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DBMS > MaxDB vs. Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics vs. Milvus vs. ReductStore

System Properties Comparison MaxDB vs. Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics vs. Milvus vs. ReductStore

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NameMaxDB infoformerly named Adabas-D  Xexclude from comparisonMicrosoft Azure Synapse Analytics infopreviously named Azure SQL Data Warehouse  Xexclude from comparisonMilvus  Xexclude from comparisonReductStore  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionA robust and reliable RDBMS optimized to run all major SAP solutionsElastic, large scale data warehouse service leveraging the broad eco-system of SQL ServerA DBMS designed for efficient storage of vector data and vector similarity searchesDesigned to manage unstructured time-series data efficiently, providing unique features such as storing time-stamped blobs with labels, customizable data retention policies, and a straightforward FIFO quota system.
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMSVector DBMSTime Series DBMS
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Score2.15
Rank#115  Overall
#55  Relational DBMS
Score18.98
Rank#31  Overall
#19  Relational DBMS
Score3.01
Rank#89  Overall
#4  Vector DBMS
Score0.00
Rank#385  Overall
#40  Time Series DBMS
Websitemaxdb.sap.comazure.microsoft.com/­services/­synapse-analyticsmilvus.iogithub.com/­reductstore
www.reduct.store
Technical documentationmaxdb.sap.com/­documentationdocs.microsoft.com/­azure/­synapse-analyticsmilvus.io/­docs/­overview.mdwww.reduct.store/­docs
DeveloperSAP, acquired from Software AG (Adabas-D) in 1997MicrosoftReductStore LLC
Initial release1984201620192023
Current release7.9.10.12, February 20242.4.4, May 20241.9, March 2024
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infoLimited community edition freecommercialOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Source infoBusiness Source License 1.1
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenoyesnono
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Implementation languageC++C++C++, GoC++, Rust
Server operating systemsAIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Windows
hostedLinux
macOS info10.14 or later
Windows infowith WSL 2 enabled
Docker
Linux
macOS
Windows
Data schemeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesVector, Numeric and String
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.nonono
Secondary indexesyesyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesyesno
APIs and other access methodsADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
WebDAV
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP APIHTTP API
Supported programming languages.Net
C#
Java
Perl
PHP
Python
C#
Java
PHP
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
C++
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Rust
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesTransact SQLno
Triggersyesnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneSharding, horizontal partitioningSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationyes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyBounded Staleness
Eventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Session Consistency
Tunable Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesno infodocs.microsoft.com/­en-us/­azure/­synapse-analytics/­sql-data-warehouse/­sql-data-warehouse-table-constraintsno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyes
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardyesRole based access control and fine grained access rights
More information provided by the system vendor
MaxDB infoformerly named Adabas-DMicrosoft Azure Synapse Analytics infopreviously named Azure SQL Data WarehouseMilvusReductStore
Specific characteristicsMilvus is an open-source and cloud-native vector database built for production-ready...
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Competitive advantagesHighly available, versatile, and robust with millisecond latency. Supports batch...
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Typical application scenariosRAG: retrieval augmented generation Video media : video understanding, video deduplication....
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Key customersMilvus is trusted by thousands of enterprises, including PayPal, eBay, IKEA, LINE,...
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Market metricsAs of January 2024, 25k+ GitHub stars 10M+ downloads and installations​ ​ 3k+ enterprise...
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Licensing and pricing modelsMilvus was released under the open-source Apache License 2.0 in October 2019. Fully-managed...
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