Database of the Year
 

Always a hotly debated topic.

--jeremy

I should say PostgreSQL, but I love sqlite

MariaDB. Relieved the anxiety of Oracle MySQL - and then some!

MariaDB (and MongoDB, but to a slightly less degree)

MariaDB, it stays open source, not like Oracle MySQL which becomes more and more obscure.

I've used PostgreSQL for half a dozen years. It doesn't ever seem to have an issue, even if the server dies. It is fast on even old, slow hardware and has been easy to work with. I'm not convinced there isn't a better db out there, I just haven't had a need to look.

I use PostgreSQL, Oracle, Unify (not in this list), MySQL/MariaDB, SQLite, and CSV (not in this list :)) on a daily basis and convert data between them has become routine.

*ALL* databases suck in one way or another, but PostgreSQL sucks least of all. CSV is easy to port: every table is a file and can be hand-edited, but of course it is slow. Using perl with DBD::CSV however makes a set of folders with CSV files look just like a database and conditionally fill "real" relational database from CSV datasets suddenly has become easy.

For daily use? PostgreSQL!

Firebird

PostgreSQL
True reliable FOSS for enterprise.

Mysql, this year.

I voted Firebird as always
The best Mysql/Oracle alternative

Plus is now integrated into LibreOffice

https://www.libreoffice.org/download...res-and-fixes/

Firebird forever! :)

Lol... here we go again.... every year single post Firebird afficianodos crawl out of the woodwork and really skew this poll.

I'm voting PostgreSQL :)

the best Firebird after mysql, sqlite.

Firebird SQL

Firebird, no doubts

Firebird SQL ! Everywhere

I didn't vote. I've no big need of a database these days, and for my websites I tend to avoid using any database at all (but if I did I'd probably go for SQLite).

MySQL

ms sql

Postgresql

Firebird SQL!

Firebird.

Firebird. Of course ;-)

Firebird, muy buena Base de Datos.

Ha!! Another thumb in Larry's eye!!!

Firebird SQL
how to vote

Wait for the poll to reopen next year.

PS Sorry if my answer looks harsh, and welcome to LQ.

MySQL

I am voting for Firebird. Why? Because it ticks 3 basic boxes for me 1) Cross-platform, 2) Embedded and server versions, 3) Relaxed licence

It is great that it is now embedded in LibreOffice but would love to see LO as a client to a Firebird server.

Big thanks to the Firebird developers and mailing list helpers, looking forward to 3.0 and especially better security.

Firbird
 

Fast, easy, powerful, extensible, scalable. Firebird.

Firebird

Is mysql falling down?

are you using Windows 2000?

Earn my living using SQL Server ( which is good ) but for open source its gotta be Postgresql for big stuff and SqlLite for mobile, also MySql is good, don't know much about the others.