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Firebird SQL pros and cons

Vendor: Firebird
3.9 out of 5
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Firebird SQL Pros review quotes

Nicolae Ancuta - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 22, 2023
We are happy with the event capabilities of Firebird SQL database. We can raise events from it and display them in our application.
Ruben Conti - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 24, 2024
Robustness is the absolutely main feature.
Doug Meuross - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 18, 2023
The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is reliable, offers good performance, and is easy to use.
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JM
Mar 19, 2024
Firebird SQL is an open-source solution.
EM
Jun 20, 2023
The documentation is very well written.
SB
Dec 9, 2019
The solution is very useful for stock management.
TV
Sep 5, 2019
I find the ease of deployment to be the most valuable aspect of this solution.
WH
Nov 16, 2023
The product was easy to use.
OB
Sep 16, 2020
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.
SF
Aug 10, 2022
I appreciate the fact that, once the database is embedded, it doesn't need to be administered, and removes the requirement for a specific server.
 

Firebird SQL Cons review quotes

Nicolae Ancuta - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 22, 2023
On large databases, we have some difficulties.
Ruben Conti - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 24, 2024
The main feature I expect is to be able to work with different databases at the same time because that's a wishlist item for me.
Doug Meuross - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 18, 2023
Database sharing is a capability that Firebird SQL lacks.
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JM
Mar 19, 2024
Firebird SQL's performance has slowed since Firebird SQL 3 or 3.5 versions, where they developed over-the-wire encryption.
EM
Jun 20, 2023
It would be nice to have a graphical user interface to handle the product.
SB
Dec 9, 2019
It would be interesting if they added functionality with redundancy, reputation, and variability.
TV
Sep 5, 2019
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.
WH
Nov 16, 2023
It is not easy to integrate the tool with Visual Studio.
OB
Sep 16, 2020
It would be good to have more automation and integration with the tools from other vendors.
SF
Aug 10, 2022
This solution isn't very user-friendly, or intuitive, which could be improved when it is developed.