Firebird

A powerful, cross platform, SQL database system

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Firebird RDBMS offers ANSI SQL features & runs on Linux, Windows & several Unix platforms. Features excellent concurrency & performance & powerful stored procedure & trigger language.

More information and downloads at https://firebirdsql.org/, issue tracker is https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/issues

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venkat6677 Posted 2023-05-12

Firebird, an open-source relational database management system, has been in development since its inception in 1981. Windows, Linux, and other operating systems are all supported by a cross-stage information base motor. One of Firebird's main advantages is its scalability. From little private data sets to enormous undertaking-level data sets, it can deal with information bases of any size and intricacy. In addition, it works with binary, textual, and numerical data. The security features of Firebird are yet another advantage. It upholds client validation, encryption of the data set, and encryption of the organization, all of which can support keeping up with the classification and trustworthiness of the data set's information. Firebird also provides a number of database management tools. These tools include a graphical user interface (GUI) for creating and modifying database schemas, an application programming interface (API) for creating custom applications, and a command-line interface for executing SQL commands. Notwithstanding, Firebird's exhibition is one possible disadvantage. Although Firebird can manage large and complex databases, it may not be as quick as other relational database management systems like PostgreSQL or MySQL. Generally speaking, Firebird is a social information base administration framework that is strong and versatile. It is suitable for numerous applications due to its numerous features. It is a popular choice for some engineers and organizations due to its versatility, security features, and variety of tools for monitoring and controlling data sets. Nonetheless, while considering its reasonableness for use specifically projects, its more slow presentation ought to be considered.
fantablup Edited 2021-05-14

Firebird has been the most stable DB engine i have ever worked with. Install is super-fast, small and easy. I think it is also the best database for embedded, since it is so rich but also very small. It is often compared with PostgreSQL that is much bigger in size, even if it almost has the same functionalities. I have worked with FB since version 1 up to version 3, and it is still the most stable DB engine i know of. The big con is that it is not on standard shared servers. I hope it will be.
agungdhewe Posted 2019-09-30

This is an answer for me when i looking for alternate RDBMS to replace my previous projects 5 years ago (i was use mysql and sqlserver). Together with flamerobin, firebird is the simplest but robust RDBMS compared to other, event to commercial databases system. can't wait for 4th version that has built in replication, and it will become 'complete form database system' :D
hewscsi Posted 2019-03-31

Under windows 10 64bit - no install. The win64 installler did zero. I have deleted all files from my pc. This is a good idea, but it just did nothing. Yes, I read the quick install pdf file and followed the instructions. Maybe the linux versions work.
haovien Posted 2019-01-24

I've tested it on Windows as embedded variant (DLL), and found it quite programmer-friendly, while speed and ACID characteristics are on the level of PostgreSQL (that is NOT embedded).

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Operating Systems

Android, Linux, Mac, Windows, Windows Server

Intended Audience

Developers, End Users/Desktop, System Administrators

User Interface

Console/Terminal, Non-interactive (Daemon)

Programming Language

C#, C++, Delphi/Kylix, Java, PHP, Python

Database Environment

ADO.NET, Firebird/InterBase, JDBC, ODBC, Other API, Project is a network-based DBMS (database system), Python Database API, SQL-based

Related Categories

C# Database Engines Servers, C# Database Management Systems (DBMS), Python Database Engines Servers, Python Database Management Systems (DBMS), C++ Database Engines Servers, C++ Database Management Systems (DBMS), PHP Database Engines Servers, PHP Database Management Systems (DBMS), Delphi/Kylix Database Engines Servers, Delphi/Kylix Database Management Systems (DBMS)

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2000-07-31

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