DB-EnginesEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by Redgate Software

DBMS > dBASE vs. Firebird

System Properties Comparison dBASE vs. Firebird

Please select another system to include it in the comparison.

Our visitors often compare dBASE and Firebird with MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access.

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
NamedBASE  Xexclude from comparisonFirebird  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.Firebird is an open source RDBMS forked from Borland's InterBase
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score9.00
Rank#43  Overall
#27  Relational DBMS
Score19.02
Rank#30  Overall
#18  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.dbase.comwww.firebirdsql.org
Technical documentationwww.dbase.com/­support/­knowledgebasewww.firebirdsql.org/­en/­reference-manuals
DeveloperAsthon TateFirebird Foundation
Initial release19792000 infoAs fork of Borland's InterBase
Current releasedBASE 2019, 20195.0.1, August 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoInitial Developer's Public License
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 languageC and C++
Server operating systemsDOS infodBase Classic
Windows infodBase Pro
AIX
FreeBSD
HP-UX
Linux
OS X
server-less infoFirebird Embedded Server
Solaris
Unix
Windows
Data schemeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes
Secondary indexesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoyes
APIs and other access methodsnone infoThe IDE can access other DBMS or ODBC-sources.ADO.NET
C/C++ API
JDBC infoJaybird
ODBC
OLE DB
Supported programming languagesdBase proprietary IDEC
C#
C++
Delphi
Java
JavaScript infoNode.js
Lua
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresno infoThe IDE can access stored procedures in other database systems.PSQL
Triggersnoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneSource-replica replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnono
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyes
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 DBMSACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes infoFeatures a multi-generational MVCC architecture, readers do not block writers
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users and rolesUsers with fine-grained authorization concept

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
dBASEFirebird
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

Added Namespace and lost all the PHP OOPs Classes
5 November 2018, SitePoint

WFP DBase (Logistics Data, Budgets and Systems Execution) Factsheet (November 2019)
30 November 2019, ReliefWeb

Back to the future: A visual tour of my day in FreeDOS
3 July 2014, Ars Technica

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

“Emergency Nurses of the Future” Video Series Promotes Healthy Nurse Work Environment Initiative
24 October 2022, DailyNurse

provided by Google News

Firebird – Director, Data Science (US)
26 September 2024, Music Business Worldwide

12 Top Open Source Databases to Consider
1 May 2024, TechTarget

Firebird – Director, Business Intelligence (US)
23 October 2024, Music Business Worldwide

1976 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Is an All-Original Museum Piece, Looks Best in the Driveway
1 July 2024, autoevolution

Best Open Source Software List For Data Management In 2024
7 May 2024, Datamation

provided by Google News



Share this page

Featured Products

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

Milvus logo

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

SingleStore logo

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

Neo4j logo

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