We tested six popular free or open source relational database management systems (RDBMS): Microsoft SQL Server Express, PostgreSQL, Oracle’s MySQL, MariaDB, Apache Derby, and Firebird SQL.

Microsoft's upcoming SQL Server 2005 Express is restricted for use on one processor, up to one gigabyte of addressable RAM and a maximum four-gigabyte database size.

MySQL is free for non-commercial purposes and cannot cost much for commercial use. Offers feature just like MS-SQL, Oracle, and IBM DB2, large-end database applications.

Oracle intends to release a free version of its database, a reaction to the growing competitive pressure from low-end open-source databases.

In the area of database instructional book sales, considered a good indicator of developer interest, sales of SQL Server how-to books have surpassed MySQL books this year, according to Roger ...

Instead of adding more MySQL servers, Green decided to roll out three installations of IBM ‘s new DB2 Express-C database. They are managed by a load-balancing application from Xkoto Inc., which is ...

Analyst firm Hydrasight research director John Brand believes even if free databases are now available from the tier-1 vendors, the commercial database is unlikely to disappear completely.

SQL Diagnostic Manager for MySQL was previously known as Monyog, which was part of Webyog’s database administration and management products that Idera, Inc. acquired in April 2018.

For answers, we reviewed six popular free or open source database products: Microsoft SQL Server Express, PostgreSQL, Oracle’s MySQL, MariaDB, Apache Derby, and Firebird SQL.

Oracle intends to release a free version of its database, a reaction to the growing competitive pressure from low-end open-source databases. The database heavyweight on Tuesday is expected to ...