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The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of online analytical processing (OLAP) servers. Please see the individual products articles for further information.
General information
[edit]Data storage modes
[edit]OLAP server | MOLAP | ROLAP | HOLAP | Offline |
---|---|---|---|---|
Apache Doris | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Apache Druid | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Apache Kylin | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Apache Pinot | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
ClickHouse | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Essbase | Yes | No | No | |
IBM Cognos BI | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
IBM Cognos TM1 | Yes | No | No | Cognos Insight Distributed mode |
icCube | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Jedox OLAP Server | Yes | No | No | No |
Kyvos | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Analysis Services | Yes | Yes | Yes | Local cubes, PowerPivot for Excel, Power BI Desktop |
MicroStrategy Intelligence Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | MicroStrategy Office, Dynamic Dashboards |
Mondrian OLAP server | No | Yes | No | |
Oracle Database OLAP Option | Yes | No | No | |
SAP NetWeaver BW | Yes | Yes | No | |
SAS OLAP Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
StarRocks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
APIs and query languages
[edit]APIs and query languages OLAP servers support.
OLAP server | XML for Analysis | OLE DB for OLAP | MDX | Stored procedures | Custom functions | SQL | LINQ[19] | Visualization | JSON | REST API |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apache Doris | No | No | No | No | Yes[20] | Yes | No | Superset, Redash, Metabase, Tableau, Qlik, Pivot, PowerBI | Yes | Yes |
Apache Druid | No | No | No | No | Yes | Druid SQL | No | Superset, Pivot, Redash | Yes | Yes |
Apache Kylin | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Superset, Zeppelin, Tableau, Qlik, Redash, Microsoft Excel | Yes | Yes | |
Apache Pinot | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Superset, Pivot, Redash | Yes | Yes |
ClickHouse | No | No | No | No | Yes[21] | Yes | No | Superset, Zeppelin, Tableau, Qlik, Redash, DataLens[22] | Yes | Yes |
Essbase | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | SmartView (Excel-AddIn), Oracle Analytics Cloud, Narrative Reporting, Tableau, IBM Cognos | ? | Yes |
IBM Cognos TM1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | TM1 Web/TM1 Contributor, IBM Cognos Insight, IBM Performance Modeler, IBM Cognos Cafe for Excel, Cognos BI, TM1 Perspectives for Excel | Yes | Yes |
icCube | Yes | Yes | Yes | Java,[23] R[24] | Yes | In the reporting | Yes | icCube reporting and all XMLA compliant visualization tools like Excel, etc | Yes | Yes |
Jedox OLAP Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cube Rules, SVS Triggers | Yes | No | Yes | Microsoft Excel, Qlik, Tableau, Jedox Web, Power BI | No | Yes |
Kyvos | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Kyvos Viz, Microsoft Excel, Qlik, Tableau, Power BI, MicroStrategy, IBM Cognos, Business Objects, XLCubed, Looker, Altryx, and more | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Analysis Services | Yes | Yes | Yes | .NET[25] | Yes[26] | Yes[27] | Yes | Microsoft Excel, SharePoint, Microsoft Power BI, and 70+ other visualization tools | No | No |
MicroStrategy Intelligence Server | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Dossier, Dashboard, Reports | Yes | Yes |
Mondrian OLAP server | Yes | Yes[28] | Yes | Yes | Yes[29] | No | Yes | Yes[30] | ? | ? |
Oracle Database OLAP Option | No | Yes[31] | Yes[31] | Java, PL/SQL, OLAP DML | Yes | Yes[32] | No | ? | ? | ? |
SAP NetWeaver BW | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
SAS OLAP Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Web Report Studio | ? | ? |
StarRocks | No | No | No | No | Yes[33] | Yes | No | Superset, Redash, Metabase, Tableau, Qlik, Pivot, PowerBI | Yes | Yes |
OLAP distinctive features
[edit]A list of OLAP features that are not supported by all vendors. All vendors support features such as parent-child, multilevel hierarchy, drilldown.
