We performed a comparison between Firebird SQL and SQLite based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about SAP, Oracle, Firebird and others in Embedded Database."We are happy with the event capabilities of Firebird SQL database. We can raise events from it and display them in our application."
"Robustness is the absolutely main feature."
"Firebird SQL is an open-source solution and can run on most operating systems, such as Linux, Unix, and Windows."
"I like that we don't have to pay external fees to migrate this data. So, we are looking to relocate from Postgres or EDB."
"Firebird SQL is an open-source solution."
"The solution is very useful for stock management."
"I find the ease of deployment to be the most valuable aspect of this solution."
"I can deploy it on Linux, Mac OS, and Windows — it's very easy."
"Sometimes, you want data to persist within the app even when there's no internet connectivity. To avoid showing blank screens, we can use SQLite to store data locally and then sync it with the cloud database when connectivity is restored."
"I haven't encountered any problems in my use cases. So, it has been a stable product for me."
"SQLite’s most valuable feature is the ability to store granular-level backups of databases."
"The product is lightweight and highly scalable."
"I use Flutter Technology with the JSF plugin."
"In the next release, it should support JSON, XML, and replication with third-party tools."
"It would be interesting if they added functionality with redundancy, reputation, and variability."
"It would be good to have more automation and integration with the tools from other vendors."
"Database sharing is a capability that Firebird SQL lacks."
"Technical support and performance could be better. We have some problems with this solution, but we don't know if the problem is with the database or the configuration. For example, sometimes, the users can't access the database."
"I don't think the solution is very scalable, because the scalability of the performance when using more than one process is not very good."
"Firebird SQL's performance has slowed since Firebird SQL 3 or 3.5 versions, where they developed over-the-wire encryption."
"It would be nice to have a graphical user interface to handle the product."
"I primarily use SQLite for small-scale applications due to its limitations in storing large amounts of data. For larger-scale projects, I typically opt for MySQL or other alternatives. Storing a large number of dates in SQLite can significantly impact its performance."
"There are some difficulties on the server side. When syncing data with databases like SQL Server or Oracle, SQLite requires a kind of double effort."
"The performance could be better."
"A potential drawback is that the database file stored within the application's local storage could be accessible to users."
"It could have a user-friendly GUI and better intelligence features."
Firebird SQL is ranked 3rd in Embedded Database with 14 reviews while SQLite is ranked 4th in Embedded Database with 7 reviews. Firebird SQL is rated 7.8, while SQLite is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of Firebird SQL writes "A stable and freely available tool with well-written documents". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SQLite writes "Good for scenarios where you need offline capabilities within your mobile applications, stable and useful plugin". Firebird SQL is most compared with MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB and Oracle MySQL Cloud Service, whereas SQLite is most compared with MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle Berkeley DB and LanceDB.
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