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Oracle Berkeley DB vs Progress OpenEdge RDBMS comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Oracle Berkeley DB
Ranking in Embedded Database
8th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Non-Relational Databases (2nd)
Progress OpenEdge RDBMS
Ranking in Embedded Database
6th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Embedded Database category, the mindshare of Oracle Berkeley DB is 4.3%, down from 4.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Progress OpenEdge RDBMS is 3.0%, down from 6.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Embedded Database
 

Featured Reviews

Emad Mokhatab - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to integrate and manage the setup phase
One of the things that I want to see in Oracle Berkeley DB is a driver for reactive programming. I think the tool's official driver for reactive programming, especially for Java, is the thing that Oracle needs to be more agile in, specifically in those areas of programming that other products are currently going into. Other tools have become more innovative in many areas. I know that Oracle has many responsibilities in maintaining the situation with the current projects and so on. I think it would be very cool if Oracle could make improvements to its projects, as it can help me with my current projects. One reason why I don't choose Oracle Berkeley DB is because we want to go for reactive programming, along with Project Reactor from Spring, but we don't have the official driver for it.
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An accessible, rapid prototyping environment which makes capturing business requirements simpler
I have been working with Progress OpenEdge 4GL and RDBMS for nearly 20 years now. For developing robust, scalable business applications, I have found myself turning to OpenEdge RDBMS and integrated 4GL languages again and again. Writing business applications in a fourth generation language, such as Progress, allows one to readily adopt rapid application development, DevOps and agile methodologies. Prototyping can be done quickly. Straightforward English-like syntax makes learning the language fairly straightforward. Built-in database support makes working with data sets extremely simple. Another nice feature is being able to port your application to any environment which supports the Progress OpenEdge RDBMS, allowing the application to remain largely platform/OS agnostic.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The product meets all the essential business requirements."
"The tool's performance is good, and I don't have any problems with it."
"The product can be scaled in any direction and a very nice feature is that you can logically split the database by the value of the data, which is great."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
 

Cons

"I think the tool's official driver for reactive programming, especially for Java, is the thing that Oracle needs to be more agile in, specifically in those areas of programming that other products are currently going into."
"The product's interface could be more intuitive and user-friendly."
"Advanced security would be a good additional feature."
"The only big hurdle for us is that most customers aren't familiar with it, so it's scary. If you're in commercial environments, everybody knows SQL, everybody knows Oracle, or whatever."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the product's pricing a five out of ten."
"There is a need to pay for the licenses and features of the tool."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
14%
University
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
17%
Energy/Utilities Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Berkeley DB?
There is a need to pay for the licenses and features of the tool. It can help other people use the tool properly.
What needs improvement with Oracle Berkeley DB?
One of the things that I want to see in Oracle Berkeley DB is a driver for reactive programming. I think the tool's official driver for reactive programming, especially for Java, is the thing that ...
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Berkeley DB?
Giving out some free subscriptions and offering some premium plans for enterprise solutions that Oracle presents to the audience can help other people who want to use it. Being more agile in adapti...
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Also Known As

Berkeley DB
OpenEdge RDBMS, Progress OpenEdge
 

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Sample Customers

Safe Water Kenya
Apero Solutions, Heath Village, International Energy Services, Exact Software, PepsiCo Russia, Pero, SVK, FreshERP
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