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If you need a SQL-capable database-like solution that is file-based and embeddable in your existing Java Virtual Machine processes, Apache Derby is an open-source, zero cost, robust and performant option. You can use it to store structured relational data but in small files that can be deployed right alongside with your solution, such as storing a set of relational master data or configuration settings inside your binary package that is deployed/installed on servers or client machines.Incentivized
Works very well in applications designed for IoT devices where performance and footprint are of great importance.
Apache Derby is SMALL. Compared to an enterprise scale system such as MSSQL, it's footprint is very tiny, and it works well as a local database.The SPEED. I have found that Apache Derby is very fast, given the environment I was developing in.Based in JAVA (I know that's an obvious thing to say), but Java allows you to write some elegant Object Oriented structures, thus allowing for fast, Agile test cases against the database.Derby is EASY to implement and can be accessed from a console with little difficulty. Making it appropriate for everything from small embedded systems (i.e. just a bash shell and a little bit of supporting libraries) to massive workstations.Incentivized
First of all the performance of RDM was superior compared to SQLite in my multi-user environment (about 200 users). The pricing was surprisingly good compared to other high-performance databases.Decreased time to market, a faster and more performant application overall and lower maintenance costs.They run on most RTOS and can be used in a cross-platform environment.
It may not scale as well as some more mature database products.Used it primarily from the command line with openjpa and jdbc, and from third-party clients such as Squirrel.May benefit by providing more sophisticated tools to optimize query performance.Incentivized
I would like to see REST API with a GUI for administration
SQLite is another open-source zero-cost file-based SQL-capable database solution and is a good alternative to Apache Derby, especially for non-Java-based solutions. We chose Apache Derby as it is Java-based, and so is the solution we embedded it in. However, SQLite has a similar feature set and is widely used in the industry to serve the same purposes for native solutions such as C or C++-based products.Incentivized
RDM performs way better than SQLite when the database is larger and has multiple users.
Being Open source, the resources spent on the purchase of the product are ZERO.Contrary to popular belief, open source software CAN provide support, provided that the developers/contributors are willing to answer your emails.Overall, the ROI was positive: being able to experiment with an open source technology that could perform on par with the corporate products was promising, and gave us much information about how to proceed in the future.Incentivized
Decreased time to marketDecreased maintenance and service costs on hardware.