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NameApache Derby infooften called Apache Derby, originally IBM Cloudscape; contained in the Java SDK as JavaDB  Xexclude from comparisonDataFS  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionFull-featured RDBMS with a small footprint, either embedded into a Java application or used as a database server.All data is stored inside objects which are linked by so-called link attributes. Objects consist of classes which can be extended and de-extended at runtime. Graphs can be defined with a struct.
Primary database modelRelational DBMSObject oriented DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMS
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Score3.04
Rank#85  Overall
#46  Relational DBMS
Score0.00
Rank#385  Overall
#21  Object oriented DBMS
Websitedb.apache.org/­derbynewdatabase.com
Technical documentationdb.apache.org/­derby/­manuals/­index.htmldev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xsp
DeveloperApache Software FoundationMobiland AG
Initial release19972018
Current release10.17.1.0, November 20231.1.263, October 2022
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache version 2commercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenono
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Implementation languageJava
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java VMWindows
Data schemeyesClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes
XML support infoSome form of processing data in XML format, e.g. support for XML data structures, and/or support for XPath, XQuery or XSLT.yesno
Secondary indexesyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesno
APIs and other access methodsJDBC.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
Supported programming languagesJava.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresJava Stored Procedures
Triggersyesno, except callback-events from server when changes happened
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneProprietary Sharding system
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesno
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardWindows-Profile

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