Neo 4j is a graph database software in Java. Topincs and Neo 4j overcome the lack of flexibility of RDBMS through graphs. Neo 4j uses property graphs and Topincs uses the ISO standard Topic Maps with more structure.

Countless companies run their tailored software on these tools. The main focus: enter data for storage and perform computations: generate a work plan, an invoice, a report. The developer requires no other tools. All this is just as valid for Topincs, but it adds more data model flexiblity, additional in-memory storage of the data, a versioning system, and is 100% web based.

Unix and Topincs share one trait: a solid foundation by a few powerful principles. Unix deals with processes, data storage and communication around the CPU. Topincs deals with processes, information and communication around the organisation.

Wordpress is a content mangement system with many plugins. Just like Topincs it uses PHP and each system runs on one domain. Yet, there is big differences in formalization and abstraction. Topincs is a database and the schema powers the UI and a OOP-API to read and change data.

Toad is a tool for browsing and changing the contents of a relational database. It is much easier to use than the SQL shell und therefore more efficient in daily use. Topincs offers a direct view of a record through fact sheets and allows editing through forms. Fine grained permissions in freely definable user groups allow total control over access and confidentiality.

Just like Wikipedia, Topincs offers a single page per subject, linking to related subjects. The subjects in Wikipedia are of interest to the general public. Topincs stores everything of importance to a company. In Wikipedia users mainly author texts. Topincs is a database. Data is entered through forms. Therefore it is easy to write programs on the data.