Openedge, the best relational database you never heard of
March 31, 2017
Openedge, the best relational database you never heard of
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with OpenEdge
Our organization has been an OpenEdge Partner for 20 years. OpenEdge has been around since 1982 as a powerful relational database engine and programming language. We user Openedge to develop and deploy cutting edge logistics software for the trucking industry using both SAAS and on premise models. It is powerful, scaleable, and very cost effective when compared to its rivals, like Oracle.
- Openedge databases are practically bulletproof, even when shot down abnormally. The offer complete transaction scoping, before imagining, and also after imaging for roll foward capability.
- Openedge has a very powerful and easy to learn 4GL programming language that can be used in a traditional or object oriented manner.
- Openedge also has powerful web services components, fully integrating both SOAP and RESTful web services.
- Openedge is completely scaleable from 1 user to a fully distributed global enterprise solution.
- The one area where Openedge fall short is not in its technology, but in its marketing. For many years it was the number 1 embedded database in the world, but nobody knew who they were. It makes it a more difficult sell to senior management as compared to something like Oracle.
- I would like to see more integrated web based reporting tools that connect directly to Openedge.
- Openedge is a good business partner. They provide excellent support, education, and marketing assistance.
- Openedge programming resources are readily available, both in the US and inexpensively overseas when additional staff is needed to complete projects.
- Openedge is just as powerful, but much less expensive than its rivals, like Oracle.
- Oracle
Openedge is a superior competitor when compared to Oracle. It offers everything you need - scalability, replication, encryption, transaction scoping, and tuneable performance. It is a true enterprise level solution, that has been around since 1984. You could pay more for a name, or pay less for better performance. It is fully supported, and as technology changes, Progress changes to support it.