What is SingleStore?
SingleStore is a high-performance distributed database built for enterprise AI applications that need speed, scale, and simplicity. Unlike traditional databases that separate transactions (OLTP) from analytics (OLAP), SingleStore unifies both in one engine—so you can run real-time apps, analyze data instantly, and power AI features without complex data pipelines.
Whether you're building smart customer experiences, fraud detection systems, or real-time dashboards, SingleStore handles petabyte-scale data, thousands of concurrent users, and complex queries with consistently low latency. It’s designed for developers and data teams who want to move fast without sacrificing performance or reliability.
What are the features of SingleStore?
- Unified OLTP + OLAP Engine: Run transactions and analytics simultaneously on the same data—no ETL delays or separate systems.
- Multi-Model Data Support: Store and query vectors, JSON, full-text, time-series, and relational data all in one place.
- Real-Time Analytics: Get answers in milliseconds, even on massive datasets or during traffic spikes.
- AI & ML Functions Built In: Use SQL to run sentiment analysis, text summarization, anomaly detection, and more—directly in the database.
- Aura Analyst: An AI-powered assistant that turns natural language questions into accurate SQL queries instantly.
- Scalable Distributed Architecture: Scale horizontally across nodes to handle high concurrency and petabyte-scale workloads seamlessly.
- Seamless Integrations: Connect with popular tools like Kafka, Spark, Python, and BI platforms out of the box.
What are the use cases of SingleStore?
- Power real-time personalization engines in marketing tech that respond instantly to user behavior.
- Process high-volume ad impressions and clicks in adtech with ultra-low latency for bidding and reporting.
- Enable revenue intelligence platforms to analyze sales data and customer interactions in real time.
- Build AI-driven healthcare applications that analyze patient data, notes (as text), and time-series vitals together.
- Detect financial fraud by running anomaly detection models directly on transaction streams.
- Support retail inventory and recommendation systems that update and query data across millions of SKUs instantly.
How to use SingleStore?
- Start with the free tier on the Helios cloud platform to test performance with your own data.
- Use Aura Analyst to ask questions in plain English and generate SQL—great for non-experts or rapid prototyping.
- Load diverse data types (JSON, vectors, time-series) using built-in ingestion tools or stream from Kafka.
- Apply built-in AI Functions in SQL queries—for example,
SELECT SENTIMENT(text_column) FROM reviews. - Scale your cluster up or out via the Helios console as your data or user load grows.
- Explore sample apps and tutorials in the Developer Hub to accelerate your first intelligent application.
