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System Properties Comparison NebulaGraph vs. ScyllaDB vs. SWC-DB vs. TerminusDB

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NameNebulaGraph  Xexclude from comparisonScyllaDB  Xexclude from comparisonSWC-DB infoSuper Wide Column Database  Xexclude from comparisonTerminusDB infoformer name was DataChemist  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionA distributed, linear scalable, high perfomant Graph DBMSCassandra and DynamoDB compatible wide column storeA high performance, scalable Wide Column DBMSScalable Graph Database platform making enterprise data available by exploiting inferred entities and relationships
Primary database modelGraph DBMSWide column storeWide column storeGraph DBMS
Secondary database modelsKey-value storeTime Series DBMSDocument store
RDF store
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score2.14
Rank#120  Overall
#10  Graph DBMS
Score4.75
Rank#68  Overall
#5  Wide column stores
Score0.01
Rank#376  Overall
#13  Wide column stores
Score0.17
Rank#325  Overall
#29  Graph DBMS
Websitegithub.com/­vesoft-inc/­nebula
www.nebula-graph.io
www.scylladb.comgithub.com/­kashirin-alex/­swc-db
www.swcdb.org
terminusdb.com
Technical documentationdocs.nebula-graph.iodocs.scylladb.comterminusdb.github.io/­terminusdb/­#
DeveloperVesoft Inc.ScyllaDBAlex KashirinDataChemist Ltd.
Initial release2019201520202018
Current releaseScyllaDB Open Source 5.4.1, January 20240.5, April 202111.0.0, January 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0 + Common Clause 1.0Open Source infoOpen Source (AGPL), commercial license availableOpen Source infoGPL V3Open Source infoGPL V3
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageC++C++C++Prolog, Rust
Server operating systemsLinuxLinuxLinuxLinux
Data schemeStrong typed schemaschema-freeschema-freeyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyes
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 infoNebula Graph internally uses the Key-Value store RocksDB for persistency. The vertices, edges, and their properties are stored as Key while their values are stored as Value. The primary indexes are per Key and secondary indexes are per Value.yes infocluster global secondary indices
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like query languageSQL-like DML and DDL statements (CQL)SQL-like query languageSQL-like query language (WOQL)
APIs and other access methodsBrowser interface
console (shell)
Cypher Query Language
GO Object Graph Mapper
Java Object Graph Mapper
NGBatis infoORM framework for NebulaGraph and Spring-Boot
Proprietary native API
Python Object Graph Mapper
Query language nGQL
Proprietary protocol (CQL) infocompatible with CQL (Cassandra Query Language, an SQL-like language)
RESTful HTTP API (DynamoDB compatible)
Thrift
Proprietary protocol
Thrift
OWL
RESTful HTTP API
WOQL (Web Object Query Language)
Supported programming languages.Net
C++
Go
Java
PHP
Python
For CQL interface: C#, C++, Clojure, Erlang, Go, Haskell, Java, JavaScript, Node.js, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, Scala
For DynamoDB interface: .Net, ColdFusion, Erlang, Groovy, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby
C++JavaScript
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsyes, Luanoyes
Triggersnonoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingShardingShardingGraph Partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesCausal Clustering using Raft protocolselectable replication factor infoRepresentation of geographical distribution of servers is possibleJournaling Streams
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Tunable Consistency infocan be individually decided for each write operation
Immediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyes infoRelationships in graphsnoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDno infoAtomicity and isolation are supported for single operationsACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infousing RocksDByesyesyes infoin-memory journaling
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyes infoin-memory tablesno
User concepts infoAccess controlRole-based access controlAccess rights for users can be defined per objectRole-based access control
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NebulaGraphScyllaDBSWC-DB infoSuper Wide Column DatabaseTerminusDB infoformer name was DataChemist
Specific characteristicsNebulaGraph is a truly distributed, linearly scalable, lightning-fast graph database,...
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ScyllaDB is engineered to deliver predictable performance at scale. It’s adopted...
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Competitive advantagesNebulaGraph boasts the world's only graph database solution that is able to host...
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Highly-performant (efficiently utilizes full resources of a node and network; millions...
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Typical application scenariosSocial networking Fraud detection Knowledge graph Data warehouse management Anti...
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ScyllaDB is ideal for applications that require high throughput and low latency at...
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Key customersCompanies from a variety of industries have implemented NebulaGraph Database in production,...
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Discord, Epic Games, Expedia, Zillow, Comcast, Disney+ Hotstar, Samsung, ShareChat,...
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Market metricsAt our very early stage, NebulaGraph has already received over 10,000 stars on GitHub...
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ScyllaDB typically offers ~75% total cost of ownership savings, with ~5X higher throughput...
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Licensing and pricing modelsNebulaGraph is open source and free to use under Apache 2.0 license.
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ScyllaDB Open Source - free open source software (AGPL) ScyllaDB Enterprise - subscription-based...
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