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DBMS > LokiJS vs. NCache vs. Sequoiadb vs. SingleStore vs. Valentina Server

System Properties Comparison LokiJS vs. NCache vs. Sequoiadb vs. SingleStore vs. Valentina Server

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NameLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonNCache  Xexclude from comparisonSequoiadb  Xexclude from comparisonSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL  Xexclude from comparisonValentina Server  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionIn-memory JavaScript DBMSOpen-Source and Enterprise in-memory Key-Value StoreNewSQL database with distributed OLTP and SQLMySQL wire-compliant distributed RDBMS that combines an in-memory row-oriented and a disc-based column-oriented storage with patented universal storage to handle transactional and analytical workloads in one single table typeObject-relational database and reports server
Primary database modelDocument storeKey-value storeDocument store
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Search engine infoUsing distributed Lucene
Document store
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
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Score0.49
Rank#260  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score0.96
Rank#195  Overall
#29  Key-value stores
Score0.50
Rank#258  Overall
#41  Document stores
#120  Relational DBMS
Score5.38
Rank#62  Overall
#35  Relational DBMS
Score0.21
Rank#325  Overall
#144  Relational DBMS
Websitegithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSwww.alachisoft.com/­ncachewww.sequoiadb.comwww.singlestore.comwww.valentina-db.net
Technical documentationtechfort.github.io/­LokiJSwww.alachisoft.com/­resources/­docswww.sequoiadb.com/­en/­index.php?m=Files&a=indexdocs.singlestore.comvalentina-db.com/­docs/­dokuwiki/­v5/­doku.php
DeveloperAlachisoftSequoiadb Ltd.SingleStore Inc.Paradigma Software
Initial release20142005201320131999
Current release5.3.3, April 20248.5, January 20245.7.5
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen SourceOpen Source infoEnterprise Edition availableOpen Source infoServer: AGPL; Client: Apache V2commercial infofree developer edition availablecommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptC#, .NET, .NET Core, JavaC++C++, Go
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
Windows
LinuxLinux info64 bit version requiredLinux
OS X
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeschema-freeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenopartial infoSupported data types are Lists, Queues, Hashsets, Dictionary and Counteryes infooid, date, timestamp, binary, regexyesyes
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.nononono
Secondary indexesyes infovia viewsyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoSQL-like query syntax and LINQ for searching the cache. Cache Synchronization with SQL Server using SQL dependency.SQL-like query languageyes infobut no triggers and foreign keysyes
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIIDistributedCache
JCache
LINQ
Proprietary native API
proprietary protocol using JSONCluster Management API infoas HTTP Rest and CLI
HTTP API
JDBC
MongoDB API
ODBC
ODBC
Supported programming languagesJavaScript.Net
.Net Core
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Scala
.Net
C++
Java
PHP
Python
Bash
C
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
.Net
C
C#
C++
Objective-C
PHP
Ruby
Visual Basic
Visual Basic.NET
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresView functions in JavaScriptno infosupport for stored procedures with SQL-Server CLRJavaScriptyesyes
Triggersyesyes infoNotificationsnonoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneyesShardingSharding infohash partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneyes, with selectable consistency levelSource-replica replicationSource-replica replication infostores two copies of each physical data partition on two separate nodes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyesyesnono infocan define user-defined aggregate functions for map-reduce-style calculationsno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Strong Eventual Consistency over WAN with Conflict Resolution using Bridge Topology
Eventual ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonononoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datano infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleoptimistic locking and pessimistic lockingDocument is locked during a transactionACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yesyesyes infoAll updates are persistent, including those to disk-based columnstores and memory-based row stores. Transaction commits are supported via write-ahead log.yes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesnoyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlnoAuthentication to access the cache via Active Directory/LDAP (possible roles: user, administrator)simple password-based access controlFine grained access control via users, groups and rolesfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard
More information provided by the system vendor
LokiJSNCacheSequoiadbSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQLValentina Server
Specific characteristicsNCache has been the market leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005 . NCache...
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SingleStore offers a fully-managed , distributed, highly-scalable SQL database designed...
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Competitive advantagesNCache is 100% .NET/ .NET Core based which fully supports ASP.NET Core Sessions ,...
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SingleStore’s competitive advantages include: Easy and Simplified Architecture with...
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Typical application scenariosNCache enables industries like retail, finance, banking IoT, travel, ecommerce, healthcare...
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Driving Fast Analytics: SingleStore delivers the fastest and most scalable reporting...
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Key customersBank of America, Citi, Natures Way, Charter Spectrum, Barclays, Henry Schein, GBM,...
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IEX Cloud : Improves Financial Data Distribution Speed 15x with Singlestore DB Comcast,...
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Market metricsMarket Leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005.
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Customers in various industries worldwide including US and International Industry...
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Licensing and pricing modelsNCache Open Source is free on an as-is basis without any support. NCache Enterprise...
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