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System Properties Comparison Rockset vs. ScyllaDB vs. SingleStore vs. SpaceTime

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NameRockset  Xexclude from comparisonScyllaDB  Xexclude from comparisonSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL  Xexclude from comparisonSpaceTime  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionA scalable, reliable search and analytics service in the cloud, built on RocksDBCassandra and DynamoDB compatible wide column storeMySQL 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 typeSpaceTime is a spatio-temporal DBMS with a focus on performance.
Primary database modelDocument storeWide column storeRelational DBMSSpatial DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
Search engine
Key-value storeDocument store
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Relational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.84
Rank#209  Overall
#35  Document stores
Score5.27
Rank#67  Overall
#5  Wide column stores
Score5.91
Rank#61  Overall
#34  Relational DBMS
Score0.00
Rank#396  Overall
#8  Spatial DBMS
Websiterockset.comwww.scylladb.comwww.singlestore.comwww.mireo.com/­spacetime
Technical documentationdocs.rockset.comdocs.scylladb.comdocs.singlestore.com
DeveloperRocksetScyllaDBSingleStore Inc.Mireo
Initial release2019201520132020
Current releaseScyllaDB Open Source 5.4.1, January 20248.5, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoOpen Source (AGPL), commercial license availablecommercial infofree developer edition availablecommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud serviceyesnonono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

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Scylla Cloud: Create real-time applications that run at global scale with Scylla Cloud, the industry’s most powerful NoSQL DBaaSSingleStoreDB Cloud: The world's fastest, modern cloud database for both operational (OLTP) and analytical (OLAP) workloads. Available instantly with multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud capabilities
Implementation languageC++C++C++, GoC++
Server operating systemshostedLinuxLinux info64 bit version requiredLinux
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datedynamic typingyesyesyes
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.no infoingestion from XML files supportednonono
Secondary indexesall fields are automatically indexedyes infocluster global secondary indicesyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLRead-only SQL queries, including JOINsSQL-like DML and DDL statements (CQL)yes infobut no triggers and foreign keysA subset of ANSI SQL is implemented
APIs and other access methodsHTTP RESTProprietary protocol (CQL) infocompatible with CQL (Cassandra Query Language, an SQL-like language)
RESTful HTTP API (DynamoDB compatible)
Thrift
Cluster Management API infoas HTTP Rest and CLI
HTTP API
JDBC
MongoDB API
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesGo
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
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
Bash
C
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
C#
C++
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoyes, Luayesno
Triggersnononono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesAutomatic shardingShardingSharding infohash partitioningFixed-grid hypercubes
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyesselectable replication factor infoRepresentation of geographical distribution of servers is possibleSource-replica replication infostores two copies of each physical data partition on two separate nodesReal-time block device replication (DRBD)
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonono infocan define user-defined aggregate functions for map-reduce-style calculationsno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Tunable Consistency infocan be individually decided for each write operation
Immediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynononono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanono infoAtomicity and isolation are supported for single operationsACIDno
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.yes infoin-memory tablesyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users and organizations can be defined via Rockset consoleAccess rights for users can be defined per objectFine grained access control via users, groups and rolesyes
More information provided by the system vendor
RocksetScyllaDBSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQLSpaceTime
Specific characteristicsScyllaDB is engineered to deliver predictable performance at scale. It’s adopted...
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SingleStore offers a fully-managed , distributed, highly-scalable SQL database designed...
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Competitive advantagesHighly-performant (efficiently utilizes full resources of a node and network; millions...
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SingleStore’s competitive advantages include: Easy and Simplified Architecture with...
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Typical application scenariosScyllaDB is ideal for applications that require high throughput and low latency at...
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Driving Fast Analytics: SingleStore delivers the fastest and most scalable reporting...
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Key customersDiscord, Epic Games, Expedia, Zillow, Comcast, Disney+ Hotstar, Samsung, ShareChat,...
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IEX Cloud : Improves Financial Data Distribution Speed 15x with Singlestore DB Comcast,...
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Market metricsScyllaDB typically offers ~75% total cost of ownership savings, with ~5X higher throughput...
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Customers in various industries worldwide including US and International Industry...
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Licensing and pricing modelsScyllaDB Open Source - free open source software (AGPL) ScyllaDB Enterprise - subscription-based...
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