Technology, Built to Push Boundaries
Every feature is an engineering triumph
In-Memory Engine: No Disk I/O, Pure Speed
Data is processed in RAM, zero context switch cost.
Zero-copy data processing with Apache Arrow columnar format. Disk I/O bottleneck is completely eliminated.
tars::Config::new().memory_only(true)
Associative Engine: No JOINs, Just Connections
Cell-level associative mapping instead of traditional JOINs.
O(1) relationship resolution — cross-table relationships are pre-indexed. All connected data is filtered instantly with a user click.
db.associate("users", "orders", "user_id")
Zero-Overhead: No Runtime Cost
No abstraction penalty — Rust's zero-cost abstractions philosophy.
No garbage collector, no runtime. C-level performance with compile-time optimizations and Rust safety.
Columnar Structure: 100x Speed for Analytical Queries
Column-based compression, vectorized query execution.
Column-based storage instead of row-based storage. Aggregation queries read only relevant columns — up to 100x speedup.
Security: ABAC + Cell-Level Authorization
Attribute-Based Access Control, cell-level authorization.
Policy-as-code approach: Security rules are embedded in the data model. Granular access control at row, column, and cell level.
policy.allow_if(user.role == "admin" || row.owner == user.id)
Integration: One Engine, Many Sources
PostgreSQL, CSV, JSON, REST API — all with the same query language.
Connector architecture unifies different data sources under a single query language. Adding a new source is as easy as writing a single module.
Technical Comparison with Real Competitors
Qlik's associative power + Grafana's open source flexibility + Rust's performance = TarsDB Sense
| Özellik | TarsDB Sense | Qlik Sense | Power BI | Tableau | Grafana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-Memory Associative | ✅ Native | ✅ Native | ⚠️ VertiPaq | ❌ | ❌ |
| Self-Hosted | ✅ Full | ⚠️ Per-License | ❌ SaaS | ⚠️ Limited | ✅ |
| Cost (50 users/yr) | 💰 $1,499 | 💸 $75,000+ | 💸 $12,000+ | 💸 $42,000+ | 💰 Free |
| ABAC + Cell Level | ✅ | ⚠️ Section Access | ❌ RBAC | ❌ RBAC | ❌ |
| Rust-Native | ✅ Zero-Copy | ❌ C++ | ❌ .NET | ❌ Java/C++ | ❌ Go |
| WASM Frontend | ✅ 60 FPS | ❌ JS/React | ❌ JS | ❌ JS | ❌ JS |
| Embedded Mode | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Open Source Core | ✅ CE | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ CE |
Detailed benchmarks and methodology: /docs/benchmark