Introduction to NineData Community Edition
This article provides a detailed introduction to the NineData Community Edition, including the product positioning of the community version and a multi-dimensional comparison with the enterprise version, helping you quickly understand the community version.
What is NineData Community Edition?
The NineData Community Edition is a permanently free, one-click installation data management solution launched by Jiuzhang Arithmetic, designed specifically for developers, startup teams, educational institutions, and individual users. It includes three core features of NineData: Database DevOps, Data Replication, and Database Comparison.
Database DevOps: Database DevOps has powerful features such as data source management, data querying, SQL standards, SQL review, and approval processes, helping users quickly complete various environmental data management tasks and supporting corporate digital transformation.
Data Replication: NineData Data Replication supports offline and real-time data replication between multiple homogeneous and heterogeneous data sources. It is suitable for various business scenarios such as data migration, database scaling, database version upgrades, disaster recovery, multi-active in different locations, and data integration for data warehouses and data lakes.
Database Comparison: The NineData Database Comparison feature supports consistency comparison between two data sources, and in the case of inconsistencies, it supports automatically generating change SQL to achieve consistency in data and structure.
The NineData Community Edition is a completely offline running localized deployment version, which does not require connection to any cloud services or access to the NineData website. All data and operations are 100% retained in your local environment. It is particularly suitable for internal network environments that cannot access the external network, perfectly matching small-scale enterprises, individual projects, or learning and testing scenarios.
In terms of deployment, the NineData Community Edition is based on Docker technology, and users can complete the installation on their local computers with a simple command, regardless of experience, and can quickly complete the deployment.
Core Values
✅ Permanently Free, Efficient and Easy to Use
The community version is free to use, with a 10-minute deployment and online operation throughout the process.
✅ Support for Cloud Virtual Machines or Local Deployment
It can be deployed in the cloud or on a local private network, meeting the data compliance requirements of sensitive businesses.
✅ Data Management is Safer and More Efficient
With 15 years of experience, the professional database DevOps solution makes R&D and DBA collaboration more efficient and data safer.
✅ High-Performance Real-Time Data Migration and Synchronization
Based on self-developed CDC technology, it professionally solves business needs such as database migration, synchronization, and disaster recovery, supporting real-time data replication of tens of thousands of TPS per second.
Community Edition vs Enterprise Edition (formerly NineData Dedicated Cluster)
| Comparison Dimension | Community Edition | Enterprise Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Core Positioning | Developers/Startup Teams/Individual Developers | Medium and Large Enterprises/Production Environment |
| Deployment Method | Docker Single Machine Deployment | Docker Single Machine Deployment/Distributed Cluster |
| Database DevOps | 10 data sources (functions consistent with the professional version) | Dynamic expansion according to the license (unlimited) |
| Data Replication | 10 tasks (including 2 incremental tasks) | Dynamic expansion according to the license (unlimited) |
| Data Comparison | Up to 10 tasks | No limit |
| Deployment Complexity | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Single command deployment | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Capable of scaling up and down, adding nodes, etc. |
| Resource Consumption | Single machine | Cluster (cross-room disaster recovery + multi-active in different locations) |
| Technical Support | Documents + WeChat group | 7x24 dedicated technical support + SLA service guarantee |
| Cost | Permanently free | Pay as you go |
Comprehensive Comparison of NineData Community Edition with Mainstream Tools
- Database DevOps
- Data Replication
| Comparison Items | NineData Community Edition | Archery | Yearning | Navicat | Flyway | Liquibase | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Capabilities | Update and Iteration Frequency | High (Continuous delivery, weekly iteration) | Medium (Quarterly updates, driven by the open-source community) | Medium (Irregular updates, dependent on community contributions) | Medium (Annual major versions, quarterly minor updates) | Medium (Regular feature enhancements, about once every six months) | Medium (Regular maintenance, quarterly updates) |
| Deployment Mode | Docker Deployment | Docker Deployment | Docker Deployment | Desktop Application | CLI Integrated with Java | CLI Integrated with Java | |
| Supported Data Sources | Domestic databases, data warehouses, multi-cloud databases (such as AWS, Alibaba Cloud, etc.), MySQL, PG, Oracle, SQL Server, Db2, etc. | MySQL, PG, Redis, etc. | MySQL, PG | MySQL, PG, Oracle, SQL Server, etc. | MySQL, PG, Oracle, and other mainstream databases | Mainstream databases (similar to Flyway) | |
