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System Properties Comparison JSqlDb vs. ObjectBox vs. QuestDB vs. SurrealDB

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NameJSqlDb  Xexclude from comparisonObjectBox  Xexclude from comparisonQuestDB  Xexclude from comparisonSurrealDB  Xexclude from comparison
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DescriptionJavaScript Query Language Database, stores JavaScript objects and primitivesLightweight, fast on-device database for IoT, Mobile and Embedded devices, persisting and synchronising objects and vectorsA high performance open source SQL database for time series dataA fully ACID transactional, developer-friendly, multi-model DBMS
Primary database modelDocument store
Object oriented DBMS
Object oriented DBMS
Vector DBMS
Time Series DBMSDocument store
Graph DBMS
Secondary database modelsTime Series DBMSRelational DBMS
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Score1.29
Rank#166  Overall
#5  Object oriented DBMS
#7  Vector DBMS
Score2.70
Rank#105  Overall
#8  Time Series DBMS
Score1.02
Rank#190  Overall
#33  Document stores
#18  Graph DBMS
Websitejsqldb.org (offline)github.com/­objectbox
objectbox.io
questdb.iosurrealdb.com
Technical documentationdocs.objectbox.ioquestdb.io/­docssurrealdb.com/­docs
DeveloperKonrad von BackstromObjectBox LimitedQuestDB Technology IncSurrealDB Ltd
Initial release2018201720142022
Current release0.8, December 20184.0 (May 2024)v1.5.0, May 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen SourceBindings are released under Apache 2.0 infoApache License 2.0Open Source infoApache 2.0Open Source
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++Java (Zero-GC), C++, RustRust
Server operating systemsLinux
macOS
Windows
Android
Any POSIX system
Docker
iOS
Linux
macOS
QNX
Windows
Linux
macOS
Windows
Linux
macOS
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeyesyes infoschema-free via InfluxDB Line Protocolschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyes, plus "flex" map-like typesyesyes
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.nonono
Secondary indexesnoyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLnonoSQL with time-series extensionsSQL-like query language
APIs and other access methodsProprietary native APIHTTP REST
InfluxDB Line Protocol (TCP/UDP)
JDBC
PostgreSQL wire protocol
GraphQL
RESTful HTTP API
WebSocket
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptC
C++
Dart (Flutter)
Go
Java
Kotlin
Python
Swift
C infoPostgreSQL driver
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Rust infoover HTTP
Deno
Go
JavaScript (Node.js)
Rust
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresfunctions in JavaScriptnono
Triggersnonono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenonehorizontal partitioning (by timestamps)
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneData sync between devices allowing occasional connected databases to work completely offlineSource-replica replication with eventual consistency
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACID for single-table writesACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infousing RocksDByesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyes infothrough memory mapped files
User concepts infoAccess controlyesyes, based on authentication and database rules
More information provided by the system vendor
JSqlDbObjectBoxQuestDBSurrealDB
Specific characteristicsRelational model with native time series support Column-based storage and time partitioned...
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Competitive advantagesHigh ingestion throughput: peak of 4M rows/sec (TSBS Benchmark) Code optimizations...
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Typical application scenariosFinancial tick data Industrial IoT Application Metrics Monitoring
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Key customersBanks & Hedge funds, Yahoo, OKX, Airbus, Aquis Exchange, Net App, Cloudera, Airtel,...
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Licensing and pricing modelsOpen source Apache 2.0 QuestDB Enterprise QuestDB Cloud
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