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System Properties Comparison Kdb vs. OrigoDB vs. ScyllaDB vs. TempoIQ vs. TerminusDB

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NameKdb  Xexclude from comparisonOrigoDB  Xexclude from comparisonScyllaDB  Xexclude from comparisonTempoIQ infoformerly TempoDB  Xexclude from comparisonTerminusDB infoformer name was DataChemist  Xexclude from comparison
TempoIQ seems to be decommissioned. It will be removed from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionHigh performance Time Series DBMSA fully ACID in-memory object graph databaseCassandra and DynamoDB compatible wide column storeScalable analytics DBMS for sensor data, provided as a service (SaaS)Scalable Graph Database platform making enterprise data available by exploiting inferred entities and relationships
Primary database modelTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Document store
Object oriented DBMS
Wide column storeTime Series DBMSGraph DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMSKey-value storeDocument store
RDF store
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score7.71
Rank#49  Overall
#2  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Score0.06
Rank#380  Overall
#50  Document stores
#18  Object oriented DBMS
Score4.08
Rank#76  Overall
#5  Wide column stores
Score0.23
Rank#316  Overall
#27  Graph DBMS
Websitekx.comorigodb.comwww.scylladb.comtempoiq.com (offline)terminusdb.com
Technical documentationcode.kx.comorigodb.com/­docsdocs.scylladb.comterminusdb.github.io/­terminusdb/­#
DeveloperKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plcRobert Friberg et alScyllaDBTempoIQDataChemist Ltd.
Initial release2000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 20032009 infounder the name LiveDB201520122018
Current release3.6, May 2018ScyllaDB Open Source 5.4.1, January 202411.0.0, January 2023
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infofree 32-bit versionOpen SourceOpen Source infoOpen Source (AGPL), commercial license availablecommercialOpen Source infoGPL V3
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononoyesno
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Implementation languageqC#C++Prolog, Rust
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Linux
Windows
LinuxLinux
Data schemeyesyesschema-freeschema-freeyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesUser defined using .NET types and collectionsyesyesyes
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.yesno infocan be achieved using .NETnonono
Secondary indexesyes infotable attribute 'grouped'yesyes infocluster global secondary indices
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like query language (q)noSQL-like DML and DDL statements (CQL)noSQL-like query language (WOQL)
APIs and other access methodsHTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
.NET Client API
HTTP API
LINQ
Proprietary protocol (CQL) infocompatible with CQL (Cassandra Query Language, an SQL-like language)
RESTful HTTP API (DynamoDB compatible)
Thrift
HTTP APIOWL
RESTful HTTP API
WOQL (Web Object Query Language)
Supported programming languagesC
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
.NetFor CQL interface: C#, C++, Clojure, Erlang, Go, Haskell, Java, JavaScript, Node.js, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, Scala
For DynamoDB interface: .Net, ColdFusion, Erlang, Groovy, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby
C#
Java
JavaScript infoNode.js
Python
Ruby
JavaScript
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsyesyes, Luanoyes
Triggersyes infowith viewsyes infoDomain Eventsnoyes infoRealtime Alertsyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioninghorizontal partitioning infoclient side managed; servers are not synchronizedShardingGraph Partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationSource-replica replicationselectable replication factor infoRepresentation of geographical distribution of servers is possibleJournaling Streams
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 ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Tunable Consistency infocan be individually decided for each write operation
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesdepending on modelnonoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACIDno infoAtomicity and isolation are supported for single operationsnoACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes infoWrite ahead logyesyesyes infoin-memory journaling
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesyes infoin-memory tablesno
User concepts infoAccess controlrights management via user accountsRole based authorizationAccess rights for users can be defined per objectsimple authentication-based access controlRole-based access control
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KdbOrigoDBScyllaDBTempoIQ infoformerly TempoDBTerminusDB infoformer name was DataChemist
Specific characteristicsIntegrated columnar database & programming system for streaming, real time and historical...
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ScyllaDB is engineered to deliver predictable performance at scale. It’s adopted...
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Competitive advantagesprovides seamless scalability; runs on industry standard server platforms; is top-ranked...
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Highly-performant (efficiently utilizes full resources of a node and network; millions...
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Typical application scenariostick database streaming sensor data massive intelligence applications oil and gas...
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ScyllaDB is ideal for applications that require high throughput and low latency at...
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Key customersGoldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Merrill Lynch J.P. Morgan Deutsche Bank IEX Securities...
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Discord, Epic Games, Expedia, Zillow, Comcast, Disney+ Hotstar, Samsung, ShareChat,...
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Market metricskdb+ performance and reliability proven by our customers in critical infrastructure...
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ScyllaDB typically offers ~75% total cost of ownership savings, with ~5X higher throughput...
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Licensing and pricing modelsupon request
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ScyllaDB Open Source - free open source software (AGPL) ScyllaDB Enterprise - subscription-based...
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