Free and Practical
May 14, 2021
Free and Practical
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with FirebirdSQL
We use the Firebird open source relational database in a small piece of IT infrastructure designed for a specific task in the workplace where I work. I mean small here is not insignificant. Firebird RDMBS is critical for us, fulfilling an important task of our organization that needs to work 24/7.
- It's free.
- Open source.
- No capacity restrictions (at least up to 950GB).
- It works with low system resources.
- It is seamless on many platforms. (Windows-Linux-FreeBSD-HpUX-Solaris-MacOS).
- Documentation.
- No GUI tool to view data.
- Slow via remote access.
- Free.
- Easy.
- It does not require much maintenance.
- Install, run and forget.
- The return on investment was of course because it freed us from paid relational databases.
- We have never experienced a negative situation.
As you know, the version of an application is very good for a period in the world of information technologies, it is the first in the performance / cost table. But some periods come and that practice lags behind. When Firebird made such a breakthrough, we preferred this application and we did not regret it.
Do you think FirebirdSQL delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with FirebirdSQL's feature set?
Yes
Did FirebirdSQL live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of FirebirdSQL go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy FirebirdSQL again?
Yes