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DBMS > ScyllaDB vs. StarRocks vs. Weaviate vs. YottaDB

System Properties Comparison ScyllaDB vs. StarRocks vs. Weaviate vs. YottaDB

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NameScyllaDB  Xexclude from comparisonStarRocks  Xexclude from comparisonWeaviate  Xexclude from comparisonYottaDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionCassandra and DynamoDB compatible wide column storeAn open source, high-performance columnar analytical database that enables real-time, multi-dimensional, and highly concurrent data analytics infoForked from Apache DorisAn AI-native realtime vector database engine that integrates scalable machine learning models.A fast and solid embedded Key-value store
Primary database modelWide column storeRelational DBMSVector DBMSKey-value store
Secondary database modelsKey-value storeRelational DBMS infousing the Octo plugin
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score4.15
Rank#69  Overall
#5  Wide column stores
Score0.95
Rank#193  Overall
#89  Relational DBMS
Score1.48
Rank#149  Overall
#8  Vector DBMS
Score0.21
Rank#309  Overall
#43  Key-value stores
Websitewww.scylladb.comwww.starrocks.iogithub.com/­weaviate/­weaviate
weaviate.io
yottadb.com
Technical documentationdocs.scylladb.comdocs.starrocks.io/­en-us/­latest/­introduction/­StarRocks_introweaviate.io/­developers/­weaviateyottadb.com/­resources/­documentation
DeveloperScyllaDBThe Linux Foundation infosince Feb 2023Weaviate B.V.YottaDB, LLC
Initial release2015202020192001
Current releaseScyllaDB Open Source 6.0.2, July 20243.3, June 20241.19, May 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoOpen Source (AGPL), commercial license availableOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Source infocommercial license available with Weaviate EnterpriseOpen Source infoAGPL 3.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageC++C++, JavaGoC
Server operating systemsLinuxLinuxDocker
Linux
Data schemeschema-freeyesyes, maps to GraphQL interfaceschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyes infostring, int, float, geo point, date, cross reference, fuzzy referencesno
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 infocluster global secondary indicesyesyes infoall data objects are indexed in a semantic vector space (the Contextionary), all primitive fields are indexedno
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like DML and DDL statements (CQL)yesGraphQL is used as query languageby using the Octo plugin
APIs and other access methodsProprietary protocol (CQL) infocompatible with CQL (Cassandra Query Language, an SQL-like language)
RESTful HTTP API (DynamoDB compatible)
Thrift
JDBC
MySQL protocol
GraphQL query language
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
PostgreSQL wire protocol infousing the Octo plugin
Proprietary protocol
Supported programming languagesFor 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
JavaJavaScript / TypeScript
Python
C
Go
JavaScript (Node.js)
Lua
M
Perl
Python
Rust
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes, Luauser defined functionsno
Triggersnonono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardinghorizontal partitioning (by range and hash)Sharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factor infoRepresentation of geographical distribution of servers is possibleyesyes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual Consistency
Tunable Consistency infocan be individually decided for each write operation
Immediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datano infoAtomicity and isolation are supported for single operationsnonooptimistic locking
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yes infoin-memory tablesnoyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users can be defined per objectRole based access control and fine grained access rightsAPI Keys
OpenID Connect Discovery
Users and groups based on OS-security mechanisms
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Specific characteristicsScyllaDB is engineered to deliver predictable performance at scale. It’s adopted...
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Weaviate is an open source vector database that is robust, scalable, cloud-native,...
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Competitive advantagesHighly-performant (efficiently utilizes full resources of a node and network; millions...
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Flexible deployment - Free, open source or fully-managed cloud vector database service...
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Typical application scenariosScyllaDB is ideal for applications that require high throughput and low latency at...
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As a database supporting the development of generative AI and semantic search applications...
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Key customersDiscord, Epic Games, Expedia, Zillow, Comcast, Disney+ Hotstar, Samsung, ShareChat,...
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All companies that have data. ​
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Market metricsScyllaDB typically offers ~75% total cost of ownership savings, with ~5X higher throughput...
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As of mid 2023: Over 2 million open source downloads 3500+ Weaviate Slack community...
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Licensing and pricing modelsScyllaDB Open Source - free open source software (AGPL) ScyllaDB Enterprise - subscription-based...
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Weaviate is open-source, and free to use. Weaviate is also available as a fully managed...
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