ArangoDB vs ZipG
ArangoDB is a multiple database; ZipG is a other database. ArangoDB (2012-03, BUSL-1.1, C++) ranks #2 this month; ZipG (2017, C++) ranks #83. They differ on 28 of 46 surveyed features.
| Attribute | ArangoDB | ZipG |
|---|---|---|
| At a glance | ||
| Rank | #2 | #83 |
| Score | 76.7 | 40.3 |
| GitHub stars | 14.3k | 13 |
| Popularity | 89.4 | 34.0 |
| Activity | 73.9 | 37.4 |
| Community | 61.2 | 49.3 |
| Research | 82.8 | 53.0 |
| Fundamentals | ||
| Description | A multi-model database supporting graphs, key-value pairs, and documents in a unified JSON-based data model. Offers both an in-memory storage engine and a RocksDB-based engine for larger datasets. | A research prototype graph store that executes queries directly on a compressed graph representation for memory efficiency. Lacks traditional database features such as transactions and replication. |
| Vendor | ArangoDB Inc | — |
| Model | Multiple | Other |
| Kind | database | embedded |
| Category | Enterprise | Emerging |
| First released | 2012-03 | 2017 |
| Status | active | inactive — Academic research prototype from AMPLab Berkeley. No active development. |
| License | BUSL-1.1 | — |
| Written in | C++ | C++ |
| Query languages | AQL | Custom API |
| gdotv support | no | no |
Feature scores 28 of 46 rows differ
| Feature | ArangoDB | ZipG |
|---|---|---|
| Community & Business | ||
| Active development | ✓ | · |
| Commercial support | ✓ | · |
| Live community | 0.5 | · |
| Open Source | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing | · | · |
| Trendiness | 0.25 | · |
| Deployment | ||
| Containerization | ✓ | · |
| Work as dedicated instance | ✓ | ✓ |
| Work as embedded | · | · |
| Testing in-memory version | ✓ | · |
| Platform | ||
| Operating on Linux | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating on Windows | ✓ | 0.75 |
| SaaS offering | · | · |
| Operations | ||
| Automatic updates | · | · |
| Client side caching | · | · |
| Data versioning support | · | · |
| Live backups | ✓ | · |
| Distribution | ||
| Cluster Re-balancing | ✓ | · |
| Data Distribution | ✓ | ✓ |
| High-Availability | ✓ | · |
| Query Distribution | ✓ | ✓ |
| Replication support | ✓ | · |
| Developer Experience | ||
| Data types defined | ✓ | 0.5 |
| Logging/Auditing | ✓ | · |
| Object-Graph Mapper | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reactive programming | · | · |
| Documentation up-to-date | ✓ | ✓ |
| Binary protocol | ✓ | · |
| CLI | ✓ | · |
| GUI | ✓ | · |
| Data Model | ||
| Multi-database | ✓ | · |
| Graph-native data | · | ✓ |
| REST API | ✓ | · |
| Query Language | 0.5 | · |
| Transactions | ||
| Granular locking | · | · |
| Multiple isolation levels | · | · |
| Read committed transaction | · | · |
| Transaction support | ✓ | · |
| Schema & Security | ||
| Constraints | ✓ | · |
| Schema support | 0.5 | · |
| Secondary indexes | ✓ | · |
| Server side procedures | 0.5 | · |
| Triggers | · | · |
| Authentication | ✓ | · |
| Authorization | 0.5 | · |
| Data encryption | ✓ | · |
Links
- ArangoDB · website · github · full profile
- ZipG · github · full profile