Data processing, management and performance related features:
OLAP server | Real Time | Write-back | Partitioning | Usage Based Optimizations | Load Balancing and Clustering |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apache Doris | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Apache Druid | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Apache Kylin | Yes[34] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Apache Pinot | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
ClickHouse | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Essbase | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
IBM Cognos BI | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
IBM Cognos TM1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
icCube | Yes[35] | No | Yes[36] | ? | ? |
Jedox OLAP Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
Kyvos | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Analysis Services | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
MicroStrategy Intelligence Server | ? | Yes[37] | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Mondrian OLAP server | Yes | Planned | Yes | ? | ? |
Oracle Database OLAP Option | ? | Yes | Yes | No | ? |
SAP NetWeaver BW | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
SAS OLAP Server | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
StarRocks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Data modeling features:
OLAP server | Semi-additive measures | Many-to-Many | Multi-Cube Model | Perspectives | KPI | Multilingual | Named Sets | Multi-attribute Hierarchies | Actions |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apache Doris | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Apache Druid | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes |
Apache Kylin | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Apache Pinot | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes |
ClickHouse | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Essbase | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
IBM Cognos BI | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
IBM Cognos TM1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
icCube | Yes[38] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Jedox OLAP Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Kyvos | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Microsoft Analysis Services | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
MicroStrategy Intelligence Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Mondrian OLAP server | Yes[39] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Oracle Database OLAP Option | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
SAP NetWeaver BW | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
SAS OLAP Server | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
StarRocks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
System limits
[edit]OLAP server | # cubes | # measures | # dimensions | # dimensions in cube | # hierarchies in dimension | # levels in hierarchy | # dimension members |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apache Doris | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted |
Apache Druid | Unrestricted[a] | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted |
Apache Kylin | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted |
Apache Pinot | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted |
ClickHouse | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted |
Essbase[40] | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | 255 | 255 | ? | 20,000,000 (ASO), 1,000,000 (BSO) |
IBM Cognos TM1 | Unrestricted[a] | Unrestricted | Unrestricted[a] | 256 | Unrestricted[a] | Unrestricted | Unrestricted |
icCube | 2,147,483,647 | 2,147,483,647 | 2,147,483,647 | 2,147,483,647 | 2,147,483,647 | 2,147,483,647 | 2,147,483,647 |
Jedox OLAP Server | (32 bits) | (32 bits) | 250 | Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "http://localhost:6011/wiki.riteme.site/v1/":): {\displaystyle 2^{32}} | |||
Kyvos | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted |
Microsoft Analysis Services[41] | 2,147,483,647 | 2,147,483,647 | 2,147,483,647 | 2,147,483,647 (max. number of dimensions in a database) | 2,147,483,647 | 2,147,483,647 | 2,147,483,647 (xOLAP)
Unrestricted (In-memory) |
MicroStrategy Intelligence Server | Unrestricted[a] | Unrestricted[a] | Unrestricted[a] | ? | Unrestricted[a] | Unrestricted[a] | Unrestricted[a] |
SAS OLAP Server[42] | Unrestricted[a] | 1024 | 128 | ? | 128 | 19 | 4,294,967,296 |
StarRocks | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted |
Security
[edit]OLAP server | Authentication | Network encryption | On-the-Fly[a] | Data access | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cell security | Dimension security | Visual totals | ||||
Apache Doris | Built-in, LDAP, Kerberos | SSL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Apache Druid | Druid Database authentication | SSL | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Apache Kylin | LDAP, SAML, Kerboros, Microsoft Active Directory | SSL | Yes | No | No | ? |
