Best Embedded Database Systems for .NET

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This a list of Embedded Database systems that integrate with .NET. Use the filters on the left to add additional filters for products that have integrations with .NET. View the products that work with .NET in the table below.

What are Embedded Database Systems for .NET?

Embedded database systems are lightweight, self-contained databases that are integrated directly into applications, allowing data management without requiring a separate database server. They are optimized for performance and simplicity, often running within the same process as the host application, making them ideal for use in mobile apps, IoT devices, and small-scale applications. These databases support SQL or other query languages and offer full database functionality, including transaction management and data integrity. Embedded database systems are designed to operate with minimal configuration, providing fast, reliable data storage and retrieval within constrained environments. Their ease of integration and low resource usage make them essential for applications that need efficient local data management without the overhead of external databases. Compare and read user reviews of the best Embedded Database systems for .NET currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    VistaDB

    VistaDB

    VistaDB

    Microsoft has worked hard to make .NET and SQL Server a powerful combination and VistaDB brings that capability to a small, easy-to-deploy package. The VistaDB engine is a single, small managed assembly you deploy with your app and each database is a single file. Using Xamarin, you can fit a full RDBMS on your phone. VistaDB is a fully compliant ADO.NET data provider with support for Entity Framework, ADO.NET, and Typed Datasets as well as its own direct data access API for efficient cursor-based operations. Thanks to ADO.NET, VistaDB is already compatible with a wide range of third-party ORMs, reporting systems, and more. VistaDB fully supports the ADO.NET provider factory model allowing you to write one codebase that can target either VistaDB or SQL Server at runtime. Think of all the things built on top of ADO.NET, not just your application but reporting systems, ORMs, and other data-driven libraries for .NET.
    Starting Price: $1,595 per year
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    Perst

    Perst

    McObject

    Perst is McObject’s open source, dual license, object-oriented embedded database system (ODBMS). It is available in one edition developed as an all-Java embedded database, and another implemented in C# (for Microsoft .NET Framework applications). Perst gives developers the ability to store, sort, and retrieve objects in their applications with maximum speed and with low memory and storage overhead while leveraging the object-oriented paradigm of Java and C#. In the TestIndex and PolePosition benchmarks, Perst displays one of its strongest features: its significant performance advantage over Java and .NET embedded database alternatives. Perst stores data directly in Java and .NET objects, eliminating the translation required for storage in relational and object-relational databases. This boosts run-time performance. Perst’s core consists of only five thousand lines of code. The small footprint imposes minimal demands on system resources.
    Starting Price: Free
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    Mimer SQL
    The Mimer SQL codebase is the most modern in the world. It is modular, extremely maintainable, easily expandable, and designed with portability in mind. We know how to squeeze out the best from computers and operating systems, and so does Mimer SQL. Our brand new SQL compiler with the latest in optimization techniques, coupled with a world-class storage engine and no limits besides what the hardware imposes, lays the groundwork for speed and efficiency that is second to none. Continuously improved and refined, the security features of Mimer SQL leave nothing wanting. Data in use, data in motion, and data at rest are all covered with time-tested, reliable, and documented algorithms. Mimer SQL is the ideal companion for the modern in-vehicle computation solution. Its performance and reliability match the hard demands of secure, flexible, and reliable data management in today’s autonomous and connected cars.
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