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# Interbase Reviews
**Vendor:** Embarcadero Technologies  
**Category:** [Database Management Systems (DBMS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-management-systems-dbms)  
**Average Rating:** 3.4/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 11
## About Interbase
InterBase is a light-weight, embeddable, cross-platform Relational Database Management System. InterBase is characterized by its small footprint, minimal administration and built-in data security control.




## Interbase Reviews
  ### 1. Quite difficult to maintain and design db

**Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Anil Kumar P. | Associate Technical Delivery Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** August 13, 2021

**What do you like best about Interbase?**

Robustness, its safe. As no direct button is there for db maintenance operation, by using query or syntax, we have remembered al.

**What do you dislike about Interbase?**

Most mathematical operations don't support.
Rebuilding of index takes a lot of time.
Big size.
When records get deleted, size doesn't reduce, we have to extra operation like back and restore to resize the db.

**Recommendations to others considering Interbase:**

No i won't recommend as we are having oracle db, sql db and we are having storage in cloud. I don't recommend

**What problems is Interbase solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Its a very old db. Compares to modern structure i don't see any benifits

  ### 2. 3

**Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Research | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** July 06, 2021

**What do you like best about Interbase?**

I like to select data by clicking on the table

**What do you dislike about Interbase?**

I don`t know the way how to initialize DB instance via config file. Like tnsnames.ora in pl\sql developer or toad

**What problems is Interbase solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Find out delta between BI and DataBase


## Interbase Discussions
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## Interbase Features
**Management**
- Data dictionary
- Data Replication
- Query Language
- Data Modeling
- Performance Analysis
- Data Synchronization
- Real-Time Data
- Data Storage Management

**Management **
- Data Schema
- Query Language
- ACID - Complaint
- Data Replication

**Maintenance**
- Data Migration
- Backup and Recovery
- Multi-User Environment
- Automatic Backup
- Database Conversion

**Support **
- Text Search
- Data Types
- Languages
- Operating Systems

**Security**
- Data Encryption
- User Access Control
- Mobile Access

**Security**
- Database Locking
- Access Control
- Encryption
- Authentication

**Additional Functionality**
- Workflow Management
- Third-Party Integrations
- Data Extraction
- Relational Database Management
- SSL Security
- API
- Data Connectors
- Search/Filter
- Reporting & Statistics
- Customizable Templates
- AI Copilot
- Full Text Search
- Data Virtualization
- Data Import/Export
- Generative AI
- Drag & Drop
- Customizable Fields
- Authentication
- Data Visualization
- Secure Data Storage
- Activity Dashboard
- Data Mapping
- Multiple Programming Languages Supported
- Data Capture and Transfer
- User Management
- NOSQL Database Management
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Calendar Management
- Real-Time Monitoring
- Document Storage
- Audit Management
- Charting

**Performance **
- Disaster Recovery
- Data Concurrency
- Workload Management
- Advanced Indexing
- Query Optimizer

**Database Features**
- Storage
- Availability
- Stability
- Scalability
- Security
- Data Manipulation
- Query Language

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