Benchmarking Redis and HBase NoSQL Databases using Yahoo Cloud Service Benchmarking tool

Abstract

. The Not Structured Query Language (NoSQL) databases have become more relevant to applications developers as the need for scalable and flexible data storage for online applications has increased. Each NoSQL database system provides features that fit particular types of applications. Thus, the developer must carefully select according to the application’s needs. Redis is a key-value NoSQL database that provides fast data access. On the other hand, the Apache HBase database is a column-oriented database that offers scalability and fast data access, is a promising alternative to Redis in some types of applications. In this research paper, the goal is to use the Yahoo Cloud Serving Benchmark (YCSB) to compare the performance of two databases (Redis and HBase). The YCSB platform has been developed to determine the throughput of both databases against different workloads. This paper evaluates these NoSQL databases with six workloads and varying threads.