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DBMS > Hazelcast vs. Immudb vs. NCache vs. ObjectBox

System Properties Comparison Hazelcast vs. Immudb vs. NCache vs. ObjectBox

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NameHazelcast  Xexclude from comparisonImmudb  Xexclude from comparisonNCache  Xexclude from comparisonObjectBox  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionA widely adopted in-memory data gridAn open source immutable (append-only) database with cryptographic verification which makes it tamper-resistant and fully auditable.Open-Source and Enterprise in-memory Key-Value StoreLightweight, fast on-device database for IoT, Mobile and Embedded devices, persisting and synchronising objects and vectors
Primary database modelKey-value storeKey-value storeKey-value storeObject oriented DBMS
Vector DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store infoJSON support with IMDG 3.12Relational DBMSDocument store
Search engine infoUsing distributed Lucene
Time Series DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score5.46
Rank#61  Overall
#7  Key-value stores
Score0.31
Rank#295  Overall
#42  Key-value stores
Score0.96
Rank#195  Overall
#29  Key-value stores
Score1.29
Rank#166  Overall
#5  Object oriented DBMS
#7  Vector DBMS
Websitehazelcast.comgithub.com/­codenotary/­immudb
immudb.io
www.alachisoft.com/­ncachegithub.com/­objectbox
objectbox.io
Technical documentationhazelcast.org/­imdg/­docsdocs.immudb.iowww.alachisoft.com/­resources/­docsdocs.objectbox.io
DeveloperHazelcastCodenotaryAlachisoftObjectBox Limited
Initial release2008202020052017
Current release5.3.6, November 20231.2.3, April 20225.3.3, April 20244.0 (May 2024)
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2; commercial licenses availableOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Source infoEnterprise Edition availableBindings are released under Apache 2.0 infoApache License 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageJavaGoC#, .NET, .NET Core, JavaC and C++
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java VMBSD
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
z/OS
Linux
Windows
Android
Any POSIX system
Docker
iOS
Linux
macOS
QNX
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeschema-freeyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyespartial infoSupported data types are Lists, Queues, Hashsets, Dictionary and Counteryes, plus "flex" map-like types
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.yes infothe object must implement a serialization strategynonono
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like query languageSQL-like syntaxSQL-like query syntax and LINQ for searching the cache. Cache Synchronization with SQL Server using SQL dependency.no
APIs and other access methodsJCache
JPA
Memcached protocol
RESTful HTTP API
gRPC protocol
PostgreSQL wire protocol
IDistributedCache
JCache
LINQ
Proprietary native API
Proprietary native API
Supported programming languages.Net
C#
C++
Clojure
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Scala
.Net
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
.Net
.Net Core
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Scala
C
C++
Dart (Flutter)
Go
Java
Kotlin
Python
Swift
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes infoEvent Listeners, Executor Servicesnono infosupport for stored procedures with SQL-Server CLRno
Triggersyes infoEventsnoyes infoNotificationsno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingShardingyesnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes infoReplicated Mapyes, with selectable consistency levelData sync between devices allowing occasional connected databases to work completely offline
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyesnoyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency selectable by user infoRaft Consensus AlgorithmImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Strong Eventual Consistency over WAN with Conflict Resolution using Bridge Topology
Immediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynononoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataone or two-phase-commit; repeatable reads; read commitedACIDoptimistic locking and pessimistic lockingACID
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.yesnoyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlRole-based access controlAuthentication to access the cache via Active Directory/LDAP (possible roles: user, administrator)yes
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Specific characteristicsNCache has been the market leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005 . NCache...
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Competitive advantagesNCache is 100% .NET/ .NET Core based which fully supports ASP.NET Core Sessions ,...
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Typical application scenariosNCache enables industries like retail, finance, banking IoT, travel, ecommerce, healthcare...
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Key customersBank of America, Citi, Natures Way, Charter Spectrum, Barclays, Henry Schein, GBM,...
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Market metricsMarket Leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005.
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Licensing and pricing modelsNCache Open Source is free on an as-is basis without any support. NCache Enterprise...
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