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DBMS > Kdb vs. LokiJS vs. OpenEdge vs. OrigoDB vs. Teradata Aster

System Properties Comparison Kdb vs. LokiJS vs. OpenEdge vs. OrigoDB vs. Teradata Aster

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NameKdb  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonOpenEdge  Xexclude from comparisonOrigoDB  Xexclude from comparisonTeradata Aster  Xexclude from comparison
Teradata Aster has been integrated into other Teradata systems and therefore will be removed from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionHigh performance Time Series DBMSIn-memory JavaScript DBMSApplication development environment with integrated database management systemA fully ACID in-memory object graph databasePlatform for big data analytics on multistructured data sources and types
Primary database modelTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Document storeRelational DBMSDocument store
Object oriented DBMS
Relational DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score7.55
Rank#53  Overall
#3  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Score0.43
Rank#264  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score3.51
Rank#86  Overall
#46  Relational DBMS
Score0.00
Rank#383  Overall
#53  Document stores
#20  Object oriented DBMS
Websitekx.comgithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSwww.progress.com/­openedgeorigodb.com
Technical documentationcode.kx.comtechfort.github.io/­LokiJSdocumentation.progress.com/­output/­ua/­OpenEdge_latestorigodb.com/­docs
DeveloperKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plcProgress Software CorporationRobert Friberg et alTeradata
Initial release2000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 2003201419842009 infounder the name LiveDB2005
Current release3.6, May 2018OpenEdge 12.2, March 2020
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infofree 32-bit versionOpen SourcecommercialOpen Sourcecommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageqJavaScriptC#
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)AIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Windows
Linux
Windows
Linux
Data schemeyesschema-freeyesyesFlexible Schema (defined schema, partial schema, schema free) infodefined schema within the relational store; partial schema or schema free in the Aster File Store
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesnoyesUser defined using .NET types and collectionsyes
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.yesnoyesno infocan be achieved using .NETyes infoin Aster File Store
Secondary indexesyes infotable attribute 'grouped'yes infovia viewsyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like query language (q)noyes infoclose to SQL 92noyes
APIs and other access methodsHTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
JavaScript APIJDBC
ODBC
.NET Client API
HTTP API
LINQ
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
OLE DB
Supported programming languagesC
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
JavaScriptProgress proprietary ABL (Advanced Business Language).NetC
C#
C++
Java
Python
R
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsView functions in JavaScriptyesyesR packages
Triggersyes infowith viewsyesyesyes infoDomain Eventsno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioningnonehorizontal partitioning infosince Version 11.4horizontal partitioning infoclient side managed; servers are not synchronizedSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationnoneSource-replica replicationSource-replica replicationyes infoDimension tables are replicated across all nodes in the cluster. The number of replicas for the file store can be configured.
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsno infosimilar paradigm used for internal processingyesnonoyes infoSQL Map-Reduce Framework
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencynoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on configuration
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyesdepending on modelno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanono infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleACIDACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yesyes infoWrite ahead logyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesnoyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlrights management via user accountsnoUsers and groupsRole based authorizationfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard
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KdbLokiJSOpenEdgeOrigoDBTeradata Aster
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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