Hazelcast vs PostgreSQL

Hazelcast

Description: Hazelcast is an open source in-memory data grid that enables distribution of data and computation across servers for scalability, speed, and resilience. It is commonly used for caching, processing streams, and clustering.

Type: software

Pricing: Open Source

PostgreSQL

Description: PostgreSQL is an open source, object-relational database management system known for its reliability, performance, and SQL compliance. It runs on all major operating systems and has a rich set of features including complex queries, foreign keys, triggers, views, and ACID compliance.

Type: software

Pricing: Free

Hazelcast Features

• Distributed in-memory data store
• Low latency data access
• Automatic sharding and rebalancing
• ACID transactions
• Querying and aggregation
• Event journaling
• Multi-datacenter replication
• Web session clustering
• Continuous query
• Machine learning

PostgreSQL Features

• Relational database management system (RDBMS)
• Open source with liberal license
• SQL compliant and extensive SQL support
• High performance and reliability
• Fully ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability) compliant
• Multi-version concurrency control (MVCC) architecture
• Asynchronous replication and failover
• Table inheritance and table partitioning
• Procedural languages support

Hazelcast

• Open Source

PostgreSQL

• Free