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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Apache Derby

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AApache Derby is an embedded relational database management system, originally developed by IBM and called IBM Cloudscape.N/A

    Realm Church Management

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ARealm is a church management system from ACS Technologies, designed to create real ministry opportunities by making it easier for your church family to connect with each other throughout the week.N/A
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    Apache DerbyRealm Church Management
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Apache DerbyRealm Church Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
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    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    Apache DerbyRealm Church Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apache
    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.
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    ACS Technologies
    In my current project, I am saving the full model into the Realm Database. it takes very little time to integrate into our existing project. So it helps us to save a lot of time and easy to fetch data and CRUD operation with any type of data. and according to our need, we can modify it as well.
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    Pros
    Apache
    • 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.
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    ACS Technologies
    • Tracking attendance
    • Running reports, both financial and membership-related
    • Nursery check-in
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    Cons
    Apache
    • 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.
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    ACS Technologies
    • Notifcations
    • Connecting with other social media platforms
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    Support Rating
    Apache
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    ACS Technologies
    Our transition to Realm was fantastic. We had a rep do two days of training with staff. She also provided us with a step-by-step plan for our rollout to the congregation. In addition to the fabulous customer service team, the "help" section of the Realm website is useful--it includes written answers and also video tutorials/webinars. The search function in the help section is built effectively.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Apache
    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.
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    ACS Technologies
    From my experience Realm is fatter than SQLite. Realm has less Query and is easy to understand. even new developers also can use it In his/her project. It has a good document so a new developer can read and understand and apply it to the project. SQLite is old and not so easy to understand. we need to add a third-party library to easily use SQLite.
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    Return on Investment
    Apache
    • 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.
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    ACS Technologies
    • Class sign-ups
    • Event attendance
    • Communication within certain groups
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