HarperDB

HarperDB is an enterprise-scale backend solution that aims to simplify development, reduce latency, and lower infrastructure costs for businesses. According to the vendor, it combines a high-performance database, user-built custom applications, and real-time global data replication into a single technology. HarperDB is designed to serve businesses of all sizes, from small startups to large enterprises. It is utilized by software engineers, developers, IT professionals, data scientists, and industries such as telecom and gaming.

Key Features

Auto-indexed document store: HarperDB's document store automatically indexes top-level attributes, providing efficient query performance without the need for manual index creation. This offers the flexibility of NoSQL databases while maintaining the performance and scalability of traditional relational databases.

Distribution: HarperDB enables global data replication, allowing data and APIs to be replicated across multiple nodes in milliseconds. This reduces latency and ensures a seamless user experience.

Unified Backend: HarperDB unifies a high-performance database, user-built custom applications, and real-time global data replication into a single technology. This eliminates the need for multiple technologies and servers, streamlining development and reducing complexity.

Native HTTP/S API: HarperDB provides a native HTTP/S API, simplifying the connection to the database from any programming language. This reduces the learning curve and simplifies the development process.

Simplified Development for Edge: HarperDB offers simplified development for edge computing environments, seamlessly integrating edge nodes into the HarperDB cluster. This brings data and processing closer to end-users, improving performance and reducing latency.

Fabric (Built-In): HarperDB includes a built-in fabric for data and API synchronization across multiple nodes, ensuring global synchronization and real-time availability of data and APIs with exactly-once delivery.

Components (Built-In): HarperDB includes a hyper-efficient API server with powerful extensibility built-in, enabling developers to create user-defined applications, deploy APIs, and build custom functionality without additional servers or technologies.