Apache Pinot | HTTP basic authentication | SSL | ? | No | No | No |
ClickHouse | Built-in, LDAP, Microsoft Active Directory, Kerberos | SSL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Essbase | Essbase authentication, LDAP authentication, Microsoft Active Directory | SSL | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
IBM Cognos TM1 | Builtin, LDAP, Microsoft Active Directory, NTLM, IBM Cognos BI authentication | SSL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
icCube | HTTP Basic/Form Authentication, Windows SSO (NTLM, Kerberos), Plugin Based for Embedded Usage | SSL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Jedox OLAP Server | Jedox authentication, LDAP, Microsoft Active Directory | SSL | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Kyvos | Built-in, LDAP, Microsoft Active Directory, SAML, Windows SSO (NTLM, Kerberos) | SSL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Analysis Services | NTLM, Kerberos | SSL and SSPI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
MicroStrategy Intelligence Server | Host authentication, database authentication, LDAP, Microsoft Active Directory, NTLM, SiteMinder, Tivoli, SAP, Kerberos |
SSL, AES[43] | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Oracle Database OLAP Option | Oracle Database authentication | SSL | ? | Yes | Yes | No |
SAS OLAP Server[44] | Host authentication, SAS token authentication, LDAP, Microsoft Active Directory | Yes[45] | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- ^ On-the-Fly : The ability to define authentication dynamically via programmatic interfaces. New users do not require restarting the server or redefining the security.
Operating systems
[edit]The OLAP servers can run on the following operating systems:
OLAP server | Windows | Linux | UNIX | z/OS | AIX |
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Apache Doris | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Apache Druid | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Apache Kylin | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Apache Pinot | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
ClickHouse | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Essbase | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
IBM Cognos TM1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
icCube | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Jedox OLAP Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
Kyvos | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Microsoft Analysis Services | Yes | No | No | No | |
MicroStrategy Intelligence Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Mondrian OLAP server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Oracle Database OLAP Option | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
SAP NetWeaver BW | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
SAS OLAP Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
StarRocks | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Note (1):The server availability depends on Java Virtual Machine not on the operating system
Support information
[edit]OLAP server | Issue Tracking System | Roadmap | Source code |
---|---|---|---|
Apache Doris | Apache Doris– Github Issues | Apache Doris Roadmap | Open |
Apache Druid | Druid – Github Issues | Open | |
Apache Kylin | Jira | Apache Kylin Roadmap | Open |
Apache Pinot | Apache Pinot – Github Issues | Open | |
ClickHouse | ClickHouse – Github Issues | ClickHouse Roadmap | Open |
Essbase | myOracle Support | [6] | Closed |
IBM Cognos TM1 | IBM Service Request | Closed | |
icCube | Stackoverflow | Closed | |
Jedox OLAP Server | Mantis | Available upon request | Open |
Kyvos | Zendesk | Available upon request | Closed |
Microsoft Analysis Services | Connect | - | Closed |
MicroStrategy Intelligence Server | MicroStrategy Resource Center | - | Closed |
Mondrian OLAP server | Jira | [7] | Open |
Oracle Database OLAP Option | myOracle Support | Closed | |
SAP NetWeaver BW | OSS | [8] | Closed |
SAS OLAP Server | Support | Closed | |
StarRocks | StarRocks– Github Issues | StarRocks Roadmap | Open |
See also
[edit]- Cubes (light-weight open-source OLAP server)
- ClickHouse
- Apache Pinot
- Apache Druid
- Apache Doris
- Oracle Essbase
- Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server (RPAS), a retail specific MOLAP/OLAP server using Berkeley DB for persistence
- Palo (OLAP database)
- StarRocks
References
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- ^ "Essbase Server Limits". Oracle. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
- ^ "SQL Server 2008 Books Online (October 2009)Maximum Capacity Specifications (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data)". Microsoft. 9 December 2022.
- ^ "SAS OLAP Cube Size Specifications".
- ^ "MicroStrategy Intelligence Server Features". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ^ "SAS OLAP Security Totals and Permission Conditions".
- ^ "How to Change Over-the-Wire Encryption Settings for SAS Servers".