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System Properties Comparison dBASE vs. eXtremeDB vs. Linter vs. LokiJS vs. RDFox

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NamedBASE  Xexclude from comparisoneXtremeDB  Xexclude from comparisonLinter  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonRDFox  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptiondBase was one of the first databases with a development environment on PC's. Its latest version dBase V is still sold as dBase classic, which needs a DOS Emulation. The up-to-date product is dBase plus.Natively in-memory DBMS with options for persistency, high-availability and clusteringRDBMS for high security requirementsIn-memory JavaScript DBMSHigh performance knowledge graph and semantic reasoning engine
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Relational DBMSDocument storeGraph DBMS
RDF store
Secondary database modelsSpatial DBMSRelational DBMS
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Score10.34
Rank#44  Overall
#28  Relational DBMS
Score0.74
Rank#223  Overall
#103  Relational DBMS
#18  Time Series DBMS
Score0.09
Rank#346  Overall
#152  Relational DBMS
Score0.43
Rank#264  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score0.23
Rank#308  Overall
#25  Graph DBMS
#14  RDF stores
Websitewww.dbase.comwww.mcobject.comlinter.rugithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSwww.oxfordsemantic.tech
Technical documentationwww.dbase.com/­support/­knowledgebasewww.mcobject.com/­docs/­extremedb.htmtechfort.github.io/­LokiJSdocs.oxfordsemantic.tech
DeveloperAsthon TateMcObjectrelex.ruOxford Semantic Technologies
Initial release19792001199020142017
Current releasedBASE 2019, 20198.2, 20216.0, Septermber 2022
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialcommercialcommercialOpen Sourcecommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC and C++C and C++JavaScriptC++
Server operating systemsDOS infodBase Classic
Windows infodBase Pro
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
AIX
Android
BSD
HP Open VMS
iOS
Linux
OS X
VxWorks
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
macOS
Windows
Data schemeyesyesyesschema-freeyes infoRDF schemas
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesnoyes
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.no infosupport of XML interfaces availablenono
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyes infovia views
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoyes infowith the option: eXtremeSQLyesnono
APIs and other access methodsnone infoThe IDE can access other DBMS or ODBC-sources..NET Client API
JDBC
JNI
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
ADO.NET
JDBC
LINQ
ODBC
OLE DB
Oracle Call Interface (OCI)
JavaScript APIRESTful HTTP API
SPARQL 1.1
Supported programming languagesdBase proprietary IDE.Net
C
C#
C++
Java
Lua
Python
Scala
C
C#
C++
Java
Perl
PHP
Python
Qt
Ruby
Tcl
JavaScriptC
Java
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresno infoThe IDE can access stored procedures in other database systems.yesyes infoproprietary syntax with the possibility to convert from PL/SQLView functions in JavaScript
Triggersnoyes infoby defining eventsyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonehorizontal partitioning / shardingnonenone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneActive Replication Fabricâ„¢ for IoT
Multi-source replication infoby means of eXtremeDB Cluster option
Source-replica replication infoby means of eXtremeDB High Availability option
Source-replica replicationnonereplication via a shared file system
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononoyes
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencynoneImmediate Consistency in stand-alone mode, Eventual Consistency in replicated setups
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datano infonot for dBase internal data, but IDE does support transactions when accessing external DBMSACIDACIDno infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes infoOptimistic (MVCC) and pessimistic (locking) strategies availableyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users and rolesfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardnoRoles, resources, and access types
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Specific characteristicseXtremeDB is an in-memory and/or persistent database system that offers an ultra-small...
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Competitive advantageseXtremeDB databases can be modeled relationally or as objects and can utilize SQL...
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Typical application scenariosIoT application across all markets: Industrial Control, Netcom, Telecom, Defense,...
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Key customersSchneider Electronics, F5 Networks, TNS, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, GoPro, ViaSat,...
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Licensing and pricing modelsFor server use cases, there is a simple per-server license irrespective of the number...
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