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System Properties Comparison eXtremeDB vs. GridDB vs. Informix vs. Memcached

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NameeXtremeDB  Xexclude from comparisonGridDB  Xexclude from comparisonInformix  Xexclude from comparisonMemcached  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionNatively in-memory DBMS with options for persistency, high-availability and clusteringScalable in-memory time series database optimized for IoT and Big DataA secure embeddable database from IBM, positioned besides IBM Db2 as a relatively low-cost product optimized for OLTP and Internet of Things dataIn-memory key-value store, originally intended for caching
Primary database modelRelational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Time Series DBMSRelational DBMS infoSince Version 12.10 support for JSON/BSON datatypes compatible with MongoDBKey-value store
Secondary database modelsKey-value store
Relational DBMS
Document store
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS infowith Informix TimeSeries Extension
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.74
Rank#223  Overall
#103  Relational DBMS
#18  Time Series DBMS
Score1.95
Rank#128  Overall
#10  Time Series DBMS
Score17.87
Rank#35  Overall
#22  Relational DBMS
Score19.42
Rank#32  Overall
#4  Key-value stores
Websitewww.mcobject.comgriddb.netwww.ibm.com/­products/­informixwww.memcached.org
Technical documentationwww.mcobject.com/­docs/­extremedb.htmdocs.griddb.netinformix.hcldoc.com
www.ibm.com/­support/­knowledgecenter/­SSGU8G/­welcomeIfxServers.html
github.com/­memcached/­memcached/­wiki
DeveloperMcObjectToshiba CorporationIBM, HCL Technologies infoEffective May 1st, 2017, HCL took on development, technical support, and product management teams, and works jointly with IBM on product strategy, marketing, and sales.Danga Interactive infooriginally developed by Brad Fitzpatrick for LiveJournal
Initial release2001201319842003
Current release8.2, 20215.1, August 202214.10.FC5, November 20201.6.27, May 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoAGPL version 3 and Apache License, version 2.0 , commercial license (standard and advanced editions) also availablecommercial infofree developer edition availableOpen Source infoBSD license
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

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Implementation languageC and C++C++C, C++ and JavaC
Server operating systemsAIX
HP-UX
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
LinuxAIX
HP-UX
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
FreeBSD
Linux
OS X
Unix
Windows
Data schemeyesyesyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes infonumerical, string, blob, geometry, boolean, timestampyes infoSince Version 12.10 support for JSON/BSON datatypesno
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 availableno
Secondary indexesyesyesyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infowith the option: eXtremeSQLSQL92, SQL-like TQL (Toshiba Query Language)yesno
APIs and other access methods.NET Client API
JDBC
JNI
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
JDBC
JSON API infoMongoDB compatible
MQTT (Message Queue Telemetry Transport)
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
Proprietary protocol
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C#
C++
Java
Lua
Python
Scala
C
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
.Net
C
C++
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
.Net
C
C++
ColdFusion
Erlang
Java
Lisp
Lua
OCaml
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesnoyesno
Triggersyes infoby defining eventsyesyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioning / shardingShardingShardingnone
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 replicationMulti-source replication
Source-replica replication
none infoRepcached, a Memcached patch, provides this functionallity
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoConnector for using GridDB as an input source and output destination for Hadoop MapReduce jobsnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate consistency within container, eventual consistency across containersImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACID at container levelACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayes infoOptimistic (MVCC) and pessimistic (locking) strategies availableyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesno
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users can be defined per databaseUsers with fine-grained authentication, authorization, and auditing controlsyes infousing SASL (Simple Authentication and Security Layer) protocol
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Specific characteristicseXtremeDB is an in-memory and/or persistent database system that offers an ultra-small...
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GridDB is a highly scalable, in-memory time series database optimized for IoT and...
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Competitive advantageseXtremeDB databases can be modeled relationally or as objects and can utilize SQL...
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1. Optimized for IoT Equipped with Toshiba's proprietary key-container data model...
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Typical application scenariosIoT application across all markets: Industrial Control, Netcom, Telecom, Defense,...
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Factory IoT, Automative Industry, Energy, BEMS, Smart Community, Monitoring system.
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Key customersSchneider Electronics, F5 Networks, TNS, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, GoPro, ViaSat,...
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Denso International [see use case ] An Electric Power company [see use case ] Ishinomaki...
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Market metricsWith hundreds of customers and over 30 million devices/applications using the product...
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GitHub trending repository
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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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Open Source license (AGPL v3 & Apache v2) Commercial license (subscription)
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