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DBMS > Kdb vs. TerminusDB vs. Typesense vs. Yaacomo

System Properties Comparison Kdb vs. TerminusDB vs. Typesense vs. Yaacomo

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NameKdb  Xexclude from comparisonTerminusDB infoformer name was DataChemist  Xexclude from comparisonTypesense  Xexclude from comparisonYaacomo  Xexclude from comparison
Yaacomo seems to be discontinued and is removed from the DB-Engines ranking
DescriptionHigh performance Time Series DBMSScalable Graph Database platform making enterprise data available by exploiting inferred entities and relationshipsA typo-tolerant, in-memory search engine optimized for instant search-as-you-type experiences and developer productivityOpenCL based in-memory RDBMS, designed for efficiently utilizing the hardware via parallel computing
Primary database modelTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Graph DBMSSearch engineRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMSDocument store
RDF store
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Score7.71
Rank#49  Overall
#2  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Score0.23
Rank#316  Overall
#27  Graph DBMS
Score0.76
Rank#219  Overall
#14  Search engines
Websitekx.comterminusdb.comtypesense.orgyaacomo.com
Technical documentationcode.kx.comterminusdb.github.io/­terminusdb/­#typesense.org/­docs
DeveloperKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plcDataChemist Ltd.Q2WEB GmbH
Initial release2000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 2003201820152009
Current release3.6, May 201811.0.0, January 2023
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infofree 32-bit versionOpen Source infoGPL V3Open Source infoGPL V3commercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageqProlog, RustC++
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
LinuxLinuxAndroid
Linux
Windows
Data schemeyesyesschema-free infopre-defined schema optionalyes
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'yesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like query language (q)SQL-like query language (WOQL)noyes
APIs and other access methodsHTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
OWL
RESTful HTTP API
WOQL (Web Object Query Language)
RESTful HTTP APIJDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languagesC
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
JavaScript
Python
.Net infocommunity maintained
Clojure infocommunity maintained
Dart infocommunity maintained
Go infocommunity maintained
Java infocommunity maintained
JavaScript
Perl infocommunity maintained
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust infocommunity maintained
Swift infocommunity maintained
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsyesno
Triggersyes infowith viewsyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioningGraph Partitioninghorizontal partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationJournaling StreamsMulti-source replication using RAFTSource-replica replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsno infosimilar paradigm used for internal processingnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesnoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACIDnoACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes infoin-memory journalingyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlrights management via user accountsRole-based access controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard
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KdbTerminusDB infoformer name was DataChemistTypesenseYaacomo
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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