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System Properties Comparison HarperDB vs. Kdb vs. Lovefield vs. SwayDB

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NameHarperDB  Xexclude from comparisonKdb  Xexclude from comparisonLovefield  Xexclude from comparisonSwayDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionUltra-low latency distributed database with an intuitive REST API supporting NoSQL and SQL (including joins). Deployment of functions and databases simultaneously with a consolidated node-level architecture.High performance Time Series DBMSEmbeddable relational database for web apps written in pure JavaScriptAn embeddable, non-blocking, type-safe key-value store for single or multiple disks and in-memory storage
Primary database modelDocument storeTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Relational DBMSKey-value store
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.60
Rank#244  Overall
#38  Document stores
Score7.71
Rank#49  Overall
#2  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Score0.33
Rank#286  Overall
#131  Relational DBMS
Score0.04
Rank#387  Overall
#61  Key-value stores
Websitewww.harperdb.iokx.comgoogle.github.io/­lovefieldswaydb.simer.au
Technical documentationdocs.harperdb.io/­docscode.kx.comgithub.com/­google/­lovefield/­blob/­master/­docs/­spec_index.md
DeveloperHarperDBKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plcGoogleSimer Plaha
Initial release20172000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 200320142018
Current release3.1, August 20213.6, May 20182.1.12, February 2017
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infofree community edition availablecommercial infofree 32-bit versionOpen Source infoApache 2.0Open Source infoGNU Affero GPL V3.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageNode.jsqJavaScriptScala
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js) infotested with Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari
Data schemedynamic schemayesyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyes infoJSON data typesyesyesno
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.noyesnono
Secondary indexesyesyes infotable attribute 'grouped'yesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like data manipulation statementsSQL-like query language (q)SQL-like query language infovia JavaScript builder patternno
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
React Hooks
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
WebSocket
HTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C#
C++
ColdFusion
D
Dart
Delphi
Erlang
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Lisp
MatLab
Objective C
Perl
PHP
PowerShell
Prolog
Python
R
Ruby
Rust
Scala
Swift
C
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
JavaScriptJava
Kotlin
Scala
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresCustom Functions infosince release 3.1user defined functionsnono
Triggersnoyes infowith viewsUsing read-only observersno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesA table resides as a whole on one (or more) nodes in a clusterhorizontal partitioningnonenone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes infothe nodes on which a table resides can be definedSource-replica replicationnonenone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnono infosimilar paradigm used for internal processingnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataAtomic execution of specific operationsnoACIDAtomic execution of operations
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes, using LMDByesyes, by using IndexedDB or the cloud service Firebase Realtime Databaseyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesyes infousing MemoryDByes
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users and rolesrights management via user accountsnono
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Specific characteristicsIntegrated columnar database & programming system for streaming, real time and historical...
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Competitive advantagesprovides seamless scalability; runs on industry standard server platforms; is top-ranked...
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Typical application scenariostick database streaming sensor data massive intelligence applications oil and gas...
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Key customersGoldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Merrill Lynch J.P. Morgan Deutsche Bank IEX Securities...
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Market metricskdb+ performance and reliability proven by our customers in critical infrastructure...
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Licensing and pricing modelsupon request
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