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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Firebird

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AFirebirdSQL is an open-source database which can be embedded.N/A

    kdb+

    Score9 out of 10
    N/Akdb+ is a time series database from kx headquartered in Palo Alto, California, a division of First Derivatives.N/A
    Pricing
    Firebirdkdb+
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
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    Firebirdkdb+
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Firebirdkdb+
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    Open Source
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    Kx
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Best Alternatives
    Firebirdkdb+
    Small Businesses
    MariaDB Platform
    Score9.1 out of 10
    InfluxDB
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    PostgreSQL
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    SQLite
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Firebirdkdb+
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Firebirdkdb+
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
    It is able to handle simultaneous connections when using the embedded software version. It is well suited for organizations looking for standalone servers that can handle high data volumes and still perform well and which is also cost-effective database management system especially when they are working on a low budget.
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    Kx
    kdb is well suited for real time tick data and time series analytics.
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    Pros
    Open Source
    • Performance is really fast.
    • It is portable and easy to take back ups.
    • Its open n source and free.
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    Kx
    • Time series analysis. The built-in vector operations are extremely fast. Also with the q language you can code up any customized analytical ideas quickly.
    • The database are all file based, very easy to maintain.
    • Very solid and fast interface to websocket, so you can interface with javascript easily.
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    Cons
    Open Source
    • Documentation.
    • No GUI tool to view data.
    • Slow via remote access.
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    Kx
    • Run time error message readability, particularly for new users.
    • Backwards compatibility between versions.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Open Source
    Because it is free and usually zero maintenance. Just the issue of more difficult format updates in the future lower the rating a bit.
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    Kx
    switching costs
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    Usability
    Open Source
    Usability has improved by unifying the architecture. The only thing's missing out of the box is a simple GUI DB tool for viewing DB contents and maybe running some SQL queries.
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    Kx
    its ok
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    Support Rating
    Open Source
    This is an open source project. It provides a fair amount of free documentation and I think forums somewhere...
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    Kx
    We don't use it.
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    Implementation Rating
    Open Source
    Even somebody just starting to use RDBMS himself should get it working quickly, at least if he's got a GUI tool and some SQL knowledge.
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    Kx
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Open Source
    Because it is having Open Source License and easy to deploy on windows and linux environment
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    Kx
    Python is very commonly used for large data analysis and in general is much easier to pickup than kdb+. The biggest drawback of kdb+ is the learning curve.
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    Return on Investment
    Open Source
    • Cost effective saving us from paid relational database.
    • Community support.
    • Efficiency in handling simultaneous connections.
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    Kx
    • It perfectly solves most of our real time tick data needs.
    • Finding good kdb resources is slightly difficult. Also new people trying to learn kdb experience a relatively longer learning curve.
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