Progress OpenEdge vs. SQLite

Openedge is very well suited for financial based applications for 2 reasons. First, it has very powerful transaction scoping that will commit or back out of all changes in a transaction at once. This ensure that your data is "in sync." Second, it offers after imaging roll forward and replication for environments that require high availability or powerful disaster recovery in place.

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The portability and ease of use has us doing local development, and then shipping the database to production for implementation. This compact deliverable object is great. Until multiple developers need to access it at a time. It is a caveat, but we create a database per integration as it is easier to manage. Using a SQLite database to manage more than one integration or task is not something we would recommend.

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• Openedge databases are practically bulletproof, even when shot down abnormally. The offer complete transaction scoping, before imagining, and also after imaging for roll foward capability.
• Openedge has a very powerful and easy to learn 4GL programming language that can be used in a traditional or object oriented manner.
• Openedge also has powerful web services components, fully integrating both SOAP and RESTful web services.
• Openedge is completely scaleable from 1 user to a fully distributed global enterprise solution.

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• Our products are using SQLite in embedded Linux and in Windows software.
• It is truly a stable cross-platform database.
• The fact that it is a zero-configuration database engine, it is particularly a nice advantage when you work in the embedded world.
• Being a single database file, it provides ease for those who need to quickly transfer data to someone else, or quickly browse data.

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• Lack of multi-threading capability has been a complaint among other developers here.

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• Although it is excellent at what it does, you should be really careful and plan accordingly if you know that your database is going to scale at a huge level because it is not suitable of databases which are of Enterprise level and demands top-notch security and protection.
• If your project involves multiple people working on the same database simultaneously, then that becomes a big problem, because it only allows single write at one time. You really need to be forward thinking in a manner to predict if this database will cater to all the needs of your project.
• The most common difficulty with this is the lack of some of the basic functionality which is present in the other premier databases like Joints, Stored Procedure calls, Security and permission grants. If you do require all those things then you are better off not using this software.
• Lastly, if you are using this in an Andriod App development cycle then also your options are limited because it does not integrate with PostgreSQL and MYSQL.

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This language used since 1980

I have had a wonderful experience with SQLite because in my every project I use SQLite in the development phase because it's really fast, doesn't crash and very easy to maintain as well. It saves a lot on physical memory and dedicated server usage. It has all the basic functionality you would need to get the job done and that too at no cost at all. What more could you ask for !!!

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I haven't needed support yet.

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The decision to use openedge with our particular product was made such a long time ago that I certainly was not around to make the decision. And most of the other products that would have been compared at the time are likely no longer around. Which does speak to the longevity and benefits of this product. When you look back and see how long the same product has been going forward with constant improvements and remaining relevant without major disruptive changes, it is worthy of some credit.

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SQLite has CRUD queries and manipulates external files. Cross-platform support includes iOS, Android, Mac OS X, and Windows. Compared to other databases, it is fast and straightforward to implement. Even if an application crashes, there is no effect on the database or the data it contains. The user interface is best for input and output. It's best for developing skills and project deliverables.

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• The speed of development and ease of learning has had a positive impact on ROI
• The cost of use has had a negative one. In this era of free tools everywhere, paying for a product is a challenge to accept.

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• No licensing fees has a net increase on ROI
• The active community has kept support costs low, further increasing ROI
• The wide range of supported platforms and high level of compatibility has increased ROI by reducing time spent porting the database model to any platform specific solutions.

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