https://sourceforge.net/p/atlasproject/wiki/DBMS%2520Feature%2520Matrix/Recent changes to DBMS Feature MatrixenThu, 03 Jul 2014 12:35:23 -0000https://sourceforge.net/p/atlasproject/wiki/DBMS%2520Feature%2520Matrix/<div class="markdown_content"><p>A brief comparison between dbms features.</p> <div class="toc"> <ul> <li><a href="#general-information">General Information</a></li> <li><a href="#fundamental-features">Fundamental Features</a></li> <li><a href="#limits">Limits</a></li> <li><a href="#objects">Objects</a></li> <li><a href="#capabilities">Capabilities</a></li> <li><a href="#datatypes">Datatypes</a></li> <li><a href="#partitioning">Partitioning</a></li> <li><a href="#instance-hierarchy">Instance Hierarchy</a></li> </ul> </div> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>-</th> <th>FireBird</th> <th>Interbase</th> <th>Oracle</th> <th>Sqlite</th> <th>Postgres</th> <th>SqlServer</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Operating System</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>OS X</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Linux</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> </tr> <tr> <td>iOS</td> <td>YES</td> <td>SOLARIS</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Android</td> <td>NO</td> <td>NO</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h1 id="general-information">General Information</h1> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>-</th> <th>FireBird</th> <th>Interbase</th> <th>Oracle</th> <th>Sqlite</th> <th>Postgres</th> <th>SqlServer</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>License</td> <td>IPL, IDPL</td> <td>Proprietary</td> <td>Proprietary</td> <td>PUBLIC</td> <td>OPEN SOURCE</td> <td>Proprietary</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Latest Stable Version</td> <td>2.5.2</td> <td>Interbase XE</td> <td>12c Rel 1</td> <td>3.8.5</td> <td>9.3.4</td> <td>2014</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h1 id="fundamental-features">Fundamental Features</h1> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>-</th> <th>FireBird</th> <th>Interbase</th> <th>Oracle</th> <th>Sqlite</th> <th>Postgres</th> <th>SqlServer</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Referential Integrity</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fine-grained Locking</td> <td>YES (ORL)</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES (RL)</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES (RL)</td> <td>YES (RL)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Unicode</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Interface</td> <td>SQL</td> <td>SQL</td> <td>API, GUI, SQL</td> <td>API, SQL</td> <td>API, GUI, SQL</td> <td>GUI, SQL</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h1 id="limits">Limits</h1> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>-</th> <th>FireBird</th> <th>Interbase</th> <th>Oracle</th> <th>Sqlite</th> <th>Postgres</th> <th>SqlServer</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Max DB Size</td> <td>Unlimited</td> <td>Unlimited</td> <td>Unlimited</td> <td>128 TB</td> <td>Unlimited</td> <td>524,272 TB</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Max Table Size</td> <td>32 TB</td> <td>32 TB</td> <td>4 GB</td> <td>Limited by File Size</td> <td>32 TB</td> <td>524,272 TB</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Max Row Size</td> <td>65 KB</td> <td>65 KB</td> <td>8 KB</td> <td>Limited by File Size</td> <td>1,6 TB</td> <td>Unlimited</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Max Columns Per Row</td> <td>Depends on Cols</td> <td>Depends on Cols</td> <td>1.000</td> <td>32.767</td> <td>250-1600 Depends on Cols</td> <td>30.000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Max Blob/Clob Size</td> <td>2 GB</td> <td>2 GB</td> <td>128 TB</td> <td>2 GB</td> <td>1 GB, 4 TB</td> <td>2 GB</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Max CHAR Size</td> <td>32 KB</td> <td>32 KB</td> <td>32 KB</td> <td>2 GB</td> <td>1 GB</td> <td>2GB</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Max Number Size</td> <td>64 bits</td> <td>64 bits</td> <td>126 bits</td> <td>64 bits</td> <td>Unlimited</td> <td>126 bits</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Min DATE</td> <td>100</td> <td>100</td> <td>-4.712</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>-4.713</td> <td>0001</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Max DATE</td> <td>32768</td> <td>32768</td> <td>9999</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>5.874.897</td> <td>9999</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Max Column Name</td> <td>31</td> <td>31</td> <td>30</td> <td>Unlimited</td> <td>63</td> <td>128</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h1 id="objects">Objects</h1> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>-</th> <th>FireBird</th> <th>Interbase</th> <th>Oracle</th> <th>Sqlite</th> <th>Postgres</th> <th>SqlServer</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Temporary Tables</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Materialized Views</td> <td>NO</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Expression Index</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Partial Index</td> <td>NO</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Reverse Index</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bitmap Index</td> <td>NO</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Full