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DBMS > Kdb vs. Microsoft Azure SQL Database vs. mSQL vs. OrigoDB vs. Prometheus

System Properties Comparison Kdb vs. Microsoft Azure SQL Database vs. mSQL vs. OrigoDB vs. Prometheus

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NameKdb  Xexclude from comparisonMicrosoft Azure SQL Database infoformerly SQL Azure  Xexclude from comparisonmSQL infoMini SQL  Xexclude from comparisonOrigoDB  Xexclude from comparisonPrometheus  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionHigh performance Time Series DBMSDatabase as a Service offering with high compatibility to Microsoft SQL ServermSQL (Mini SQL) is a simple and lightweight RDBMSA fully ACID in-memory object graph databaseOpen-source Time Series DBMS and monitoring system
Primary database modelTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Relational DBMSRelational DBMSDocument store
Object oriented DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMSDocument store
Graph DBMS
Spatial DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score7.55
Rank#53  Overall
#3  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Score77.99
Rank#16  Overall
#11  Relational DBMS
Score1.27
Rank#167  Overall
#77  Relational DBMS
Score0.00
Rank#383  Overall
#53  Document stores
#20  Object oriented DBMS
Score8.42
Rank#47  Overall
#2  Time Series DBMS
Websitekx.comazure.microsoft.com/­en-us/­products/­azure-sql/­databasehughestech.com.au/­products/­msqlorigodb.comprometheus.io
Technical documentationcode.kx.comdocs.microsoft.com/­en-us/­azure/­azure-sqlorigodb.com/­docsprometheus.io/­docs
DeveloperKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plcMicrosoftHughes TechnologiesRobert Friberg et al
Initial release2000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 2003201019942009 infounder the name LiveDB2015
Current release3.6, May 2018V124.4, October 2021
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infofree 32-bit versioncommercialcommercial infofree licenses can be providedOpen SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenoyesnonono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

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Implementation languageqC++CC#Go
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
hostedAIX
HP-UX
Linux
OS X
Solaris SPARC/x86
Windows
Linux
Windows
Linux
Windows
Data schemeyesyesyesyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesUser defined using .NET types and collectionsNumeric data only
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.yesyesnono infocan be achieved using .NETno infoImport of XML data possible
Secondary indexesyes infotable attribute 'grouped'yesyesyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like query language (q)yesA subset of ANSI SQL is implemented infono subqueries, aggregate functions, views, foreign keys, triggersnono
APIs and other access methodsHTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
JDBC
ODBC
.NET Client API
HTTP API
LINQ
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
Supported programming languagesC
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
.Net
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
C
C++
Delphi
Java
Perl
PHP
Tcl
.Net.Net
C++
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Ruby
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsTransact SQLnoyesno
Triggersyes infowith viewsyesnoyes infoDomain Eventsno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioningnonehorizontal partitioning infoclient side managed; servers are not synchronizedSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationyes, with always 3 replicas availablenoneSource-replica replicationyes infoby Federation
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsno infosimilar paradigm used for internal processingnononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistencynonenone
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesnodepending on modelno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACIDnoACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesnoyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes infoWrite ahead logyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesnoyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlrights management via user accountsfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardnoRole based authorizationno
More information provided by the system vendor
KdbMicrosoft Azure SQL Database infoformerly SQL AzuremSQL infoMini SQLOrigoDBPrometheus
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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