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Apache Ignite vs MemSQL: What are the differences?
Apache Ignite: An open-source distributed database, caching and processing platform *. It is a memory-centric distributed database, caching, and processing platform for transactional, analytical, and streaming workloads delivering in-memory speeds at petabyte scale; *MemSQL:** Database for real-time transactions and analytics. MemSQL converges transactions and analytics for sub-second data processing and reporting. Real-time businesses can build robust applications on a simple and scalable infrastructure that complements and extends existing data pipelines.
Apache Ignite and MemSQL belong to "In-Memory Databases" category of the tech stack.
Some of the features offered by Apache Ignite are:
- Memory-Centric Storage
- Distributed SQL
- Distributed Key-Value
On the other hand, MemSQL provides the following key features:
- ANSI SQL Support
- Fully-distributed Joins
- Compiled Queries
Apache Ignite is an open source tool with 2.67K GitHub stars and 1.3K GitHub forks. Here's a link to Apache Ignite's open source repository on GitHub.
According to the StackShare community, MemSQL has a broader approval, being mentioned in 10 company stacks & 16 developers stacks; compared to Apache Ignite, which is listed in 4 company stacks and 4 developer stacks.
Pros of Apache Ignite
- Free4
- Written in java. runs on jvm4
- Load balancing3
- High Avaliability3
- Multiple client language support3
- Sql query support in cluster wide3
- Rest interface3
- Easy to use2
- Better Documentation2
- Distributed Locking1
- gtj1
- Distributed compute1
- Benfica1
Pros of MemSQL
- Distributed8
- Realtime4
- JSON3
- Concurrent3
- Columnstore3
- Sql3
- Ultra fast2
- Scalable2
- Mixed workload1
- Pipeline1
- Unlimited Storage Database1
- Availability Group1