Text</td> <td>NO</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Domains</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cursor</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Trigger</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Function</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Procedure</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>External Routine</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TableSpaces</td> <td>NO</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>FILEGROUP</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sequences</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Computed Columns</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h1 id="capabilities">Capabilities</h1> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>-</th> <th>FireBird</th> <th>Interbase</th> <th>Oracle</th> <th>Sqlite</th> <th>Postgres</th> <th>SqlServer</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Union</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Intersect</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Except</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Inner Join</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Outer Join</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>LEFT</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Inner Select</td> <td>YES</td> <td>?</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Merge Join</td> <td>YES</td> <td>?</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Blob/Clob</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CTE</td> <td>YES</td> <td>?</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windowing</td> <td>YES</td> <td>?</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Parallel Query</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h1 id="datatypes">Datatypes</h1> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>-</th> <th>FireBird</th> <th>Interbase</th> <th>Oracle</th> <th>Sqlite</th> <th>Postgres</th> <th>SqlServer</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Integer</td> <td>BIGINT, INTEGER, SMALLINT</td> <td>BIGINT, INTEGER, SMALLINT</td> <td>NUMBER</td> <td>INTEGER (64 bit)</td> <td>SMALLINT, INTEGER, BIGINT</td> <td>TINYINT, SMALLINT, INT, BIGINT</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Float</td> <td>FLOAT, DOUBLE PRECISION</td> <td>FLOAT, DOUBLE PRECISION</td> <td>BINARY_FLOAT, BINARY_DOUBLE</td> <td>REAL (64 bit)</td> <td>REAL, DOUBLE PRECISION</td> <td>FLOAT, REAL</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Decimal</td> <td>DECIMAL, NUMERIC</td> <td>DECIMAL, NUMERIC</td> <td>NUMBER</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>DECIMAL, NUMERIC</td> <td>NUMBERIC, DECIMAL, SMALLMONEY, MONEY</td> </tr> <tr> <td>String</td> <td>CHAR, VARCHAR, NCHAR, NVARCHAR</td> <td>CHAR, VARCHAR, NCHAR, NVARCHAR</td> <td>CHAR, VARCHAR2, CLOB, NCLOB, NVARCHAR2, NCHAR, LONG</td> <td>TEXT</td> <td>CHAR, VARCHAR, TEXT</td> <td>CHAR, VARCHAR, TEXT, NCHAR, NVARCHAR, NTEXT</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Binary</td> <td>BLOB</td> <td>BLOB</td> <td>BLOB, RAW, LONG RAW, BFILE</td> <td>BLOB</td> <td>BYTEA</td> <td>BINARY, VARBINARY, IMAGE, FILESTREAM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Date/Time</td> <td>TIMESTAMP, TIME, DATE</td> <td>TIMESTAMP, TIME, DATE</td> <td>DATE, TIMESTAMP, INTERVAL</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP, INTERVAL</td> <td>DATE, DATETIMEOFFSET, DATETIME2, SMALLDATETIME, DATETIME, TIME</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Boolean</td> <td>CHAR(1)</td> <td>BOOLEAN</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>BOOLEAN</td> <td>BIT</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Other</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>SPATIAL, IMAGE, AUDIO, VIDEO, DICOM, XMLType</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>ENUM, POINT, LINE, LSEG, BOX, PATH, POLYGON, CIRCLE, CIDR, INET, MACADDR, BIT, UUID, XML, JSON, Arrays, Composites, Ranges, Custom</td> <td>CURSOR, TIMESTAMP, HIERARCHYID, UNIQUEIDENTIFIER, SQL_VARIANT, XML, TABLE</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h1 id="partitioning">Partitioning</h1> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>-</th> <th>FireBird</th> <th>Interbase</th> <th>Oracle</th> <th>Sqlite</th> <th>Postgres</th> <th>SqlServer</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Range Partitioning</td> <td>NO</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hash Partitioning</td> <td>NO</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Composite Partitioning</td> <td>NO</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> </tr> <tr> <td>List Partitioning</td> <td>NO</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Expression Partitioning</td> <td>NO</td> <td>NO</td> <td>NO</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES (tr)</td> <td>?</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h1 id="instance-hierarchy">Instance Hierarchy</h1> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>-</th> <th>FireBird</th> <th>Interbase</th> <th>Oracle</th> <th>Sqlite</th> <th>Postgres</th> <th>SqlServer</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Multiple DBs</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Multiple Schemas</td> <td>NO</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>NO</td> <td>YES</td> <td>YES</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div>Depon MaximumThu, 03 Jul 2014 12:35:23 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