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ThemisDB Edition Comparison

Version: 1.5.0-dev
Last Updated: 2026-04-06

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Quick Comparison

Feature	MINIMAL	COMMUNITY	ENTERPRISE	HYPERSCALER
Price	Free	Free	Commercial	Custom
License	MIT	MIT	Commercial	Commercial
Binary Size	~30-50 MB	~80-150 MB	~150-250 MB	~200-300 MB
Build Time	~5-10 min	~20-30 min	~30-40 min	~40-60 min
RAM (Idle)	~100-200 MB	~300-500 MB	~500-800 MB	~800-1200 MB
Use Case	Embedded/IoT	Development/SMB	Enterprise	Hyperscale

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Core Database Features

Feature	MINIMAL	COMMUNITY	ENTERPRISE	HYPERSCALER
ACID Transactions	✅	✅	✅	✅
MVCC	✅	✅	✅	✅
Multi-Model Storage	✅	✅	✅	✅
RocksDB Engine	✅	✅	✅	✅
Secondary Indexes	✅	✅	✅	✅
Graph Traversals	✅ Basic	✅ Full	✅ Full	✅ Advanced
Vector Search (CPU)	✅ Basic	✅ Full	✅ Full	✅ Advanced
Time-Series	✅ Basic	✅ Full	✅ Advanced	✅ Advanced
AQL Query Language	✅ Basic	✅ Full	✅ Full	✅ Full

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AI/ML Features

Feature	MINIMAL	COMMUNITY	ENTERPRISE	HYPERSCALER
LLM Integration (llama.cpp)	❌	✅ Optional	✅ Optional	✅ Full
GPU Acceleration	❌	✅ Optional	✅ Full	✅ Multi-GPU
CUDA Support	❌	✅	✅	✅
Vulkan/HIP/OpenCL	❌	✅	✅	✅
Image Analysis Plugin	❌	✅	✅	✅
Voice Assistant	❌	❌	✅	✅
Content Processors	❌	✅	✅	✅
Hybrid Search (RAG)	❌	✅	✅	✅

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Network Protocols

Feature	MINIMAL	COMMUNITY	ENTERPRISE	HYPERSCALER
HTTP/1.1 (REST)	✅	✅	✅	✅
GraphQL	✅ Basic	✅	✅	✅
SSE (Server-Sent Events)	❌	✅	✅	✅
HTTP/2 + Server Push	❌	✅	✅	✅
WebSocket	❌	✅	✅	✅
gRPC	❌	✅	✅	✅
MQTT	❌	✅	✅	✅
PostgreSQL Wire	❌	🚧 Alpha	🚧 Alpha	✅
HTTP/3 (QUIC)	❌	🚧 Planned v1.6+	🚧 Planned v1.6+	✅ Planned v1.6+
MCP (Model Context)	❌	✅	✅	✅

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Distribution & Scaling

Feature	MINIMAL	COMMUNITY	ENTERPRISE	HYPERSCALER
Max Nodes	1	1	100	Unlimited
Horizontal Sharding	❌	❌	✅	✅
Replication	❌	❌	✅	✅
Multi-Master	❌	❌	✅	✅
RAID Modes	❌	❌	✅ All	✅ All
Auto-Rebalancing	❌	❌	✅	✅
Kubernetes Operator	❌	❌	❌	✅
Cross-Region	❌	❌	❌	✅

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Security & Compliance

Feature	MINIMAL	COMMUNITY	ENTERPRISE	HYPERSCALER
TLS 1.2/1.3	✅	✅	✅	✅
Basic Authentication	✅	✅	✅	✅
JWT Tokens	✅	✅	✅	✅
RBAC	❌	❌	✅	✅
Field-Level Encryption	❌	❌	✅	✅
HSM Support	❌	❌	✅	✅
Audit Logging	✅ Basic	✅	✅ Advanced	✅ Advanced
Secrets Management	❌	❌	✅	✅
Certificate Pinning	❌	❌	✅	✅

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Analytics & Processing

Feature	MINIMAL	COMMUNITY	ENTERPRISE	HYPERSCALER
Basic Aggregations	✅	✅	✅	✅
GROUP BY / COLLECT	✅	✅	✅	✅
OLAP (CUBE/ROLLUP)	❌	❌	✅	✅
Window Functions	❌	❌	✅	✅
CEP (Complex Events)	❌	❌	✅	✅
Materialized Views	❌	❌	✅	✅
CDC (Change Data Capture)	❌	✅ Basic	✅ Advanced	✅ Advanced
Stream Processing	❌	❌	✅	✅

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Observability

Feature	MINIMAL	COMMUNITY	ENTERPRISE	HYPERSCALER
Prometheus Metrics	✅ Basic	✅	✅	✅
OpenTelemetry Tracing	❌	✅	✅	✅
Grafana Dashboards	❌	✅	✅	✅
Health Checks	✅	✅	✅	✅
Performance Counters	✅ Basic	✅	✅	✅ Advanced
SIEM Integration	❌	❌	✅	✅

