Apache Derby Information Reviews & Insights

Score7 out of 10

8 Reviews and Ratings

Community insights

TrustRadius Insights for Apache Derby are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Easy Configuration and Management: Apache Derby has been praised by several users for its easy configuration and management. Reviewers have stated that setting up the database takes only about 15 minutes, making it a quick and hassle-free process. Users also find it easy to manage Derby when using Spring or integrating it into Java applications. Lightweight and Embeddable: Many reviewers appreciate that Apache Derby is lightweight and can be embedded in Java applications. This feature makes it suitable for both smaller projects and integration testing. Some users even mention that it is much easier to use than other databases, making it an ideal choice for applications that require a small embeddable database. Performance and Support: The performance and support provided by Apache Derby have received positive feedback from users. Reviewers highlight its fast processing speed, as well as its compatibility with JDBC. Additionally, users appreciate the simplicity of the configuration process and the availability of well-documented errors in the Derby database. Overall, Apache Derby's easy configuration and management, lightweight nature, embeddability, strong performance, and support make it a popular choice among users looking for a reliable relational database system implemented fully in Java.

Apache Derby Reviews

1 Review

InformationComputer Software1

Developing with Derby

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

April 10, 2017

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The product I worked on at IBM supported all the major database vendors, including Derby. Since Derby is free, most development and QA was done with Derby, although not many customers had adopted Derby as their production database vendor.

Pros

Much easier to use and learn than most commercial databases.
Derby database errors are well documented.
Most complex queries supported as well as by other database vendors.

Cons

It may not scale as well as some more mature database products.
Used it primarily from the command line with openjpa and jdbc, and from third-party clients such as Squirrel.
May benefit by providing more sophisticated tools to optimize query performance.

Likelihood to Recommend

[It's] Well suited for development and testing environments.

Renato Ermann

Lead Software Engineer (IBM) in Engineering at Change Healthcare (Computer Software, 10,001+ employees)

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