Side by side
Halyard vs Parliament
Both stand on rdf databases. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan APILinuxMac+2
Halyard brings RDF storage, querying, and bulk dataset management together around Hadoop and HBase. Check its runtime requirements and federation limit against your environment before choosing it.
Visit Halyard Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1
Parliament brings triple storage and reasoning together under a free BSD license, with deployment guidance for multiple operating systems. The license disclaims warranties, and the listed 2.8.1 release dates to 2022.
Visit ParliamentThe facts
| Halyard | Parliament | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web | Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Not published | Free or on request |
| Plans published | None | 1 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | merck.github.io | github.com |
| On rdf databases | #16 of 26 | #12 of 26 |
Halyard: what it does well
- Free and open source.
- Supports SPARQL 1.1 and named graphs.
- Bulk-loads multiple RDF formats with MapReduce.
- Offers query access through RDF4J tools and APIs.
- Can calculate and export dataset statistics.
What to know first
- Hadoop and HBase are not bundled.
- Requires Hadoop 2.5.1 or later and HBase 1.1.2 or later.
- External SPARQL endpoint service types are not recognized.
Parliament: what it does well
- Standards-compliant for RDF, OWL, and SPARQL
- BSD 3-Clause open-source license
- Supports reasoning
- Includes a Docker Hub image for version 2.8.1
What to know first
- The license disclaims express and implied warranties
- The listed release is dated June 9, 2022
- Deployment is self-hosted
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