DB-EnginesExtremeDB: mitigate connectivity issues in a DBMSEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by solid IT

DBMS > Faircom DB vs. GigaSpaces vs. Informix vs. Kdb

System Properties Comparison Faircom DB vs. GigaSpaces vs. Informix vs. Kdb

Please select another system to include it in the comparison.

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
NameFaircom DB infoformerly c-treeACE  Xexclude from comparisonGigaSpaces  Xexclude from comparisonInformix  Xexclude from comparisonKdb  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionNative high-speed multi-model DBMS for relational and key-value store data simultaneously accessible through SQL and NoSQL APIs.High performance in-memory data grid platform, powering three products: Smart Cache, Smart ODS (Operational Data Store), Smart Augmented TransactionsA secure embeddable database from IBM, positioned besides IBM Db2 as a relatively low-cost product optimized for OLTP and Internet of Things dataHigh performance Time Series DBMS
Primary database modelKey-value store
Relational DBMS
Document store
Object oriented DBMS infoValues are user defined objects
Relational DBMS infoSince Version 12.10 support for JSON/BSON datatypes compatible with MongoDBTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMS
Search engine
Document store
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS infowith Informix TimeSeries Extension
Relational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.24
Rank#311  Overall
#44  Key-value stores
#140  Relational DBMS
Score1.02
Rank#192  Overall
#32  Document stores
#6  Object oriented DBMS
Score18.85
Rank#35  Overall
#22  Relational DBMS
Score7.70
Rank#53  Overall
#3  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Websitewww.faircom.com/­products/­faircom-dbwww.gigaspaces.comwww.ibm.com/­products/­informixkx.com
Technical documentationdocs.faircom.com/­docs/­en/­UUID-7446ae34-a1a7-c843-c894-d5322e395184.htmldocs.gigaspaces.com/­latest/­landing.htmlinformix.hcldoc.com
www.ibm.com/­support/­knowledgecenter/­SSGU8G/­welcomeIfxServers.html
code.kx.com
DeveloperFairCom CorporationGigaspaces TechnologiesIBM, 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.Kx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plc
Initial release1979200019842000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 2003
Current releaseV12, November 202015.5, September 202014.10.FC5, November 20203.6, May 2018
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infoRestricted, free version availableOpen Source infoApache Version 2; Commercial licenses availablecommercial infofree developer edition availablecommercial infofree 32-bit version
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.
Implementation languageANSI C, C++Java, C++, .NetC, C++ and Javaq
Server operating systemsAIX
FreeBSD
HP-UX
Linux
NetBSD
OS X
QNX
SCO
Solaris
VxWorks
Windows infoeasily portable to other OSs
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Data schemeschema free, schema optional, schema required, partial schema,schema-freeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyes, ANSI SQL Types, JSON, typed binary structuresyesyes infoSince Version 12.10 support for JSON/BSON datatypesyes
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.nono infoXML can be used for describing objects metadatayes
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyes infotable attribute 'grouped'
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes, ANSI SQL with proprietary extensionsSQL-99 for query and DML statementsyesSQL-like query language (q)
APIs and other access methodsADO.NET
Direct SQL
JDBC
JPA
ODBC
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
RESTful MQTT/JSON API
RPC
GigaSpaces LRMI
Hibernate
JCache
JDBC
JPA
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
Spring Data
JDBC
JSON API infoMongoDB compatible
MQTT (Message Queue Telemetry Transport)
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
HTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C#
C++
Java
JavaScript (Node.js and browser)
PHP
Python
Visual Basic
.Net
C++
Java
Python
Scala
.Net
C
C++
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
C
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes info.Net, JavaScript, C/C++yesyesuser defined functions
Triggersyesyes, event driven architectureyesyes infowith views
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesFile partitioning, horizontal partitioning, sharding infoCustomizable business rules for table partitioningShardingShardinghorizontal partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes, configurable to be parallel or serial, synchronous or asynchronous, uni-directional or bi-directional, ACID-consistent or eventually consistent (with custom conflict resolution).Multi-source replication infosynchronous or asynchronous
Source-replica replication infosynchronous or asynchronous
Multi-source replication
Source-replica replication
Source-replica replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyes infoMap-Reduce pattern can be built with XAP task executorsnono infosimilar paradigm used for internal processing
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Tunable consistency per server, database, table, and transaction
Immediate Consistency infoConsistency level configurable: ALL, QUORUM, ANYImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datatunable from ACID to Eventually ConsistentACIDACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentYes, tunable from durable to delayed durability to in-memoryyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlFine grained access rights according to SQL-standard with additional protections for filesRole-based access controlUsers with fine-grained authentication, authorization, and auditing controlsrights management via user accounts
More information provided by the system vendor
Faircom DB infoformerly c-treeACEGigaSpacesInformixKdb
Specific characteristicsIntegrated columnar database & programming system for streaming, real time and historical...
» more
Competitive advantagesprovides seamless scalability; runs on industry standard server platforms; is top-ranked...
» more
Typical application scenariostick database streaming sensor data massive intelligence applications oil and gas...
» more
Key customersGoldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Merrill Lynch J.P. Morgan Deutsche Bank IEX Securities...
» more
Market metricskdb+ performance and reliability proven by our customers in critical infrastructure...
» more
Licensing and pricing modelsupon request
» more