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Support & Licensing

Aspect	MINIMAL	COMMUNITY	ENTERPRISE	HYPERSCALER
Support	Community	Community	24/7 + TAM	Dedicated Team
SLA	None	None	99.9%	99.99%+
Updates	Self-service	Self-service	Managed	Managed
Training	Documentation	Documentation	Included	Customized
Professional Services	❌	❌	✅	✅
Custom Development	❌	❌	Optional	Included

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Use Case Recommendations

Choose MINIMAL if:

• 🔹 You need embedded database for IoT/edge devices
• 🔹 You want fast builds (<10 minutes) for CI/CD
• 🔹 You have limited resources (RAM, storage, CPU)
• 🔹 You only need core CRUD operations
• 🔹 You're learning ThemisDB internals
• 🔹 You need smallest binary for distribution

Choose COMMUNITY if:

• 🆓 You need full database features without cost
• 🆓 You want optional LLM/GPU acceleration
• 🆓 You're building single-server applications
• 🆓 You need modern protocols (WebSocket, gRPC)
• 🆓 You're a startup or SMB
• 🆓 You need vector search with GPU support

Choose ENTERPRISE if:

• 🔒 You need horizontal scaling (2-100 nodes)
• 🔒 You require high availability with replication
• 🔒 You need advanced security (RBAC, HSM)
• 🔒 You want 24/7 support with SLA
• 🔒 You're a large enterprise or government
• 🔒 You need compliance features (audit, encryption)

Choose HYPERSCALER if:

• 🌐 You're operating at massive scale (100+ nodes)
• 🌐 You need multi-datacenter deployment
• 🌐 You require custom features and dedicated support
• 🌐 You're a cloud provider or large platform
• 🌐 You need unlimited scaling and customization
• 🌐 You want strategic partnership with vendor

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Migration Path

From MINIMAL → COMMUNITY

# Rebuild with COMMUNITY edition
cmake -DTHEMIS_EDITION=COMMUNITY ...

Zero downtime: Data format is compatible, just rebuild and restart.

From COMMUNITY → ENTERPRISE

# Contact sales@themisdb.com for license
# Then rebuild with ENTERPRISE edition
cmake -DTHEMIS_EDITION=ENTERPRISE ...

Downtime required: May need data migration for sharding setup.

From ENTERPRISE → HYPERSCALER

# Custom deployment with vendor support
# Includes architecture review and migration plan

Professional Services: Vendor-managed migration with zero data loss guarantee.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I upgrade from MINIMAL to COMMUNITY later?

Yes! The data format is identical. Just rebuild with THEMIS_EDITION=COMMUNITY and restart.

What happens if I exceed MINIMAL limitations?

The server will continue to work but won't provide features disabled in MINIMAL (LLM, GPU, etc.).

Can I use MINIMAL in production?

Yes! MINIMAL is production-ready for single-node, resource-constrained deployments.

Is MINIMAL truly open source?

Yes! MINIMAL is fully open source under MIT license, same as COMMUNITY.

Can I build MINIMAL with custom features?

Yes! You can selectively enable features (e.g., THEMIS_ENABLE_TRACING=ON) even in MINIMAL.

How much smaller is MINIMAL compared to COMMUNITY?

~50-80% smaller in binary size and memory footprint, ~50% faster build times.

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Performance Comparison

Single-Node Performance (Standard Hardware)

Metric	MINIMAL	COMMUNITY	ENTERPRISE
Entity Writes	~20k ops/s	~45k ops/s	~45k ops/s
Entity Reads	~60k ops/s	~120k ops/s	~120k ops/s
Vector Search (CPU)	~100k q/s	~3M q/s	~3M q/s
Vector Search (GPU)	N/A	~60M q/s	~60M q/s
Graph Traverse	~2M ops/s	~9M ops/s	~9M ops/s
Query Latency	~2-10 μs	~0.3-2 μs	~0.3-2 μs

Hardware: 4-core CPU @ 3.7 GHz, 16 GB RAM, NVMe SSD

Multi-Node Performance (ENTERPRISE/HYPERSCALER)

Metric	ENTERPRISE (10 nodes)	HYPERSCALER (100 nodes)
Total Writes	~450k ops/s	~4.5M ops/s
Total Reads	~1.2M ops/s	~12M ops/s
Cross-Shard Latency	~5-15 ms	~10-30 ms
Replication Lag	<100 ms	<500 ms

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License Compliance

MINIMAL & COMMUNITY (MIT License)

- ✅ Commercial use allowed
- ✅ Modification allowed
- ✅ Distribution allowed
- ✅ Private use allowed
- ⚠️ No warranty
- ⚠️ No liability

ENTERPRISE & HYPERSCALER (Commercial License)

- ✅ All MIT rights
- ✅ + Commercial support
- ✅ + SLA guarantees
- ✅ + Professional services
- ✅ + Warranty included
- ✅ + Liability coverage

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Summary

When to use...	Edition
Learning ThemisDB	MINIMAL or COMMUNITY
Embedded/IoT devices	MINIMAL
Single-server apps	COMMUNITY
SMB/Startup (free)	COMMUNITY
Enterprise (2-100 nodes)	ENTERPRISE
Cloud provider/platform	HYPERSCALER
Need 24/7 support	ENTERPRISE or HYPERSCALER
Custom development	HYPERSCALER

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For detailed pricing and licensing information, contact sales@themisdb.com

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