| Login Method | Account password/third-party login/SSO(LDAP) | Web account/LDAP/OAuth | Web account/LDAP | Local account/License | No (Command line) | No (Command line/Code) | |
| SQL IDE | Supported Languages | Chinese and English | Primarily Chinese | Chinese | Multiple languages | English | English |
| SQL Window | Supported (Strong) | Supported | Supported | Supported (Strong) | X | X | |
| Object Visual Management | Supported | Partially supported (table structure) | Limited | Supported (Graphical) | X | X | |
| Query Result Set Operations | Export, Edit | Export, Edit | Export | Export, Edit, Charts | X | X | |
| Session Isolation | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | X | X | |
| SQL Review and Release | SQL Change Release | Work Order + Automated Process | Work Order Approval + Execution | Work Order Approval | Direct Execution | Direct Execution of Migration Scripts | Direct Execution of Scripts |
| Change Automatic Backup | Supported | Supported | Supported | Manual Backup | X | X | |
| Approval Process | Multi-level approval, can be connected to external approval processes | Multi-level approval | Simple approval | X | X | X | |
| Online DDL | Natively Supported | Dependent on tools such as PT-OSC | Dependent on external tools | X | X | X | |
| Online DML | Supported | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Built-in SQL Standards | 200+ built-in rules for various database types / custom | Some rules for MySQL | Some rules for MySQL | X | X | X | |
| Mobile Approval | Supported | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Release Process Orchestration | Supported | X | X | X | X | X | |
| SQL Code Review | Strong (Automated Review) | Average (Custom Rules) | Average (Built-in Rules) | X | X | X | |
| Data Security | Sensitive Data Protection | Intelligent data classification and grading, complete data desensitization + encryption | Support manual settings, but can be easily bypassed | Support manual settings, but can be easily bypassed | X | X | X |
| Permission Authorization Mode | RBAC + ABAC, administrator authorization + active application | RBAC, administrator authorization + active application | RBAC, administrator authorization | X | X | X | |
| Permission Model | Fine-grained permissions (database/table/sensitive column/module/operation) | Project-level isolation | User-level permissions | Local permissions | X | X | |
| Operation Audit | Full-link audit | Complete logs | Basic logs | X | X | X | |
| Advanced Data Processing | Data Import | Multi-format import, syntax-level controllable | Support for CSV/SQL | Support for CSV | Multiple formats (Excel, CSV, etc.) | Through migration scripts | Through scripts |
| Data Export | Multi-format export, file encryption, watermark protection | Support for CSV | Support for CSV | Multiple formats export | X | X | |
| Data Archiving and Cleaning | Automatic archiving (MySQL, PG) | Manual (MySQL) | X | Manual | X | X | |
| Data Tracking and Rollback | Automatic parsing of Binlog to generate in reverse | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Data Generation | Supported, simulation template customization | X | X | Support for test data generation | X | X | |
| Performance Diagnosis | Slow SQL Performance Analysis | In-depth analysis + optimization suggestions (MySQL, PG, Oracle, Db2) | Support (MySQL) | Basic analysis | X | X | |
| Session Management | View/Kill sessions | View/Kill sessions | View sessions | View/Kill sessions | X | X | |
| Comparison Items | NineData | Canal | DataX | FlinkCDC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Functions | Types of Supported Data Sources | 60+ | 1 | 30 | 10+ |
| Visual Data Source Configuration Management | Supported | X | X | X | |
| User Management | Supported | X | X | X | |
| Permission Management | Supported | X | X | X | |
| Core Functions | Table Structure Migration | Supported | X | X | X |
| Non-table Object Migration | Supported | X | X | X | |
| Full Data Migration | Supported | Partially supported (large tables cannot be successfully migrated) | Supported | Supported | |
| Incremental Data Synchronization (DML) | Supported | Supported | X | Supported | |
| Incremental Structure Synchronization (DDL) | Supported | X | X | Only supports ADD Column | |
| Data Filtering | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| Object Name Mapping | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| Data Transformation Processing | Supported | X | Supported | Supported | |
| Structure Comparison | Supported | X | X | X | |
| Full Data Comparison | Supported | X | X | X | |
| Incremental Data Comparison | Supported | X | X | X | |
| Modify Synchronization Objects | Supported | X | X | X | |
| Visual Task Configuration and Management | Supported | X | X | Basic | |
| Task Management | Task High Availability and Automatic Disaster Recovery (task level, server level) | Supported | X | X | Supported |
| Task Pause and Resume | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| Task Throttling | Supported | X | X | X | |
| Alerts | Supported | X | X | X | |
| Visual Monitoring | Supported | X | X | X | |
| Data SQL Query Window | Supported | X | X | X | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: Why can't I choose the desired data source when creating a replication task?
- Reason: The community version currently only opens seven replication routes: MySQL to MySQL, MySQL to Doris, MySQL to StarRocks, PostgreSQL to PostgreSQL, PostgreSQL to Doris, MongoDB to MongoDB, Redis to Redis. Other routes will be gradually opened in subsequent iterations.