Oracle Berkeley DB vs. H2 Database Engine

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Oracle Berkeley DB
Score 8.1 out of 10
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Oracle Berkeley DB is an embedded or non-relational database management option originally developed by Sleepycat Software.N/A
H2 Database
Score 8.0 out of 10
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H2 Database Engine is an open source, embeddable database management system (RDMS) written in Java.N/A
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Oracle Berkeley DBH2 Database Engine
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Oracle Berkeley DBH2 Database
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Oracle Berkeley DBH2 Database Engine
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Oracle Berkeley DBH2 Database Engine
Likelihood to Recommend
Oracle
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Open Source
For running application tests it's well suited. H2 [Database Engine] can replace the real-world database solution for them easily and removes the requirement to set up a a separate database instance just for running unit tests. For using in actual production application one needs to consider scale. H2 is suitable if application runs in single instance and database is located in same machine as a file where that application runs. This means the application shouldn't have a large user base. However it's easy to switch to an actual MySQL instance if the need arises, it's most likely only a configuration change and doesn't require new code.
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Pros
Oracle
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Open Source
  • Can run as an in-memory database.
  • Simple and quick to get started with, and is light weight (only 2MB).
  • SQL compliant so it compatible with most relational databases.
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Cons
Oracle
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Open Source
  • There's a warning in official FAQ "Is it Reliable?"-section which makes it seem like H2 is not yet a mature product.
  • If raw SQL queries are used there maybe be differences between MySQL & H2. ORM library should be used.
  • Support seems to be community-based only.
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Oracle
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Open Source
While both can run as an in-memory database, H2 Database Engine was just so much easier for us to use since we primarily use the Java stack and H2 Database Engine is also built with Java.
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Oracle
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Open Source
  • Doesn't take time from developers, once it's configs are set up for testing it works in everyone's development environments
  • Easy to integrate in application, no need to setup separate database software, no maintenance
  • No need to deal with infrastructure related issues/costs - database runs in same machine as the application that uses it.
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