Firebird
FB/Java plugin for Firebird (by FirebirdSQL)
MySQL
MySQL Server, the world's most popular open source database, and MySQL Cluster, a real-time, open source transactional database. (by mysql)
| Firebird | MySQL | |
|---|---|---|
| - | 189 | |
| 12 | 11,475 | |
| - | 1.2% | |
| 2.6 | 9.9 | |
| over 1 year ago | 2 months ago | |
| C++ | C++ | |
| - | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Firebird
Posts with mentions or reviews of Firebird.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects.
We haven't tracked posts mentioning Firebird yet.
Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.
MySQL
Posts with mentions or reviews of MySQL.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-05-26.
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MySQL vs MongoDB - Visual Design with Real Data Models
DbSchema is not a database itself. It’s a visual tool that connects to your MySQL or MongoDB server and works directly with your database. Once connected, it shows you the real structure of your data - the tables or collections, the columns or fields, and even the relationships between them. You can explore the data, edit the schema, and understand your database more clearly, all in one place.
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Database Sharding vs Partitioning: What’s the Difference?
MySQL MySQL natively supports partitioning, but sharding needs add-ons like Vitess to run platforms like YouTube.
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Open Source: A Goldmine for Indie Hackers
Open source software is built on the democratic idea that everyone should be able to inspect and contribute to the source code. Major projects like Linux, WordPress, and the Apache HTTP Server have shown how collaborative efforts can produce robust, scalable solutions. Indie hackers, often working with limited budgets, gain access to highly dependable tools such as Python and MySQL, which were originally developed and maintained by global communities.
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How I Got x311 Faster Analytics on 110M Rows
Hey everyone! I recently got fed up with waiting minutes for simple analytics queries to finish, so I threw together a little demo to see how SingleStore, MySQL, and PostgreSQL stack up against each other on a 110 million‑row banking transactions dataset.
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Every Database Will Support Iceberg — Here's Why
Traditional databases — PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc. — store their data in proprietary formats. That format is optimized for that engine and can’t be directly accessed by anything else. Even if something like Trino can connect to Postgres, it’s still running queries through Postgres itself, not reading its storage directly. You’re just a client.
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Introducing Iceberg Table Engine in RisingWave: Manage Streaming Data in Iceberg with SQL
Propagating changes from operational databases (Postgres, MySQL, etc.) via CDC into Iceberg requires careful handling. Since Iceberg tables typically lack primary key enforcement at the storage layer, updates and deletes must often be implemented via equality deletes: deleting the old row version and inserting the new one. A streaming ingest engine must reliably:
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Database Protocols Are Underwhelming
MySQL X protocol solves some of these
* Notifies a client when a session variable has changed. Though I haven't used it so possibly not implemented.
https://github.com/mysql/mysql-server/blob/trunk/plugin/x/pr...
* Allows sending parameterised SQL and a collection of values together without preparing.
https://github.com/mysql/mysql-server/blob/trunk/plugin/x/pr...
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Corgi: The CLI That Tames Your Local Microservices Chaos
mysql
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Which Go Web Backend Framework Is Right for Your Next Project? A Detailed Analysis of Features and Performance
Additionally, Beego includes a robust Object-Relational Mapper (ORM) that simplifies database interactions. Instead of writing complex SQL queries, developers can manipulate data using Go objects while the ORM handles the translation to and from the database. It supports popular database systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite.
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Unveiling the Nokia Open Source License: A New Era in Fair Code Licensing
Dual Licensing Potential: The possibility of dual licensing under this framework opens a discussion for projects that want the best of both worlds—free community use combined with a commercial licensing option. This approach is similar to dual licensing strategies seen in other successful projects, such as those offered by MySQL.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Firebird and MySQL you can also consider the following projects:
MariaDB - MariaDB server is a community developed fork of MySQL server. Started by core members of the original MySQL team, MariaDB actively works with outside developers to deliver the most featureful, stable, and sanely licensed open SQL server in the industry.
d3 - Bring data to life with SVG, Canvas and HTML. :bar_chart::chart_with_upwards_trend::tada:
PostgreSQL - Mirror of the official PostgreSQL GIT repository. Note that this is just a *mirror* - we don't work with pull requests on github. To contribute, please see https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Submitting_a_Patch
ClickHouse - ClickHouse® is a real-time analytics database management system
phpMyAdmin - A web interface for MySQL and MariaDB