Firebird AlternativesRelational Databases and other similar apps like Firebird

Firebird is described as 'Relational database offering many ANSI SQL-92 features that runs on Linux, Windows, and a variety of Unix platforms. Firebird offers excellent concurrency, high performance, and powerful language support for stored procedures and triggers' and is a relational database in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Firebird for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Firebird alternative is SQLite, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Firebird are PostgreSQL, MySQL Community Edition, MongoDB and Microsoft SQL Server.

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Firebird alternatives page was last updated Jan 17, 2024
  1. SQLite icon
     330 likes

    SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain.

    70 SQLite alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  File Based Storage
    2.  Web-Database
    3.  Import from SqlServer
    4.  Embeddable
    5.  In-process file-based
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    SQLite VS Firebird

    Is SQLite a good alternative to Firebird?
     
    • SQLite is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Firebird.

    • SQLite is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Firebird.

    • SQLite is Free and Open SourceFirebird is also Free and Open Source
    • SQLite is LightweightFirebird is not according to our users
  2. PostgreSQL icon
     305 likes

    PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system with over 35 years of active development that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, and performance.

    75 PostgreSQL alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted

    PostgreSQL Features

    1.  Community-based
    2.  Relational Database
    3.  GIS Data
    4.  Cross-Platform
    5.  High stability
    6.  Fast speed
    PostgreSQL iconFirebird Icon

    PostgreSQL VS Firebird

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  3. MySQL Community Edition icon
     293 likes

    MySQL Community Edition is a freely downloadable version of the world's most popular open source database that is supported by an active community of open source developers and enthusiasts.

    69 MySQL Community Edition alternatives
    MySQL Workbench

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    MySQL Community Edition Features

    1.  Support for MariaDB
    MySQL Community Edition iconFirebird Icon

    MySQL Community Edition VS Firebird

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  4. MongoDB icon
     144 likes

    MongoDB is a document database with the scalability and flexibility that you want with the querying and indexing that you need

    105 MongoDB alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD

    MongoDB Features

    1.  NoSQL database
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    MongoDB VS Firebird

    Is MongoDB a good alternative to Firebird?
     
    • MongoDB is the most popular Web-based alternative to Firebird.

    • MongoDB is Freemium and ProprietaryFirebird is Free and Open Source
  5. Microsoft SQL Server icon
     81 likes

    SQL Server delivers on Microsoft’s Data Platform vision by helping your organization manage your data by enabling you to store data from structured, semi-structured, and unstructured documents within the database.

    69 Microsoft SQL Server alternatives
    Microsoft SQL Server screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Microsoft SQL Server Features

    1.  Database Server
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    Microsoft SQL Server VS Firebird

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  6. Triplit icon
     7 likes

    A full-stack, syncing database that runs on both server and client. Pluggable storage (indexeddb, sqlite, durable objects), syncs over websockets, and works with your favorite framework (React, Solid, Vue, Svelte).

    58 Triplit alternatives
    Triplit screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Triplit Features

    1.  Low Latency
    2.  Real-time sync
    Triplit iconFirebird Icon

    Triplit VS Firebird

    Is Triplit a good alternative to Firebird?
     
    • Triplit is the most popular SaaS alternative to Firebird.

    • Triplit is Free and Open SourceFirebird is also Free and Open Source
  7. CockroachDB icon
     16 likes

    Cockroach is a distributed key/value datastore which supports ACID transactional semantics and versioned values as first-class features. The primary design goal is global consistency and survivability, hence the name.

    91 CockroachDB alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    CockroachDB iconFirebird Icon

    CockroachDB VS Firebird

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  8. EdgeDB icon
     2 likes

    EdgeDB is a database designed to solve some fundamental design flaws that make working with databases—both relational and NoSQL alike—unnecessarily onerous.

    69 EdgeDB alternatives
    EdgeDB screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    EdgeDB Features

    1.  Graph database
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    EdgeDB VS Firebird

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  9. BoltDB icon
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    Bolt is a pure Go key/value store inspired by Howard Chu's LMDB project. The goal of the project is to provide a simple, fast, and reliable database for projects that don't require a full database server such as Postgres or MySQL.

    52 BoltDB alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    Discontinued

    The last version (1.3.1) is from July 2017.

    BoltDB iconFirebird Icon

    BoltDB VS Firebird

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  10. ScratchDB icon
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    ScratchDB is a wrapper around Clickhouse that lets you input arbitrary JSON and perform analytical queries against it. It automatically creates tables and columns when new data is added.

    11 ScratchDB alternatives
    ScratchDB screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    ScratchDB Features

    1.  Data analytics
    2.  Serverless
    ScratchDB iconFirebird Icon

    ScratchDB VS Firebird

    Is ScratchDB a good alternative to Firebird?
     
    • ScratchDB is the most popular commercial alternative to Firebird.

    • ScratchDB is Paid and Open SourceFirebird is Free and Open Source
  11. Azure Cosmos DB icon
     6 likes

    Azure Cosmos DB is a NoSQL document database service designed from the ground up to natively support JSON and JavaScript directly inside the database engine. It’s the right solution for web and mobile applications when predictable throughput, low latency, and flexible query are...

    84 Azure Cosmos DB alternatives
    Azure Cosmos DB screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online

    Azure Cosmos DB Features

    1.  NoSQL database
    Azure Cosmos DB iconFirebird Icon

    Azure Cosmos DB VS Firebird

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  12. Google Cloud BigQuery icon
     1 like

    Analyze Big Data in the cloud with BigQuery. Run fast, SQL-like queries against petabytes of data in seconds. Scalable and requiring no setup or administration, BigQuery gives you real-time insights about your data.

    16 Google Cloud BigQuery alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online

    Google Cloud BigQuery Features

    1.  Serverless
    2.  Scalable
    Google Cloud BigQuery iconFirebird Icon

    Google Cloud BigQuery VS Firebird

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