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System Properties Comparison NuoDB vs. PostGIS vs. Rockset

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NameNuoDB  Xexclude from comparisonPostGIS  Xexclude from comparisonRockset  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionNuoDB is a webscale distributed database that supports SQL and ACID transactionsSpatial extension of PostgreSQLA scalable, reliable search and analytics service in the cloud, built on RocksDB
Primary database modelRelational DBMSSpatial DBMSDocument store
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
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Score1.22
Rank#203  Overall
#97  Relational DBMS
Score28.40
Rank#29  Overall
#1  Spatial DBMS
Score0.79
Rank#252  Overall
#39  Document stores
Websitewww.3ds.com/­nuodb-distributed-sql-databasepostgis.netrockset.com
Technical documentationdoc.nuodb.compostgis.net/­documentationrockset.com/­docs
DeveloperDassault Systèmes infooriginally NuoDB, Inc.Rockset
Initial release201320052019
Current release3.3.4, July 2023
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infolimited edition freeOpen Source infoGPL v2.0commercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonoyes
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

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Implementation languageC++CC++
Server operating systemshosted infoAmazon EC2, Windows Azure, SoftLayer
Linux
OS X
Windows
hosted
Data schemeyesyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesdynamic typing
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.noyesno infoingestion from XML files supported
Secondary indexesyesyesall fields are automatically indexed
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesyesRead-only SQL queries, including JOINs
APIs and other access methodsADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
HTTP REST
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresJava, SQLuser defined functionsno
Triggersyesyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesdata is dynamically stored/cached on the nodes where it is read/writtenyes infobased on PostgreSQLAutomatic sharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes infoManaged transparently by NuoDByes infobased on PostgreSQLyes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACID infotunable commit protocolACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayes infoMVCCyesyes
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.yes infoTemporary tableno
User concepts infoAccess controlStandard SQL roles/ privileges, Administrative Usersyes infobased on PostgreSQLAccess rights for users and organizations can be defined via Rockset console

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