--- title: Berkeley DB 12c Reviews meta\_title: 'Berkeley DB 12c Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 10 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Berkeley DB 12c works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.4 review\_count: 10 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-02-24' parent\_category: name: NoSQL Databases url: https://www.g2.com/categories/nosql-databases --- # Berkeley DB 12c Reviews & Product Details Oracle Berkeley DB provides an open source embeddable databases allowing developers the choice of SQL, Key/Value, XML/XQuery or Java Object storage for their data model. * * * Seller [Oracle](https://www.g2.com/sellers/oracle) Discussions [Berkeley DB 12c Community](https://www.g2.com/products/berkeley-db-12c/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Amazon DynamoDB](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Amazon DynamoDB") Amazon DynamoDB 4.4/5(529) ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-web-services-aws-amazon-dynamodb/reviews) [ ![IBM Db2](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "IBM Db2") IBM Db2 4.1/5(683) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) [ ![ScyllaDB](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "ScyllaDB") ScyllaDB 4.5/5(432) ](https://www.g2.com/products/scylladb/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/berkeley-db-12c/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 10 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Brian A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Brian A.") BA Brian A. Application Developer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/8/2020 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "A mediocre NoSQL database." 0.5/5 What do you like best about Berkeley DB 12c? Once you're setup you can create tables kind of quickly. There really isn't much else to like about it at all. I do not believe this database was a huge benefit to our team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Berkeley DB 12c? Seems like its missing a lot of the features that other NoSQL databases have. The API is confusing and the documentation is terrible. Due to literally nobody using it, if you have any issues, it's hard to find help on stack overflow if you have any issues. I can't think of any situation I would ever use this database over other databases. Part of this was due to us using a NoSQL database instead of a SQL database since our data was very structured and a NoSQL database was ill suited for our task. A SQL database would have been much preferable to using NoSQL. I personally would have liked to have used Postgres since it is the best SQL database in my opinion. Did I mention it was really really expensive? It was way too expensive and for what little value it brought to us it should really be alot cheaper. I think we were just using it because we had already started with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Berkeley DB 12c: I would not try a different SQL database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Berkeley DB 12c solving and how is that benefiting you? We were using it to create a human resources system. You could create tables quickly was the other real benefit. Not as quickly and easily as other NoSQL databases, of course, only more quickly than an SQL database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/3/2020 "A rare gem" 5/5 What do you like best about Berkeley DB 12c? Our team used Berkeley DB Java Edition in the past for a highly scalable middleware product. The product quality was outstanding. The team left largely intact after the Oracle acquisition provided phenomenal support. The user forum is also very active and often we could get a response on the forums from architects on the team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Berkeley DB 12c? Occasionally we ran into some regressions. At times, the database format changes requires some extra cycles to work around in our application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Berkeley DB 12c: Familiarize yourself with the documentation and APIs first to get a good grasp on how easy it is for developers to use this database Keep up with new releases and schedule time to make version changes to reduce the risk of regressions introduced by the library Look out for changes to the database format and decide how your application should handle migrating existing databases to the new format. Consider allowing your users to revert to a previous version or format if necessary Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Berkeley DB 12c solving and how is that benefiting you? Highly-scalable key-value store that is heavily weighted for reads and mostly cached in memory. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Albin A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Albin A.") AA Albin A. Full Stack Developer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/10/2020 "Painless experience with a great document-based DB" 5/5 What do you like best about Berkeley DB 12c? For me I would have to say I like it’s portability and amount of libraries available to connect to Berkeley Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Berkeley DB 12c? Maybe isn’t that well known as other nonSQL Berkeley DB when it’s features sometimes exceeds other more popular DB managers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Berkeley DB 12c: Very suitable to integrate in dynamic environments and to store volatile data. Also one of the best approaches for mobile data storage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Berkeley DB 12c solving and how is that benefiting you? I’ve used Berkeley DB mainly as secondary DB to storage settings for app and user profiles. Also big use in mobile environments Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Consumer Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Consumer Services") AC Verified User in Consumer Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/22/2020 "Database that address performance and scalability needs." 4/5 What do you like best about Berkeley DB 12c? Database that address performance and scalability needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Berkeley DB 12c? No constraints on the record's data can be sometimes troublesome. Customer service not always best Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Berkeley DB 12c solving and how is that benefiting you? API bindings for the most common languages on the market i.e. C++, C#, Java, Perl, PHP, Python Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite LG Lucia G. Software Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/1/2019 "Convenience" 3/5 What do you like best about Berkeley DB 12c? Lightweight DB, cloud empowered, locally empowered Oracle has increased current standards with this storage service. It is exceptionally robust and secure. Performance is excellent for all application needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Berkeley DB 12c? There is a multifaceted nature to the arrangement to fully utilize the item's capacity; some initial training steps could be helpful. No backup, very little data accuracy, restoration was difficult, scaling, partitioning, web-scale, DevOps-friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Berkeley DB 12c solving and how is that benefiting you? having a database that addresses our exhibition and adaptability needs, storage services, integration with existing databases, cloud-native applications, scaling key value Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 inviteAI Translated SN sandeep n. Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/22/2018 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "ok,needs backup recovery" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Berkeley DB 12c? esdy yo setup and was fast to complete work when needed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Berkeley DB 12c? no backup not much data accuracy, restore was hard Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Berkeley DB 12c solving and how is that benefiting you? kev value Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") AC Verified User in Computer Software Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/24/2018 "Ease of use" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Berkeley DB 12c? How easy it is to view visually, and very easy to understand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Berkeley DB 12c? In terms of visuals, there could be a dark theme so that it is easier on the eyes when I am working at night. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Berkeley DB 12c solving and how is that benefiting you? Trying to store giant state department db management solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") IC Verified User in Computer Software Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/23/2018 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Good prpduct. rich feature and great performance" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Berkeley DB 12c? Performance is great for all application need Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Berkeley DB 12c? There is complexity to setup to leaving the full capability of the product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Berkeley DB 12c solving and how is that benefiting you? having database that address our performance and scalability need Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Computer Hardware](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Hardware") IC Verified User in Computer Hardware Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/23/2018 "In-Memory DB for Cloud native apps" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Berkeley DB 12c? Light wieight DB, cloud enabled, Could native enabled Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Berkeley DB 12c? scaling, partitioning, webscale, devops friendly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Berkeley DB 12c: Web scaling, Cloud native apps scaling, HA Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Berkeley DB 12c solving and how is that benefiting you? Cloud Native apps scaling Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Bhavesh G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Bhavesh G.") BG Bhavesh G. QA Engineer Financial Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/17/2018 "A powerful storage service" 5/5 What do you like best about Berkeley DB 12c? Oracle has raised the bar with this storage service. it is very robust and secure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Berkeley DB 12c? It could be lighter in weight and easier to implement. some initial training steps could be helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Berkeley DB 12c solving and how is that benefiting you? Storage services, integration with existing database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Berkeley DB 12c? 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