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DBMS > MaxDB vs. Memgraph vs. Neo4j vs. Realm vs. Sequoiadb

System Properties Comparison MaxDB vs. Memgraph vs. Neo4j vs. Realm vs. Sequoiadb

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NameMaxDB infoformerly named Adabas-D  Xexclude from comparisonMemgraph  Xexclude from comparisonNeo4j  Xexclude from comparisonRealm  Xexclude from comparisonSequoiadb  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionA robust and reliable RDBMS optimized to run all major SAP solutionsAn open source graph database built for real-time streaming and compatible with Neo4jScalable, ACID-compliant graph database designed with a high-performance distributed cluster architecture, available in self-hosted and cloud offeringsA DBMS built for use on mobile devices that’s a fast, easy to use alternative to SQLite and Core DataNewSQL database with distributed OLTP and SQL
Primary database modelRelational DBMSGraph DBMSGraph DBMSDocument storeDocument store
Relational DBMS
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Score2.15
Rank#115  Overall
#55  Relational DBMS
Score2.91
Rank#94  Overall
#7  Graph DBMS
Score42.68
Rank#21  Overall
#1  Graph DBMS
Score7.18
Rank#52  Overall
#8  Document stores
Score0.42
Rank#263  Overall
#41  Document stores
#121  Relational DBMS
Websitemaxdb.sap.commemgraph.comneo4j.comrealm.iowww.sequoiadb.com
Technical documentationmaxdb.sap.com/­documentationmemgraph.com/­docsneo4j.com/­docsrealm.io/­docswww.sequoiadb.com/­en/­index.php?m=Files&a=index
Social network pagesLinkedInTwitterFacebookGitHubDiscord
DeveloperSAP, acquired from Software AG (Adabas-D) in 1997Memgraph LtdNeo4j, Inc.Realm, acquired by MongoDB in May 2019Sequoiadb Ltd.
Initial release19842017200720142013
Current release7.9.10.12, February 20245.23, August 2024
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infoLimited community edition freeOpen Source infoBSL 1.1; commercial license for enterprise edition availableOpen Source infoGPL version3, commercial licenses availableOpen SourceOpen Source infoServer: AGPL; Client: Apache V2
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC++C and C++Java, ScalaC++
Server operating systemsAIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Windows
LinuxLinux infoCan also be used server-less as embedded Java database.
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Android
Backend: server-less
iOS
Windows
Linux
Data schemeyesschema-free and schema-optionalschema-free and schema-optionalyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyesyes 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.nononono
Secondary indexesyesyes infopluggable indexing subsystem, by default Apache Luceneyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesnononoSQL-like query language
APIs and other access methodsADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
WebDAV
Bolt protocol
Cypher query language
Bolt protocol
Cypher query language
Java API
Neo4j-OGM infoObject Graph Mapper
RESTful HTTP API
Spring Data Neo4j
TinkerPop 3
proprietary protocol using JSON
Supported programming languages.Net
C#
Java
Perl
PHP
Python
.Net
C
C++
Elixir
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
.Net
Clojure
Elixir
Go
Groovy
Haskell
Java
JavaScript
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
.Net
Java infowith Android only
Objective-C
React Native
Swift
.Net
C++
Java
PHP
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesyes infoUser defined Procedures and Functionsno inforuns within the applications so server-side scripts are unnecessaryJavaScript
Triggersyesyes infovia event handleryes infoChange Listenersno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneSharding infodynamic graph partitioningyes using Neo4j FabricnoneSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationMulti-source replication using RAFTCausal Clustering using Raft protocol infoavailable in in Enterprise Version onlynoneSource-replica replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyCausal and Eventual Consistency configurable in Causal Cluster setup
Immediate Consistency in stand-alone mode
Immediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyes inforelationships in graphsyes infoRelationships in graphsnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACID infowith snapshot isolationACIDACIDDocument is locked during a transaction
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes infowith periodic snapshot and write-ahead logging (WAL) of changesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyes infoIn-Memory realmno
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardUsers, roles and permissionsUsers, roles and permissions. Pluggable authentication with supported standards (LDAP, Active Directory, Kerberos)yessimple password-based access control
More information provided by the system vendor
MaxDB infoformerly named Adabas-DMemgraphNeo4jRealmSequoiadb
Specific characteristicsMemgraph directly connects to your streaming infrastructure so you and your team...
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Neo4j delivers graph technology that has been battle tested for performance and scale...
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Competitive advantagesBusiness Source License ensures a future for the Memgraph community MAGE algorithm...
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Neo4j is the market leader, graph database category creator, and the most widely...
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Typical application scenariosGraph algorithms in bioinformatics Social network analysis Cryptocurrency network...
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Real-Time Recommendations Master Data Management Identity and Access Management Network...
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Key customersOver 800 commercial customers and over 4300 startups use Neo4j. Flagship customers...
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Market metricsNeo4j boasts the world's largest graph database ecosystem with more than 140 million...
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Licensing and pricing modelsYou can check out our pricing model and licenses on the company website .
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GPL v3 license that can be used all the places where you might use MySQL. Neo4j Commercial...
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