Firebird
An open source relational database system supporting multiple operating systems
- Vendor
- Firebird Project
- Also known as
- firebird
Available worldwide
What is Firebird?
An open source database management system available for Windows, Linux, and macOS that provides SQL query capabilities with support for advanced features like materialized views.
Firebird pricing
We don't have Firebird's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What Firebird does
The capabilities that matter for relational databases, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- SQL model
- Full SQL
- ACID transactions
- -
- Highest isolation level
- -
- Consistency
- -
- Horizontal scale
- -
- Replication
- -
- Automatic failover / HA
- -
- Deployment
- -
- Serverless / scale-to-zero
- -
- Wire compatibility
- -
- Extensions / plugins / UDFs
- ✓
- Licence class
- Permissive OSS
- JSON / document support
- -
- Geo / spatial
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- Self-hosted
Integrations (8)
Independently observed- Firebird.NET
- JayBird
- Delphi
- FreePascal
- Lazarus
- PHP
- FireRuby
- Sphinx
Firebird FAQ
Common questions about Firebird, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Firebird?
Firebird is an open source database platform that runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and other operating systems. It is indexed under Relational Databases.
Source: https://firebirdsql.org
Is Firebird free to use?
Firebird is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://firebirdsql.org
What platforms does Firebird support?
Firebird supports Windows, macOS and Linux. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://firebirdsql.org
Can Firebird be self-hosted?
Yes. Firebird can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://firebirdsql.org
What does Firebird integrate with?
We have confirmed 8 integrations for Firebird, including Firebird.NET, JayBird, Delphi, FreePascal, Lazarus, PHP, FireRuby and Sphinx. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://firebirdsql.org
Firebird alternatives
Other relational databases we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- NeonServerless PostgreSQL database with automatic scaling and git-like branchingmedium · 71%
- SupabaseA database platform built on PostgreSQL that provides hosted cloud databases with auto-generated APIs and real-time capabilities for web, mobile, and AI applicamedium · 73%
- PlanetScaleA MySQL and PostgreSQL database platform optimized for speed and reliabilitymedium · 73%
- MySQLAn open-source relational database server widely used in web applications and production systemsmedium · 55%
- CockroachDBmedium · 66%
- PostgreSQLA free, open source relational database system with a long development historymedium · 60%
Compare Firebird
Side by side against other relational databases, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 29 | 0.08 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 27 | 0.05 | 1.5 | ✓ |
| Stars | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Dependent projects | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Development activity | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Release cadence | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.12 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Security score | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 5 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Sql model: full_sql · Extensibility: Yes · License class: permissive | mediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 8 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-13 · 75% |
Pricing
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