DB-EnginesextremeDB - solve IoT connectivity disruptionsEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by Redgate Software

DBMS > dBASE vs. EDB Postgres vs. Microsoft Azure Table Storage

System Properties Comparison dBASE vs. EDB Postgres vs. Microsoft Azure Table Storage

Please select another system to include it in the comparison.

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
NamedBASE  Xexclude from comparisonEDB Postgres  Xexclude from comparisonMicrosoft Azure Table Storage  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptiondBase was one of the first databases with a development environment on PC's. Its latest version dBase V is still sold as dBase classic, which needs a DOS Emulation. The up-to-date product is dBase plus.The EDB Postgres Platform is an enterprise-class data management platform based on the open source database PostgreSQL with flexible deployment options and Oracle compatibility features, complemented by tool kits for management, integration, and migration.A Wide Column Store for rapid development using massive semi-structured datasets
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMSWide column store
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Spatial DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score8.05
Rank#44  Overall
#28  Relational DBMS
Score1.64
Rank#134  Overall
#62  Relational DBMS
Score2.73
Rank#95  Overall
#6  Wide column stores
Websitewww.dbase.comwww.enterprisedb.comazure.microsoft.com/­en-us/­services/­storage/­tables
Technical documentationwww.dbase.com/­support/­knowledgebasewww.enterprisedb.com/­docs
DeveloperAsthon TateEnterpriseDBMicrosoft
Initial release197920052012
Current releasedBASE 2019, 201914, December 2021
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercial infoBSD for PostgreSQL-componentscommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonoyes
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.
Implementation languageC
Server operating systemsDOS infodBase Classic
Windows infodBase Pro
Linux
Windows
hosted
Data schemeyesyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyes
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 infospecific XML-type available, but no XML query functionality.no
Secondary indexesyesyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoyes infostandard with numerous extensionsno
APIs and other access methodsnone infoThe IDE can access other DBMS or ODBC-sources.ADO.NET
JDBC
native C library
ODBC
streaming API for large objects
RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesdBase proprietary IDE.Net
C
C++
Delphi
Java
Perl
PHP
Python
Tcl
.Net
C#
C++
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresno infoThe IDE can access stored procedures in other database systems.user defined functions inforealized in proprietary language PL/pgSQL or with common languages like Perl, Python, Tcl etc.no
Triggersnoyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonehorizontal partitioning infoby hash, list or rangeSharding infoImplicit feature of the cloud service
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneMulti-source replicationyes infoimplicit feature of the cloud service. Replication either local, cross-facility or geo-redundant.
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datano infonot for dBase internal data, but IDE does support transactions when accessing external DBMSACIDoptimistic locking
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nono
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users and rolesfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardAccess rights based on private key authentication or shared access signatures

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
dBASEEDB PostgresMicrosoft Azure Table Storage
DB-Engines blog posts

DB-Engines Ranking coverage expanded to 169 database management systems
3 June 2013, Paul Andlinger

show all

Recent citations in the news

Delphi Parser - C# immigration wizard
13 October 2024, substack.com

The early signs of dementia that can start in your fifties as Pauline Quirke diagnosed at 65
21 January 2025, Wales Online

Figure 4. Data view constructed from dBase files in a legacy Windows...
8 February 2018, ResearchGate

FlytBase & DroneBase partner up to provide fully autonomous Drone-in-a-Box solutions in Italy
14 December 2021, sUAS News

5 ancient software programs we refuse to give up
31 July 2019, PCWorld

provided by Google News

EDB, Leading Global Provider of Enterprise-Class Software and Services for Postgres, Announces Majority Growth Investment from Bain Capital Private Equity
30 January 2025, Bain Capital

EDB Earns Top Industry Honors with EDB Postgres AI, Appoints Nancy Hensley as Chief Product Officer
22 January 2025, GlobeNewswire

5 new features in EDB Postgres AI
20 January 2025, InfoWorld

EDB’s Next Move: From a Postgres Database Company to a Postgres Data & AI Platform Company
20 June 2024, TechCrunch

Enterprise DB begins rolling AI features into PostgreSQL
23 May 2024, SiliconANGLE News

provided by Google News

How to use Azure Table storage in .Net
10 July 2024, InfoWorld

Working with Azure to Use and Manage Data Lakes
23 July 2024, Simplilearn

How to Use C# Azure.Data.Tables SDK with Azure Cosmos DB
9 July 2021, hackernoon.com

Inside Azure File Storage
7 October 2015, Microsoft

One way to migrate data from Azure Blob Storage to Amazon S3
16 July 2020, AWS Blog

provided by Google News



Share this page

Featured Products

SingleStore logo

The data platform to build your intelligent applications.
Try it free.

Datastax Astra logo

Bring all your data to Generative AI applications with vector search enabled by the most scalable
vector database available.
Try for Free

Neo4j logo

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

Milvus logo

Vector database designed for GenAI, fully equipped for enterprise implementation.
Try Managed Milvus for Free

RaimaDB logo

RaimaDB, embedded database for mission-critical applications. When performance, footprint and reliability matters.
Try RaimaDB for free.

Present your product here