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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

    Navicat

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ANavicat is a Database Administration and development platform that provides a unified graphical interface for managing multiple database systems. The solution allows users to connect to both relational and non-relational databases to execute queries, model data, and manage administrative tasks from a single environment.N/A
    Pricing
    FirebirdNavicat
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    FirebirdNavicat
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    FirebirdNavicat
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    Open Source
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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%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    FirebirdNavicat
    Database Development
    Comparison of Database Development features of FirebirdSQL and Navicat
    Feature
    FirebirdSQL
    -
    Ratings
    Navicat
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Version control tools00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Test data generation00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Performance optimization tools00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Schema maintenance00 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    Database change management00 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Database Administration
    Comparison of Database Administration features of FirebirdSQL and Navicat
    Feature
    FirebirdSQL
    -
    Ratings
    Navicat
    8.3
    5 Ratings
    3% above category average
    User management00 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    Database security00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
    Database status reporting00 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Change management00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
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    FirebirdNavicat
    Small Businesses
    MariaDB Platform
    Score9.1 out of 10
    DBeaver
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    PostgreSQL
    Score8.8 out of 10
    DBeaver
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SQLite
    Score8 out of 10
    DBeaver
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FirebirdNavicat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FirebirdNavicat
    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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    PremiumSoft
    Navicat Premium is a very well-rounded tool with a reasonable licensing fee given its feature set. It is primarily suited for technical resources who must work with a variety of different database systems, but who may not be database or command line tool wizards. However, its query building and job batch scheduling feature support end-users as they build competency, and it continues to hold its value even as users outgrow their training wheels. Navicat is probably not so appropriate for DBAs and others for whom database development and management is already a career path; these folks have their preferred toolsets, both vendor-supplied and homegrown, and they might consider the additional licensing cost to outweigh the value they'd personally get out of Navicat.
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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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    PremiumSoft
    • Really helpful auto-completion.
    • Can connect to multiple (different) database types simultaneously.
    • Can generate some really impressive charts.
    • The new data dictionary tool is great!
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    Cons
    Open Source
    • Documentation.
    • No GUI tool to view data.
    • Slow via remote access.
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    PremiumSoft
    • Remote deploy databases
    • Clone databases
    Incentivized
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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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    PremiumSoft
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    PremiumSoft
    There is quite a lot to learn because Navicat Premium is a very comprehensive database management and development tool, but it's User Interface is intuitive enough to pick up fairly quickly. I have also referred to the documentation on occasion, and can attest that it is quite good. I feel that it works best on a large monitor, but that's fairly common for this sort of software.
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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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    PremiumSoft
    Very robust online community and well as excellent support staff. Easy to follow video tutorials. Detailed sample configurations are provided with guided walk-throughs via remote classroom instruction. Very fast response from support staff. No internal hires were necessary for support as vendor support staff fully met all technical expertise. 24/7 incident reporting and tracking is great.
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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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    PremiumSoft
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    Alternatives Considered
    Open Source
    Because it is having Open Source License and easy to deploy on windows and linux environment
    Incentivized
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    PremiumSoft
    Navicat allows for easier querying of data while still allowing for visualization and modeling
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    Return on Investment
    Open Source
    • Cost effective saving us from paid relational database.
    • Community support.
    • Efficiency in handling simultaneous connections.
    Incentivized
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    PremiumSoft
    • Assisting new employees with understanding our DB
    • Reduce debugging and testing time with being able to visualize data/queries
    • Allowing non-SQL users to execute queries to get real-time data.
    Incentivized
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