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System Properties Comparison eXtremeDB vs. Greenplum vs. ObjectBox vs. SingleStore

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NameeXtremeDB  Xexclude from comparisonGreenplum  Xexclude from comparisonObjectBox  Xexclude from comparisonSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionNatively in-memory DBMS with options for persistency, high-availability and clusteringAnalytic Database platform built on PostgreSQL. Full name is Pivotal Greenplum Database infoA logical database in Greenplum is an array of individual PostgreSQL databases working together to present a single database image.Extremely fast embedded database for small devices, IoT and MobileMySQL wire-compliant distributed RDBMS that combines an in-memory row-oriented and a disc-based column-oriented storage with patented universal storage to handle transactional and analytical workloads in one single table type
Primary database modelRelational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Relational DBMSObject oriented DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMSDocument store
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
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Score0.74
Rank#223  Overall
#103  Relational DBMS
#18  Time Series DBMS
Score8.37
Rank#48  Overall
#30  Relational DBMS
Score1.20
Rank#170  Overall
#5  Object oriented DBMS
Score5.60
Rank#62  Overall
#35  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.mcobject.comgreenplum.orgobjectbox.iowww.singlestore.com
Technical documentationwww.mcobject.com/­docs/­extremedb.htmdocs.greenplum.orgdocs.objectbox.iodocs.singlestore.com
DeveloperMcObjectPivotal Software Inc.ObjectBox LimitedSingleStore Inc.
Initial release2001200520172013
Current release8.2, 20217.0.0, September 20238.5, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoApache 2.0Open Source infoApache License 2.0commercial infofree developer edition available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageC and C++C and C++C++, Go
Server operating systemsAIX
HP-UX
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
LinuxAndroid
iOS
Linux
macOS
Windows
Linux info64 bit version required
Data schemeyesyesyesyes
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.no infosupport of XML interfaces availableyes infosince Version 4.2nono
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infowith the option: eXtremeSQLyesnoyes infobut no triggers and foreign keys
APIs and other access methods.NET Client API
JDBC
JNI
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary native APICluster Management API infoas HTTP Rest and CLI
HTTP API
JDBC
MongoDB API
ODBC
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C#
C++
Java
Lua
Python
Scala
C
Java
Perl
Python
R
C
C++
Dart
Go
Java
JavaScript infoplanned (as of Jan 2019)
Kotlin
Python infoplanned (as of Jan 2019)
Swift
Bash
C
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesyesnoyes
Triggersyes infoby defining eventsyesnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioning / shardingShardingnoneSharding infohash partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesActive Replication Fabric™ for IoT
Multi-source replication infoby means of eXtremeDB Cluster option
Source-replica replication infoby means of eXtremeDB High Availability option
Source-replica replicationonline/offline synchronization between client and serverSource-replica replication infostores two copies of each physical data partition on two separate nodes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesnono infocan define user-defined aggregate functions for map-reduce-style calculations
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayes infoOptimistic (MVCC) and pessimistic (locking) strategies availableyesyesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes infoAll updates are persistent, including those to disk-based columnstores and memory-based row stores. Transaction commits are supported via write-ahead log.
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesnonoyes
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardyesFine grained access control via users, groups and roles
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eXtremeDBGreenplumObjectBoxSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL
Specific characteristicseXtremeDB is an in-memory and/or persistent database system that offers an ultra-small...
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SingleStore offers a fully-managed , distributed, highly-scalable SQL database designed...
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Competitive advantageseXtremeDB databases can be modeled relationally or as objects and can utilize SQL...
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SingleStore’s competitive advantages include: Easy and Simplified Architecture with...
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Typical application scenariosIoT application across all markets: Industrial Control, Netcom, Telecom, Defense,...
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Driving Fast Analytics: SingleStore delivers the fastest and most scalable reporting...
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Key customersSchneider Electronics, F5 Networks, TNS, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, GoPro, ViaSat,...
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IEX Cloud : Improves Financial Data Distribution Speed 15x with Singlestore DB Comcast,...
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Market metricsWith hundreds of customers and over 30 million devices/applications using the product...
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Customers in various industries worldwide including US and International Industry...
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Licensing and pricing modelsFor server use cases, there is a simple per-server license irrespective of the number...
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F ree Tier and Enterprise Edition
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