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DBMS > Kdb vs. ScyllaDB vs. TigerGraph vs. Valentina Server

System Properties Comparison Kdb vs. ScyllaDB vs. TigerGraph vs. Valentina Server

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NameKdb  Xexclude from comparisonScyllaDB  Xexclude from comparisonTigerGraph  Xexclude from comparisonValentina Server  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionHigh performance Time Series DBMSCassandra and DynamoDB compatible wide column storeA complete, distributed, parallel graph computing platform supporting web-scale data analytics in real-timeObject-relational database and reports server
Primary database modelTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Wide column storeGraph DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMSKey-value store
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score7.73
Rank#45  Overall
#2  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Score4.15
Rank#69  Overall
#5  Wide column stores
Score1.44
Rank#152  Overall
#14  Graph DBMS
Score0.18
Rank#313  Overall
#140  Relational DBMS
Websitekx.comwww.scylladb.comwww.tigergraph.comwww.valentina-db.net
Technical documentationcode.kx.comdocs.scylladb.comdocs.tigergraph.comvalentina-db.com/­docs/­dokuwiki/­v5/­doku.php
DeveloperKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plcScyllaDBParadigma Software
Initial release2000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 2003201520171999
Current release3.6, May 2018ScyllaDB Open Source 6.0.2, July 20245.7.5
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infofree 32-bit versionOpen Source infoOpen Source (AGPL), commercial license availablecommercialcommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageqC++C++
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
LinuxLinuxLinux
OS X
Windows
Data schemeyesschema-freeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyes
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 (GSQL)yes
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
GSQL (TigerGraph Query Language)
Kafka
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
ODBC
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
C++
Java
.Net
C
C#
C++
Objective-C
PHP
Ruby
Visual Basic
Visual Basic.NET
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsyes, Luayesyes
Triggersyes infowith viewsnonoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioningSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationselectable replication factor infoRepresentation of geographical distribution of servers is possible
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsno infosimilar paradigm used for internal processingnoyesno
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 integrityyesnoyes infoRelationships in graphsyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanono infoAtomicity and isolation are supported for single operationsACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
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.yesyes infoin-memory tablesnoyes
User concepts infoAccess controlrights management via user accountsAccess rights for users can be defined per objectRole-based access controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard
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KdbScyllaDBTigerGraphValentina Server
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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