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GBase vs Huawei GaussDB

GBase: Chinese commercial database family: GBase 8a analytics, 8s transactional cluster, 8c distributed. Huawei GaussDB: Huawei's distributed enterprise RDBMS built on openGauss, aimed at replacing Oracle in Chinese finance.

key differences

  • Only Huawei GaussDB has full-text search, vector search, json, materialized views, encryption at rest.

choose gbase for

  • +Oracle or Teradata replacement in Chinese enterprises
  • +Telecom and government data warehouses
  • +Core transactional systems under domestic-substitution programmes

best at · OLTP, OLAP, Warehouse

choose huawei-gaussdb for

  • +Core banking replacement of Oracle in China
  • +Government and telecom systems under domestic-technology mandates
  • +Large distributed OLTP on Huawei Cloud

best at · OLTP, HTAP, Vector search

GBaseChinese commercial database family: GBase 8a analytics, 8s transactional cluster, 8c distributed.
Huawei GaussDBHuawei's distributed enterprise RDBMS built on openGauss, aimed at replacing Oracle in Chinese finance.
overview
Primary model
Relational
Relational
Also supports
Columnar / OLAP
Vector
Type
Database engine
Database engine
Status
Active
Active
Developer
GBASE (General Data Technology Co., Ltd.)
Huawei
First release
2004
2019
Latest version
–
–
License
ProprietaryProprietary commercial license
ProprietaryProprietary commercial license
Free tier
—
—
popularity
WhichDB Score
0.0
6.8
Rank
#739
#351
GitHub stars
–
–
Stack Overflow questions
–
–
scale & guarantees
Comfortable data size
Large (≤ 1 PB)
Large (≤ 1 PB)
Horizontal scaling
Native
Native
Multi-region
None
Read replicas
ACID
Full
Full
Consistency
Strong
Strong
Schema
Strict
Strict
Architecture
Distributed, Shared storage, Client server
Distributed, Primary replica, Client server
deployment
Self-hosted
✓
✓
Vendor-managed cloud
—
✓
Serverless
—
—
Embedded
—
—
Edge
—
—
Clouds
–
Huawei Cloud
capabilities
Transactions
✓
✓
Joins
✓
✓
Secondary indexes
✓
✓
Full-text search
—
✓
Vector search
—
✓
Geospatial
—
—
JSON
—
✓
Change data capture
—
—
Triggers
✓
✓
Stored procedures
✓
✓
Materialized views
—
✓
TTL / expiry
—
—
Pub/Sub
—
—
Columnar storage
✓
✓
In-memory
—
—
Durable persistence
✓
✓
Compression
✓
✓
Encryption at rest
—
✓
Role-based access
✓
✓
Time travel
—
—
Branching
—
—
Online schema changes
—
—
Streaming ingest
—
—
Offline sync
—
—
Runs in WebAssembly
—
—
interfaces
Query languages
SQL
SQL, PL/pgSQL-style procedural SQL
Client languages
Java, C
Java, C, Python, Go
Best for
OLTP, OLAP, Warehouse
OLTP, HTAP, Vector search
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GBase vs Huawei GaussDB: FAQ

What is the difference between GBase and Huawei GaussDB?

GBase: Chinese commercial database family: GBase 8a analytics, 8s transactional cluster, 8c distributed. Huawei GaussDB: Huawei's distributed enterprise RDBMS built on openGauss, aimed at replacing Oracle in Chinese finance. Only Huawei GaussDB has full-text search, vector search, json, materialized views, encryption at rest.

When should I choose GBase over Huawei GaussDB?

Choose GBase for oracle or Teradata replacement in Chinese enterprises; telecom and government data warehouses; and core transactional systems under domestic-substitution programmes. Choose Huawei GaussDB for core banking replacement of Oracle in China; government and telecom systems under domestic-technology mandates; and large distributed OLTP on Huawei Cloud.

Is GBase or Huawei GaussDB more popular?

Huawei GaussDB ranks #351 on the WhichDB Score (6.8/100) and GBase ranks #739 (0.0/100). Popularity is not fit: check the requirements that matter for your project.

Are GBase and Huawei GaussDB open source?

No. GBase is proprietary, closed-source software. No. Huawei GaussDB is proprietary, closed-source software.