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DBMS > Apache Impala vs. H2GIS vs. NuoDB vs. Realm vs. TinkerGraph

System Properties Comparison Apache Impala vs. H2GIS vs. NuoDB vs. Realm vs. TinkerGraph

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NameApache Impala  Xexclude from comparisonH2GIS  Xexclude from comparisonNuoDB  Xexclude from comparisonRealm  Xexclude from comparisonTinkerGraph  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionAnalytic DBMS for HadoopSpatial extension of H2NuoDB is a webscale distributed database that supports SQL and ACID transactionsA DBMS built for use on mobile devices that’s a fast, easy to use alternative to SQLite and Core DataA lightweight, in-memory graph engine that serves as a reference implementation of the TinkerPop3 API
Primary database modelRelational DBMSSpatial DBMSRelational DBMSDocument storeGraph DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument storeRelational DBMS
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Score14.03
Rank#40  Overall
#24  Relational DBMS
Score0.05
Rank#372  Overall
#7  Spatial DBMS
Score0.99
Rank#195  Overall
#92  Relational DBMS
Score7.71
Rank#52  Overall
#9  Document stores
Score0.12
Rank#344  Overall
#34  Graph DBMS
Websiteimpala.apache.orgwww.h2gis.orgwww.3ds.com/­nuodb-distributed-sql-databaserealm.iotinkerpop.apache.org/­docs/­current/­reference/­#tinkergraph-gremlin
Technical documentationimpala.apache.org/­impala-docs.htmlwww.h2gis.org/­docs/­homedoc.nuodb.comrealm.io/­docs
DeveloperApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by ClouderaCNRSDassault Systèmes infooriginally NuoDB, Inc.Realm, acquired by MongoDB in May 2019
Initial release20132013201320142009
Current release4.1.0, June 2022
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2Open Source infoLGPL 3.0commercial infolimited edition freeOpen SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC++JavaC++Java
Server operating systemsLinuxhosted infoAmazon EC2, Windows Azure, SoftLayer
Linux
OS X
Windows
Android
Backend: server-less
iOS
Windows
Data schemeyesyesyesyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyesyes
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.nonononono
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like DML and DDL statementsyesyesnono
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
TinkerPop 3
Supported programming languagesAll languages supporting JDBC/ODBCJava.Net
C
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
.Net
Java infowith Android only
Objective-C
React Native
Swift
Groovy
Java
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes infouser defined functions and integration of map-reduceyes infobased on H2Java, SQLno inforuns within the applications so server-side scripts are unnecessaryno
Triggersnoyesyesyes infoChange Listenersno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingnonedata is dynamically stored/cached on the nodes where it is read/writtennonenone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factoryes infobased on H2yes infoManaged transparently by NuoDBnonenone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyes infoquery execution via MapReducenononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistencynone
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesyesnoyes infoRelationships in graphs
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACIDACID infotunable commit protocolACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yes infoMVCCno
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesoptional
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyes infoTemporary tableyes infoIn-Memory realmyes
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users, groups and roles infobased on Apache Sentry and Kerberosyes infobased on H2Standard SQL roles/ privileges, Administrative Usersyesno

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