"Firebird SQL is an open-source solution and can run on most operating systems, such as Linux, Unix, and Windows."
"I can deploy it on Linux, Mac OS, and Windows — it's very easy."
"It helps us in detecting all kinds of problems in the code, such as bad quality, unclear code, or any violation in the code or best practices."
"The solution runs very quickly. It's not slow at all."
"The solution is very easy to implement."
"The solution's high availability is its most valuable aspect."
"MariaDB is stable and the initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is that it uses multiple cores, which is better than some of the other databases."
"It's a very easy product to set up."
"The most valuable feature of MariaDB is that it is open-source and we can easily migrate from other databases, such as Oracle to MariaDB."
"The product has been stable and reliable."
"In the next release, it should support JSON, XML, and replication with third-party tools."
"The solution could improve by providing partitioning and encryption. It is not at the higher level of database solution but it could be with some upgrades."
"It would be good to have more automation and integration with the tools from other vendors."
"The price could be less expensive."
"Lacks time series data and additional driving support would be helpful."
"The GUI could be improved a bit. The user interface needs to be improved."
"We'd like more data intelligence."
"The stability could always continue to be improved upon."
"Replication could be better, and it's not so simple. It would be better if they had a replication server. It would make things a lot easier. You need to have that replication server, but not in the same server farm. Then there will be a bit of latency between both because you should have one in one city and another one in a different city. That kind of solution should be more baked into every single database today. Mirroring the database in a live environment where any record written on the production server replicates instantly across the fiber on the other server wasn't easy. Many people don't even bother with that, and they just run one server."
"It does not have tools for debugging procedures and functions."
"The license should be cheaper and closer to that offered by MySQL, Oracle and other products."
Firebird SQL is ranked 4th in Open Source Databases with 3 reviews while MariaDB is ranked 3rd in Open Source Databases with 21 reviews. Firebird SQL is rated 8.0, while MariaDB is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Firebird SQL writes "Overall a good product that helps us in detecting all kinds of problems in the code". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MariaDB writes "Provides great database for systems monitoring data and performance stability". Firebird SQL is most compared with MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite and Oracle MySQL Cloud Service, whereas MariaDB is most compared with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle Database and Amazon Aurora. See our Firebird SQL vs. MariaDB report.
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