DB-EnginesExtremeDB: the mission critical dbmsEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by solid IT

DBMS > Derby vs. MonetDB

System Properties Comparison Derby vs. MonetDB

Please select another system to include it in the comparison.

Our visitors often compare Derby and MonetDB with MySQL, MongoDB and PostgreSQL.

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
NameDerby infooften called Apache Derby, originally IBM Cloudscape; contained in the Java SDK as JavaDB  Xexclude from comparisonMonetDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionFull-featured RDBMS with a small footprint, either embedded into a Java application or used as a database server.A relational database management system that stores data in columns
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Spatial DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score6.59
Rank#63  Overall
#35  Relational DBMS
Score2.26
Rank#136  Overall
#68  Relational DBMS
Websitedb.apache.org/­derbywww.monetdb.org
Technical documentationdb.apache.org/­derby/­manuals/­index.htmlwww.monetdb.org/­Documentation
DeveloperApache Software FoundationMonetDB BV
Initial release19972004
Current release10.16.1.1, May 2022Jul2021-SP2, July 2021
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache version 2Open Source infoMozilla Public License 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.
Implementation languageJavaC
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java VMFreeBSD
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Data schemeyesyes
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.yes
Secondary indexesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesyes infoSQL 2003 with some extensions
APIs and other access methodsJDBCJDBC
native C library infoMAPI library (MonetDB application programming interface)
ODBC
Supported programming languagesJavaC
C++
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Ruby
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresJava Stored Proceduresyes, in SQL, C, R
Triggersyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneSharding via remote tables
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationnone infoSource-replica replication available in experimental status
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate 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.yes
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard

More information provided by the system vendor

We invite representatives of system vendors to contact us for updating and extending the system information,
and for displaying vendor-provided information such as key customers, competitive advantages and market metrics.

Related products and services

We invite representatives of vendors of related products to contact us for presenting information about their offerings here.

More resources
Derby infooften called Apache Derby, originally IBM Cloudscape; contained in the Java SDK as JavaDBMonetDB
Recent citations in the news

Apache Derby - Market Share, Competitor Insights in Relational Databases
22 March 2023, 6sense.com

Apache Derby | IntelliJ IDEA Documentation
5 December 2022, jetbrains.com

IBM acquires StepZen based on contributions to IBM Db2, PostgreSQL, Apache Derby
29 March 2023, intelligenttechchannels.com

Java DB drivers are not referencing correct Derby classes · Issue #5676 · apache/netbeans
18 March 2023, github.com

When should I use Derby vs an external database, and can I store my binaries in the database?
26 February 2023, JFrog

provided by Google News

News In Memoriam Martin Kersten
12 July 2022, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI)

News MonetDB Solutions secures investment from ServiceNow
30 September 2019, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI)

Q&A: The Revival of the Column-Oriented Database | Transforming ...
19 August 2022, TDWI

News Database consulting company MonetDB Solutions newest ...
16 January 2023, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI)

Tracing Stars with MonetDB in the Cloud
10 August 2015, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI)

provided by Google News

Job opportunities

DEV OPS ENGINEER
Esperanto.ai, Mountain View, CA

Software Developer (Hybrid)
Collins Aerospace, Tulsa, OK

jobs by Indeed



Share this page

Featured Products

Cassandra Forward online event

Want to level up your Cassandra game?
If you missed the event or would like to re-watch a session, replays are available now. Watch now!

Redis logo

The world’s most loved real‑time data platform.
Try free

Neo4j logo

See for yourself how a graph database can make your life easier.
Use Neo4j online for free.

MariaDB logo

SkySQL, the ultimate
MariaDB cloud, is here.

Get started with SkySQL today!

AllegroGraph logo

Graph Database Leader for AI Knowledge Graph Applications - The Most Secure Graph Database Available.
Free Download

Present your product here