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DBMS > Microsoft Azure SQL Database vs. NCache vs. Vertica vs. VictoriaMetrics

System Properties Comparison Microsoft Azure SQL Database vs. NCache vs. Vertica vs. VictoriaMetrics

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NameMicrosoft Azure SQL Database infoformerly SQL Azure  Xexclude from comparisonNCache  Xexclude from comparisonVertica infoOpenText™ Vertica™  Xexclude from comparisonVictoriaMetrics  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionDatabase as a Service offering with high compatibility to Microsoft SQL ServerOpen-Source and Enterprise in-memory Key-Value StoreCloud or off-cloud analytical database and query engine for structured and semi-structured streaming and batch data. Machine learning platform with built-in algorithms, data preparation capabilities, and model evaluation and management via SQL or Python.A fast, cost-effective and scalable Time Series DBMS and monitoring solution
Primary database modelRelational DBMSKey-value storeRelational DBMS infoColumn orientedTime Series DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Graph DBMS
Spatial DBMS
Document store
Search engine infoUsing distributed Lucene
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score77.99
Rank#16  Overall
#11  Relational DBMS
Score0.94
Rank#195  Overall
#29  Key-value stores
Score10.68
Rank#43  Overall
#27  Relational DBMS
Score1.32
Rank#162  Overall
#14  Time Series DBMS
Websiteazure.microsoft.com/­en-us/­products/­azure-sql/­databasewww.alachisoft.com/­ncachewww.vertica.comvictoriametrics.com
Technical documentationdocs.microsoft.com/­en-us/­azure/­azure-sqlwww.alachisoft.com/­resources/­docsvertica.com/­documentationdocs.victoriametrics.com
github.com/­VictoriaMetrics/­VictoriaMetrics/­wiki
DeveloperMicrosoftAlachisoftOpenText infopreviously Micro Focus and Hewlett PackardVictoriaMetrics
Initial release2010200520052018
Current releaseV125.3.3, April 202412.0.3, January 2023v1.91, May 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoEnterprise Edition availablecommercial infoLimited community edition freeOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud serviceyesnono infoon-premises, all major clouds - Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform and containersno
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Implementation languageC++C#, .NET, .NET Core, JavaC++Go
Server operating systemshostedLinux
Windows
LinuxFreeBSD
Linux
macOS
OpenBSD
Data schemeyesschema-freeYes, but also semi-structure/unstructured data storage, and complex hierarchical data (like Parquet) stored and/or queried.
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyespartial infoSupported data types are Lists, Queues, Hashsets, Dictionary and Counteryes
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.yesnonono
Secondary indexesyesyesNo Indexes Required. Different internal optimization strategy, but same functionality included.
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesSQL-like query syntax and LINQ for searching the cache. Cache Synchronization with SQL Server using SQL dependency.Full 1999 standard plus machine learning, time series and geospatial. Over 650 functions.no
APIs and other access methodsADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
IDistributedCache
JCache
LINQ
Proprietary native API
ADO.NET
JDBC
Kafka Connector
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
Spark Connector
vSQL infocharacter-based, interactive, front-end utility
Graphite protocol
InfluxDB Line Protocol
OpenTSDB
Prometheus Query API
Prometheus Remote Read/Write
Supported programming languages.Net
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
.Net
.Net Core
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Scala
C#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresTransact SQLno infosupport for stored procedures with SQL-Server CLRyes, PostgreSQL PL/pgSQL, with minor differencesno
Triggersyesyes infoNotificationsyes, called Custom Alertsno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesyeshorizontal partitioning, hierarchical partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes, with always 3 replicas availableyes, with selectable consistency levelMulti-source replication infoOne, or more copies of data replicated across nodes, or object-store used for repository.Synchronous replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesno infoBi-directional Spark integrationno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Strong Eventual Consistency over WAN with Conflict Resolution using Bridge Topology
Immediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDoptimistic locking and pessimistic lockingACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesnono
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardAuthentication to access the cache via Active Directory/LDAP (possible roles: user, administrator)fine grained access rights according to SQL-standard; supports Kerberos, LDAP, Ident and hash
More information provided by the system vendor
Microsoft Azure SQL Database infoformerly SQL AzureNCacheVertica infoOpenText™ Vertica™VictoriaMetrics
Specific characteristicsNCache has been the market leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005 . NCache...
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Deploy-anywhere database for large-scale analytical deployments. Deploy off-cloud,...
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Competitive advantagesNCache is 100% .NET/ .NET Core based which fully supports ASP.NET Core Sessions ,...
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Fast, scalable, and capable of high concurrency. Separation of compute/storage leverages...
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Typical application scenariosNCache enables industries like retail, finance, banking IoT, travel, ecommerce, healthcare...
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Communication and network analytics, Embedded analytics, Fraud monitoring and Risk...
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Key customersBank of America, Citi, Natures Way, Charter Spectrum, Barclays, Henry Schein, GBM,...
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Abiba Systems, Adform, adMarketplace, AmeriPride, Anritsu, AOL, Avito, Auckland Transport,...
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Market metricsMarket Leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005.
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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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Cost-based models and subscription-based models are both available. One license is...
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