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DBMS > NCache vs. ObjectBox vs. SingleStore vs. Trafodion

System Properties Comparison NCache vs. ObjectBox vs. SingleStore vs. Trafodion

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NameNCache  Xexclude from comparisonObjectBox  Xexclude from comparisonSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL  Xexclude from comparisonTrafodion  Xexclude from comparison
Apache Trafodion has been retired in 2021. Therefore it is excluded from the DB-Engines Ranking.
DescriptionOpen-Source and Enterprise in-memory Key-Value StoreLightweight, fast on-device database for IoT, Mobile and Embedded devices, persisting and synchronising objects and vectorsMySQL 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 typeTransactional SQL-on-Hadoop DBMS
Primary database modelKey-value storeObject oriented DBMS
Vector DBMS
Relational DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Search engine infoUsing distributed Lucene
Time Series DBMSDocument store
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.96
Rank#195  Overall
#29  Key-value stores
Score1.29
Rank#166  Overall
#5  Object oriented DBMS
#7  Vector DBMS
Score5.38
Rank#62  Overall
#35  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.alachisoft.com/­ncachegithub.com/­objectbox
objectbox.io
www.singlestore.comtrafodion.apache.org
Technical documentationwww.alachisoft.com/­resources/­docsdocs.objectbox.iodocs.singlestore.comtrafodion.apache.org/­documentation.html
DeveloperAlachisoftObjectBox LimitedSingleStore Inc.Apache Software Foundation, originally developed by HP
Initial release2005201720132014
Current release5.3.3, April 20244.0 (May 2024)8.5, January 20242.3.0, February 2019
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoEnterprise Edition availableBindings are released under Apache 2.0 infoApache License 2.0commercial infofree developer edition availableOpen Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageC#, .NET, .NET Core, JavaC and C++C++, GoC++, Java
Server operating systemsLinux
Windows
Android
Any POSIX system
Docker
iOS
Linux
macOS
QNX
Windows
Linux info64 bit version requiredLinux
Data schemeschema-freeyesyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datepartial infoSupported data types are Lists, Queues, Hashsets, Dictionary and Counteryes, plus "flex" map-like typesyesyes
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 indexesyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like query syntax and LINQ for searching the cache. Cache Synchronization with SQL Server using SQL dependency.noyes infobut no triggers and foreign keysyes
APIs and other access methodsIDistributedCache
JCache
LINQ
Proprietary native API
Proprietary native APICluster Management API infoas HTTP Rest and CLI
HTTP API
JDBC
MongoDB API
ODBC
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languages.Net
.Net Core
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Scala
C
C++
Dart (Flutter)
Go
Java
Kotlin
Python
Swift
Bash
C
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
All languages supporting JDBC/ODBC/ADO.Net
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresno infosupport for stored procedures with SQL-Server CLRnoyesJava Stored Procedures
Triggersyes infoNotificationsnonono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesyesnoneSharding infohash partitioningSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes, with selectable consistency levelData sync between devices allowing occasional connected databases to work completely offlineSource-replica replication infostores two copies of each physical data partition on two separate nodesyes, via HBase
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyesnono infocan define user-defined aggregate functions for map-reduce-style calculationsyes infovia user defined functions and HBase
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Strong Eventual Consistency over WAN with Conflict Resolution using Bridge Topology
Immediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesnoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataoptimistic locking and pessimistic lockingACIDACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes 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.yesnoyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlAuthentication to access the cache via Active Directory/LDAP (possible roles: user, administrator)yesFine grained access control via users, groups and rolesfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard
More information provided by the system vendor
NCacheObjectBoxSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQLTrafodion
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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F ree Tier and Enterprise Edition
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