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

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

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NameKdb  Xexclude from comparisonMicrosoft Azure SQL Database infoformerly SQL Azure  Xexclude from comparisonmSQL infoMini SQL  Xexclude from comparisonOrigoDB  Xexclude from comparisonTeradata  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 databaseA hybrid cloud data analytics software platform (Teradata Vantage)
Primary database modelTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Relational DBMSRelational DBMSDocument store
Object oriented DBMS
Relational DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMSDocument store
Graph DBMS
Spatial DBMS
Document store
Graph DBMS
Spatial DBMS
Time Series 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
Score45.33
Rank#21  Overall
#15  Relational DBMS
Websitekx.comazure.microsoft.com/­en-us/­products/­azure-sql/­databasehughestech.com.au/­products/­msqlorigodb.comwww.teradata.com
Technical documentationcode.kx.comdocs.microsoft.com/­en-us/­azure/­azure-sqlorigodb.com/­docsdocs.teradata.com
DeveloperKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plcMicrosoftHughes TechnologiesRobert Friberg et alTeradata
Initial release2000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 2003201019942009 infounder the name LiveDB1984
Current release3.6, May 2018V124.4, October 2021Teradata Vantage 1.0 MU2, January 2019
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infofree 32-bit versioncommercialcommercial infofree licenses can be providedOpen Sourcecommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenoyesnonono
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Implementation languageqC++CC#
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
hostedAIX
HP-UX
Linux
OS X
Solaris SPARC/x86
Windows
Linux
Windows
hosted
Linux
Data schemeyesyesyesyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesUser 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.yesyesnono infocan be achieved using .NETyes
Secondary indexesyes infotable attribute 'grouped'yesyesyesyes infoJoin-index to prejoin tables, aggregate index, sparse index, hash index
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like query language (q)yesA subset of ANSI SQL is implemented infono subqueries, aggregate functions, views, foreign keys, triggersnoyes infoSQL 2016 + extensions
APIs and other access methodsHTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
JDBC
ODBC
.NET Client API
HTTP API
LINQ
.NET Client API
HTTP REST
JDBC
JMS Adapter
ODBC
OLE DB
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
.NetC
C++
Cobol
Java (JDBC-ODBC)
Perl
PL/1
Python
R
Ruby
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsTransact SQLnoyesyes infoUDFs, stored procedures, table functions in parallel
Triggersyes infowith viewsyesnoyes infoDomain Eventsyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioningnonehorizontal partitioning infoclient side managed; servers are not synchronizedSharding infoHashing
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationyes, with always 3 replicas availablenoneSource-replica replicationMulti-source replication
Source-replica replication
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 ConsistencynoneImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesnodepending on modelyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACIDnoACIDACID
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.yesnoyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlrights management via user accountsfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardnoRole based authorizationfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard
More information provided by the system vendor
KdbMicrosoft Azure SQL Database infoformerly SQL AzuremSQL infoMini SQLOrigoDBTeradata
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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