Firebird for Windows

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Use innovative relational database offering ANSI SQL-2003 features for managing your files.

Firebird is a relational database offering many ANSI SQL standard features. Firebird offers excellent concurrency, high performance, and powerful language support for stored procedures and triggers. It has been used in production systems, under a variety of names, since 1981. The Firebird Project is a commercially independent project of C and C++ programmers, technical advisors and supporters developing and enhancing a multi-platform relational database management system based on the source code released by Inprise Corp (now known as Borland Software Corp) on 25 July, 2000. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

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GENERAL

Release: July 15, 2008

Latest update: April 6, 2020

Version: 2.5.0.20343

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows 2003
Windows Vista
Windows 10

Additional Requirements: None

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Total Downloads: 5,500

Downloads Last Week: 2

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4.7/5

6 User Votes

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cl2030December 15, 2010
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I love it, it's great.
greatseaapeFebruary 8, 2010
Pros
It's great
Cons
It's not always great
Summary
Most of the time it's great.
Full of features and high performance. It's free!
bitbarDecember 14, 2009
Pros
Easy to install Stored procedures and triggers High performance Belongs to a community, so it can't be sold (like MySQL) Royalty free even for comercial applications
Cons
I'm glad I don't have anything against Firebird.
Summary
Firebird is invisible to my customer. They don't see it being installed and running. Until 10 workstations I allow my customer use it on a non-dedicated server, many times without a no-break. I trust in Firebird. Firebird rocks.
Up quickly, solid performance, and great support forums
FederOnlineJanuary 13, 2009
Pros
Installing Firebird on any Linux system is simple from a distribution or source. It is easy to manage and support once installed. There are solid Open Source project that support it (IBPP C++ Interface, ODBC, ADODB, etc)
Cons
Documentation (other than the Firebird Book and Support Forums) is a bit scattered. A Wiki would be nice.
Summary
It is free. It works. It is solid. It performs. I have it working on a 500 MHz Solid State embedded PC and a multi-CPU server with gigs of RAM and disk. It is extremely flexible. All the things I need to create projects and products to make a living.
New Firebird2.1 version is released
mapopaApril 24, 2008
Pros
This version brings new features and improvements, including the long-awaited global temporary tables, a catalogue of new run-time monitoring mechanisms, database triggers and the injection of dozens of internal functions into the SQL language set.
Cons
Summary
It's one of the most reliable, SQL compliant, fast and well supported RDBMS.
carlos.macaoMarch 29, 2008
Pros
It´s Fast. <p>It has one of the most lightweight and compliant implementation of SQL. <p>It has a great Support. <p>Good avaibale resources for Support and Help. <p>Very good Third Part software. <p>Many good quality layers for interface programming. <p>Multi-platform. <p>Excellent Team Developers.
Cons
Bad Marketing and an old fashion Web Site. <p>Long delays between major versions (which is changing nowadays). <p>Poor official Documentation. <p>Lack of an official Tool for direct and Web DB management (although FlameRobin and ibWebAdmin are well positioned). <p>Does not have Encriptation.
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