Comparisons

Why use VistaDB instead of SQL Server

What is Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server is the leading enterprise Relational Database Management System (RDBMS). With its powerful variant of SQL (called Transact SQL or T-SQL) it’s empowered developers for decades solving real world problems. There are SQL Server editions that work from a modest server with a...

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Why use VistaDB instead of Microsoft Jet / Access

VistaDB is a replacement for Microsoft Access on the desktop VistaDB was designed from the ground up as an alternative database engine for developers using the Access runtime components to manage data through managed code. If you are running .Net applications with Access as your backend database, you should review...

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Why use VistaDB instead of Microsoft SQL CE

What is SQL CE Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition or SQL CE is a small footprint client-only edition of SQL Server. SQL CE was Microsoft’s database solution for mobile and desktop development. SQL CE is not a managed database, but has managed wrappers for use from managed code. SQL CE...

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Why use VistaDB instead of SQLite

What is SQLite SQLite is a free, open source embedded database written in C/C++. It implements a SQL-like syntax and is optimized for high performance and reliability with single threaded access. Because it is written in an unmanaged language it has to be compiled and adapted to work in managed...

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