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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Firebird

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/AFirebirdSQL is an open-source database which can be embedded.N/A

    MySQL

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AMySQL is a popular open-source relational and embedded database, now owned by Oracle.N/A
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    FirebirdMySQL
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    FirebirdMySQL
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    FirebirdMySQL
    Considered Both Products
    Open Source
    Chose Firebird
    Because it is having Open Source License and easy to deploy on windows and linux environment.
    Incentivized
    Chose Firebird
    As you know, the version of an application is very good for a period in the world of information technologies, it is the first in the performance / cost table. But some periods come and that practice lags behind. When Firebird made such a breakthrough, we preferred this …
    Incentivized
    Chose Firebird
    Back then I evaluated Oracle 8, IBM DB2, Mimer, SAP DB, MySQL, Borland Interbase (not Embarcadero Interbase and that one has the same roots as Firebird) and most likely other RDBMS. Firebird was free, usage was ok, it was (for my application) maintenance free and speed was ok …
    Incentivized
    Oracle
    Chose MySQL
    This software is being actively developed, updated, bugs and security problems are corrected. By choosing this software you will never be without good detailed documentation and professional views from the community. It is a completely free product.
    Incentivized
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    FirebirdMySQL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    9.3
    (135 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)