Java API
RESTful HTTP API
TinkerPop Gremlin
IDistributedCache
JCache
LINQ
Proprietary native API
JavaScript API
Supported programming languages.Net
C#
Clojure
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
Groovy
Java
Python
.Net
.Net Core
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Scala
JavaScript
Server-side scripts infoStored procedureswell-defined plugin interfaces; JavaScript server-side extensibilityasynchronous Gremlin script jobsno infosupport for stored procedures with SQL-Server CLRno
Triggersnonoyes infoNotificationsno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneyes infodepending on used storage backend, e.g. Cassandra and HBaseyesnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationyes infodepending on used storage backend, e.g. Cassandra and HBaseyes, with selectable consistency levelnone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnovia hugegraph-sparkyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate Consistency, Eventual consistency (configurable in cluster mode per master or individual client request)Eventual ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Strong Eventual Consistency over WAN with Conflict Resolution using Bridge Topology
none
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyes infoConstraint checkingyes infoedges in graphnoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDoptimistic locking and pessimistic lockingACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesno infoexcept by serializing a db to a file
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlDefault Basic authentication through RDF4J client, or via Java when run with cURL, default token-based in the Workbench or via Rest API, optional access through OpenID or Kerberos single sign-on.Users, roles and permissionsAuthentication to access the cache via Active Directory/LDAP (possible roles: user, administrator)no
More information provided by the system vendor
GraphDB infoformer name: OWLIMHugeGraphNCacheSQL.JS
Specific characteristicsOntotext GraphDB is a semantic database engine that allows organizations to build...
» more
NCache has been the market leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005 . NCache...
» more
Competitive advantagesGraphDB allows you to link text and data in big knowledge graphs. It’s easy to experiment...
» more
NCache is 100% .NET/ .NET Core based which fully supports ASP.NET Core Sessions ,...
» more
Typical application scenariosMetadata enrichment and management, linked data publishing, semantic inferencing...
» more
NCache enables industries like retail, finance, banking IoT, travel, ecommerce, healthcare...
» more
Key customers​ GraphDB provides a platform for building next-generation AI and Knowledge Graph...
» more
Bank of America, Citi, Natures Way, Charter Spectrum, Barclays, Henry Schein, GBM,...
» more
Market metricsGraphDB is the most utilized semantic triplestore for mission-critical enterprise...
» more
Market Leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005.
» more
Licensing and pricing modelsGraphDB Free is a non-commercial version and is free to use. GraphDB Enterprise edition...
» more
NCache Open Source is free on an as-is basis without any support. NCache Enterprise...
» more
News

Riding the Databricks Wave with Hybrid Knowledge Graphs
6 June 2024

Matching Skills and Candidates with Graph RAG
31 May 2024

A Triple Store RAG Retriever
29 May 2024

Integrating GraphDB with Relational Database Systems
23 May 2024

Understanding the Graph Center of Excellence
17 May 2024

We invite representatives of system vendors to contact us for updating and extending the system information,
and for displaying vendor-provided information such as key customers, competitive advantages and market metrics.

Related products and services

We invite representatives of vendors of related products to contact us for presenting information about their offerings here.

More resources
GraphDB infoformer name: OWLIMHugeGraphNCacheSQL.JS
DB-Engines blog posts

New kids on the block: database management systems implemented in JavaScript
1 December 2014, Matthias Gelbmann

show all

Recent citations in the news

Ontotext's GraphDB Solution is Now Available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace
16 January 2024, PR Newswire

Ontotext Announces Latest Major Release, GraphDB 10
5 July 2022, Datanami

Ontotext Platform 3.0 for Enterprise Knowledge Graphs Released
18 December 2019, KDnuggets

Ontotext's GraphDB 8.10 Makes Knowledge Graph Experience Faster and Richer
13 June 2019, Markets Insider

GraphDB Goes Open Source
27 January 2020, iProgrammer

provided by Google News

POC exploit code published for 9.8-rated Apache HugeGraph RCE flaw
7 June 2024, The Register

PoC Exploit Released for High Severity Apache HugeGraph RCE flaw
7 June 2024, CybersecurityNews

AI, Lockbit, Veeam, Club Penguin, Kali, Commando Cat, HugeGraph, Aaran Leyland… – SWN #391
7 June 2024, SC Media

Critical Apache HugeGraph Flaw Let Attackers Execute Remote Code
23 April 2024, GBHackers

Microsoft's Recall criticized for security shortcomings. Cyberespionage in Ukraine.
7 June 2024, The CyberWire

provided by Google News

How to use NCache in ASP.Net Core
25 February 2019, InfoWorld

Custom Response Caching Using NCache in ASP.NET Core
22 April 2020, InfoQ.com

provided by Google News

9 Best JavaScript and TypeScript ORMs for 2024 — SitePoint
22 March 2023, SitePoint

Execute millions of SQL statements in milliseconds in the browser with WebAssembly and Web Workers.
14 January 2017, hackernoon.com

SQLite On The Web: Absurd-sql
24 August 2021, Hackaday

In Praise Of SQLite
28 July 2022, iProgrammer

10 Low-Code Rules for Serious Coders
21 November 2022, Embedded Computing Design

provided by Google News



Share this page

Featured Products

Datastax Astra logo

Bring all your data to Generative AI applications with vector search enabled by the most scalable
vector database available.
Try for Free

Milvus logo

Vector database designed for GenAI, fully equipped for enterprise implementation.
Try Managed Milvus for Free

Neo4j logo

See for yourself how a graph database can make your life easier.
Use Neo4j online for free.

Present your product here