FairCom DB vs SingleStore Helios

FairCom DB is a multimodel database for developing on-premises applications, combining JSON, key-value, SQL, and ISAM or record-buffer capabilities in one server. Applications can use different models over the same data, query with JSON or standard SQL, and receive query results as JSON. SQL connections are available through JDBC and ODBC, while the built-in API Explorer can help create JSON actions. The database can operate as a traditional server or be embedded in an application. Replication options address high availability and disaster recovery, with ACID compliance or eventual consistency. DB Notify publishes data-change events as JSON messages and integrates with MQTT, AMQP, and Kafka. FairCom DB v13 uses OpenSSL v3 for secure communications and supports X.509 client certificate authentication. File and user security are available only in the client/server operational model. A free Developer’s Edition is limited to development environments and has a three-hour timeout; production licensing requires contacting sales. A free trial is also available, and pricing is on request.

SingleStore Helios is a cloud database service available on AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. It handles transactional and analytical workloads in one database, with storage and compute scaled independently. Its data capabilities include relational records, JSON/BSON documents, vector and full-text search, time-series, geospatial, and key-value data. SingleStore Pipelines can ingest from sources such as Kafka, Amazon S3, and HDFS. For AI workloads, the service includes Jupyter notebooks, data integration services, and a compute service. Listed integrations include Datadog, Terraform, Apache Spark, AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory, dbt, and Fivetran. Helios is available through web and API platforms. The free Shared plan provides one workspace for evaluation, development, and non-production testing, with self-support. Standard is $0.99 a month for managed production workloads, with read replicas, database branching, 30-day monitoring, and support. Enterprise is $1.49 a month and adds online point-in-time recovery, Smart Disaster Recovery, audit logging, and customer-managed encryption keys. The listed availability commitments vary by configuration, reaching 99.99% across two availability zones on paid plans.