Shlomi Lavi /
Apr 01, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Firebird or MariaDB?
MariaDB is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Firebird, and MariaDB is rated higher (87/100) than Firebird (52/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.
Looking for the right Database Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:
Firebird Vs. MariaDB foundation
Firebird: Firebird is a relational database offering many ANSI SQL standard features that runs on Linux, Windows, and a variety of Unix platforms. 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.
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MariaDB foundation: The MariaDB Foundation is non-stock not-for-profit and incorporated in Delaware. It has developed the mariaDB database based on popular database outsource MySQL. MariaDB is actually a drop-in replacement for MySQL.
Who is more expensive? Firebird or MariaDB?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Database Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Firebird and MariaDB.
Firebird price starts at $650 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Firebird is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Database Management software. MariaDB price starts at $500 per license , When comparing MariaDB to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Database Management software cost.
Bottom line: MariaDB is more expensive than Firebird.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Firebird Vs. MariaDB based on some of the most important and required Database Management features.
Firebird: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.
MariaDB: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.
Target customer size
Firebird's typical customers include: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business, and MariaDB's target customer size include: Medium and large size businesses.