We invite representatives of system vendors to contact us for updating and extending the system information,
and for displaying vendor-provided information such as key customers, competitive advantages and market metrics.

Related products and services

We invite representatives of vendors of related products to contact us for presenting information about their offerings here.

More resources
Faircom DB infoformerly c-treeACEGigaSpacesInformixKdb
Recent citations in the news

FairCom kicks off new era of database technology USA - English
10 November 2020, PR Newswire

provided by Google News

GigaSpaces to hand out almost $14 million in dividends following Cloudify’s acquisition by Dell
19 July 2023, CTech

GigaSpaces Cloudify Increases Integration with OpenStack
4 February 2024, Channel Futures

Data Sciences Corporation partners with GigaSpaces Technologies to usher DIH technology to enterprises in SA
10 October 2023, ITWeb

GigaSpaces Announces Version 16.0 with Breakthrough Data Integration Tools to Ease Enterprises' Digital ...
3 November 2021, PR Newswire

GigaSpaces Spins Off Cloudify, Its Open Source Cloud Orchestration Unit
27 July 2017, Data Center Knowledge

provided by Google News

IBM Informix: A key part of IBM’s hybrid cloud and AI strategy
11 January 2024, IBM

IBM Informix review: What you need to know about the software
12 December 2022, TechRepublic

IBM Informix Database in the Cloud | AWS News Blog
1 May 2009, AWS Blog

The Top 5 Data Migration Tools
13 June 2023, Datamation

Fugitive Silicon Valley tech executive hauled into federal court
15 October 2019, The Mercury News

provided by Google News

Turbocharging the Engine: KX Unleashes AI-First Transformation with kdb+
28 February 2024, Business Wire

Introducing Amazon FinSpace with Managed kdb Insights, a fully managed analytics engine, commonly used by capital ...
18 May 2023, AWS Blog

KX ANNOUNCES KDB INSIGHTS AS FULLY MANAGED SERVICE ON AMAZON FINSPACE
18 May 2023, PR Newswire

McLaren Applied and KX partner to enhance ATLAS software analytics capabilities
9 August 2023, Professional Motorsport World

KX Brings the Power and Performance of kdb+ to Python Developers with PyKX
7 June 2023, Datanami

provided by Google News



Share this page

Featured Products

Datastax Astra logo

Bring all your data to Generative AI applications with vector search enabled by the most scalable
vector database available.
Try for Free

Milvus logo

Vector database designed for GenAI, fully equipped for enterprise implementation.
Try Managed Milvus for Free

Ontotext logo

GraphDB allows you to link diverse data, index it for semantic search and enrich it via text analysis to build big knowledge graphs. Get it free.

Neo4j logo

See for yourself how a graph database can make your life easier.
Use Neo4j online for free.

SingleStore logo

Database for your real-time AI and Analytics Apps.
Try it today.

Present your product here