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DBMS > Kdb vs. Spark SQL vs. SWC-DB vs. Yanza

System Properties Comparison Kdb vs. Spark SQL vs. SWC-DB vs. Yanza

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NameKdb  Xexclude from comparisonSpark SQL  Xexclude from comparisonSWC-DB infoSuper Wide Column Database  Xexclude from comparisonYanza  Xexclude from comparison
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DescriptionHigh performance Time Series DBMSSpark SQL is a component on top of 'Spark Core' for structured data processingA high performance, scalable Wide Column DBMSTime Series DBMS for IoT Applications
Primary database modelTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Relational DBMSWide column storeTime Series DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMSTime Series DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score7.70
Rank#53  Overall
#3  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Score19.15
Rank#33  Overall
#20  Relational DBMS
Score0.01
Rank#387  Overall
#13  Wide column stores
Websitekx.comspark.apache.org/­sqlgithub.com/­kashirin-alex/­swc-db
www.swcdb.org
yanza.com
Technical documentationcode.kx.comspark.apache.org/­docs/­latest/­sql-programming-guide.html
DeveloperKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plcApache Software FoundationAlex KashirinYanza
Initial release2000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 2003201420202015
Current release3.6, May 20183.5.0 ( 2.13), September 20230.5, April 2021
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infofree 32-bit versionOpen Source infoApache 2.0Open Source infoGPL V3commercial infofree version available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono infobut mainly used as a service provided by Yanza
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Implementation languageqScalaC++
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Linux
OS X
Windows
LinuxWindows
Data schemeyesyesschema-freeschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesno
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.yesnonono
Secondary indexesyes infotable attribute 'grouped'nono
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like query language (q)SQL-like DML and DDL statementsSQL-like query languageno
APIs and other access methodsHTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
Thrift
HTTP API
Supported programming languagesC
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
Java
Python
R
Scala
C++any language that supports HTTP calls
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsnonono
Triggersyes infowith viewsnonoyes infoTimer and event based
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioningyes, utilizing Spark CoreShardingnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationnonenone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsno infosimilar paradigm used for internal processingnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanonono
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesnono
User concepts infoAccess controlrights management via user accountsnono
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KdbSpark SQLSWC-DB infoSuper Wide Column DatabaseYanza
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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