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System Properties Comparison GreptimeDB vs. HBase vs. QuestDB vs. Spark SQL

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NameGreptimeDB  Xexclude from comparisonHBase  Xexclude from comparisonQuestDB  Xexclude from comparisonSpark SQL  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionAn open source Time Series DBMS built for increased scalability, high performance and efficiencyWide-column store based on Apache Hadoop and on concepts of BigTableA high performance open source SQL database for time series dataSpark SQL is a component on top of 'Spark Core' for structured data processing
Primary database modelTime Series DBMSWide column storeTime Series DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.12
Rank#351  Overall
#34  Time Series DBMS
Score27.97
Rank#26  Overall
#2  Wide column stores
Score2.70
Rank#105  Overall
#8  Time Series DBMS
Score18.04
Rank#33  Overall
#20  Relational DBMS
Websitegreptime.comhbase.apache.orgquestdb.iospark.apache.org/­sql
Technical documentationdocs.greptime.comhbase.apache.org/­book.htmlquestdb.io/­docsspark.apache.org/­docs/­latest/­sql-programming-guide.html
DeveloperGreptime Inc.Apache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by PowersetQuestDB Technology IncApache Software Foundation
Initial release2022200820142014
Current release2.3.4, January 20213.5.0 ( 2.13), September 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Source infoApache version 2Open Source infoApache 2.0Open Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageRustJavaJava (Zero-GC), C++, RustScala
Server operating systemsAndroid
Docker
FreeBSD
Linux
macOS
Windows
Linux
Unix
Windows infousing Cygwin
Linux
macOS
Windows
Linux
OS X
Windows
Data schemeschema-free, schema definition possibleschema-free, schema definition possibleyes infoschema-free via InfluxDB Line Protocolyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesoptions to bring your own types, AVROyesyes
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 indexesyesnonono
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesnoSQL with time-series extensionsSQL-like DML and DDL statements
APIs and other access methodsgRPC
HTTP API
JDBC
Java API
RESTful HTTP API
Thrift
HTTP REST
InfluxDB Line Protocol (TCP/UDP)
JDBC
PostgreSQL wire protocol
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languagesC++
Erlang
Go
Java
JavaScript
C
C#
C++
Groovy
Java
PHP
Python
Scala
C infoPostgreSQL driver
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Rust infoover HTTP
Java
Python
R
Scala
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresPythonyes infoCoprocessors in Javanono
Triggersyesnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingShardinghorizontal partitioning (by timestamps)yes, utilizing Spark Core
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replication
Source-replica replication
Source-replica replication with eventual consistencynone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency or Eventual ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataSingle row ACID (across millions of columns)ACID for single-table writesno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyes infothrough memory mapped filesno
User concepts infoAccess controlSimple rights management via user accountsAccess Control Lists (ACL) for RBAC, integration with Apache Ranger for RBAC & ABACno
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Specific characteristicsGreptimeDB is a SQL & Python-enabled timeseries database system built from scratch...
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Relational model with native time series support Column-based storage and time partitioned...
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Competitive advantages- Inherits advantages of Rust, such as excellent performance, memory safe, resource...
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High ingestion throughput: peak of 4M rows/sec (TSBS Benchmark) Code optimizations...
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Typical application scenariosFor IoT industries, GreptimeDB can seamless integrate with message queues and other...
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Financial tick data Industrial IoT Application Metrics Monitoring
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Key customersGreptime's clients span multiple sectors including IoT, connected vehicles, and energy...
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Banks & Hedge funds, Yahoo, OKX, Airbus, Aquis Exchange, Net App, Cloudera, Airtel,...
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Market metricsGreptimeDB has garnered global recognition by topping GitHub trends following its...
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Licensing and pricing modelsGreptimeDB: open source, distributed, cloud-native TSDB; supports Hybrid Time-series...
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Open source Apache 2.0 QuestDB Enterprise QuestDB Cloud
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