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DBMS > Kdb vs. ScyllaDB vs. Sequoiadb

System Properties Comparison Kdb vs. ScyllaDB vs. Sequoiadb

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NameKdb  Xexclude from comparisonScyllaDB  Xexclude from comparisonSequoiadb  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionHigh performance Time Series DBMSCassandra and DynamoDB compatible wide column storeNewSQL database with distributed OLTP and SQL
Primary database modelTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Wide column storeDocument store
Relational DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMSKey-value store
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score7.72
Rank#45  Overall
#2  Time Series DBMS
#2  Vector DBMS
Score3.74
Rank#75  Overall
#5  Wide column stores
Score0.41
Rank#265  Overall
#42  Document stores
#122  Relational DBMS
Websitekx.comwww.scylladb.comwww.sequoiadb.com
Technical documentationcode.kx.comdocs.scylladb.comwww.sequoiadb.com/­en/­index.php?m=Files&a=index
DeveloperKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plcScyllaDBSequoiadb Ltd.
Initial release2000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 200320152013
Current release3.6, May 2018ScyllaDB Open Source 6.0.2, July 2024
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infofree 32-bit versionOpen Source infoOpen Source (AGPL), commercial license availableOpen Source infoServer: AGPL; Client: Apache V2
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonono
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Implementation languageqC++C++
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
LinuxLinux
Data schemeyesschema-freeschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyes infooid, date, timestamp, binary, regex
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.yesnono
Secondary indexesyes infotable attribute 'grouped'yes infocluster global secondary indicesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like query language (q)SQL-like DML and DDL statements (CQL)SQL-like query language
APIs and other access methodsHTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
Proprietary protocol (CQL) infocompatible with CQL (Cassandra Query Language, an SQL-like language)
RESTful HTTP API (DynamoDB compatible)
Thrift
proprietary protocol using JSON
Supported programming languagesC
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
For 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
.Net
C++
Java
PHP
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsyes, LuaJavaScript
Triggersyes infowith viewsnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioningShardingSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationselectable replication factor infoRepresentation of geographical distribution of servers is possibleSource-replica replication
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 ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Tunable Consistency infocan be individually decided for each write operation
Eventual Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanono infoAtomicity and isolation are supported for single operationsDocument is locked during a transaction
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyes infoin-memory tablesno
User concepts infoAccess controlrights management via user accountsAccess rights for users can be defined per objectsimple password-based access control
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KdbScyllaDBSequoiadb
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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