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System Properties Comparison QuestDB vs. SQream DB vs. Tarantool

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NameQuestDB  Xexclude from comparisonSQream DB  Xexclude from comparisonTarantool  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionA high performance open source SQL database for time series dataa GPU-based, columnar RDBMS for big data analytics workloadsIn-memory computing platform with a flexible data schema for efficiently building high-performance applications
Primary database modelTime Series DBMSRelational DBMSKey-value store
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMSDocument store
Relational DBMS
Spatial DBMS infowith Tarantool/GIS extension
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score2.49
Rank#135  Overall
#10  Time Series DBMS
Score0.96
Rank#235  Overall
#108  Relational DBMS
Score2.01
Rank#155  Overall
#27  Key-value stores
Websitequestdb.iosqream.comwww.tarantool.io
Technical documentationquestdb.io/­docs/­introductiondocs.sqream.comwww.tarantool.io/­en/­doc
DeveloperQuestDB LimitedSQream TechnologiesVK
Initial release201420172008
Current release2022.1.6, December 20222.10.0, May 2022
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0commercialOpen Source infoBSD
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

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Implementation languageJavaC++, CUDA, Haskell, Java, ScalaC and C++
Server operating systemsLinux
macOS
Windows
LinuxBSD
Linux
macOS
Data schemeyes infoschema-free via InfluxDB Line Protocolyesschema-free, schema definition possible
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes, ANSI Standard SQL Typesstring, double, decimal, uuid, integer, blob, boolean
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.nono
Secondary indexesnonoyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like query languageyesFull-featured ANSI SQL support
APIs and other access methodsHTTP REST
InfluxDB Line Protocol (TCP/UDP)
JDBC
.Net
JDBC
ODBC
Open binary protocol
Supported programming languagesC infoPostgreSQL driver
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Rust infoover HTTP
C++
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
C
C#
C++
Erlang
Go
Java
JavaScript
Lua
Perl
PHP
Python
Rust
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnouser defined functions in PythonLua, C and SQL stored procedures
Triggersnonoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioning (by timestamps)horizontal and vertical partitioningHash sharding based on virtual buckets
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesConfigurable consistency for N replicasnoneMulti-source replication
Source-replica replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonoyes, with SQL
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACID for single-table writesACIDACID, read commited
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes, cooperative multitasking
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes, regular snapshots on disk, write ahead logging
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yes infothrough memory mapped filesyes, full featured in-memory storage engine with persistence
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users and roles
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QuestDBSQream DBTarantool
Specific characteristicsRelational model with native time series support Column based storage and time partitioned...
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SQream allows companies to get answers from its data and get new business-insights...
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Competitive advantagesReal-time data ingestion and istant SQL queries for time series High performance...
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Scalability when processing bigger datasets. Faster business insights, with more...
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Typical application scenariosApplication metrics Financial market data and algo trading DevOps monitoring Real-time...
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What can you do with 100x faster SQL analytics? Better and more timely decision-making,...
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Key customersSome of our customers include: LG-U+, AIS , ACL Mobile, Pubmatic, Telkomsel, LG Electronics
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Licensing and pricing modelsApache 2.0.
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