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Cubrid

by Cubrid · Since 2006
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VendorCubrid
Year launched2006
StatusActive
Location3721 204 TH PL NE, Sammamish, WA 98074, USA
Countries servedGlobal
Languages10
Integrations1+
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About Cubrid

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CUBRID is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) with object extensions, specifically optimized for Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) applications. It provides a reliable, high-performance solution for mission-critical environments, particularly those with heavy web-based transaction demands. One of its major strengths is its robust architecture, which includes a multi-threaded, multi-server design, native broker middleware, and advanced caching mechanisms. These features ensure fast read/write performance and efficient concurrent transaction handling, making it highly suitable for large-scale OLTP systems. CUBRID also incorporates a cost-based optimizer and various indexing strategies such as covering, multi-range, and function indexes, which enhance query execution speed and overall system responsiveness. In terms of availability and reliability, CUBRID stands out with its built-in automatic failover technology powered by the CUBRID Heartbeat engine. This feature provides predictable failover and ensures continuous service availability in critical environments. Combined with its support for master-slave replication and synchronous or asynchronous replication options, CUBRID offers a robust disaster recovery framework.

Pros & Cons

Pros
  • Open-source & free: No licensing fees, making it budget-friendly for startups and enterprises alike.
  • Optimized for OLTP: High performance for online transaction processing with multi-threaded, multi-server architecture.
  • High availability: Built-in automatic failover via the CUBRID Heartbeat engine ensures reliability.
  • Scalability: Supports multi-volume databases, automatic volume expansion, and unlimited table/index sizes.
  • Oracle compatibility: Offers features that ease migration from Oracle-based systems.
  • Globalization support: Includes IANA time zones and UCA collations for international applications.
  • MVCC protocol: Enables non-blocking reads and snapshot isolation for read-intensive workloads.
  • Rich developer tools: GUI-based admin tools, DBeaver integration, and support for multiple programming languages.
Cons
  • Limited community size: Smaller ecosystem compared to giants like PostgreSQL or MySQL.
  • Sparse documentation: May require deeper technical expertise due to fewer tutorials and guides.
  • No query compilation: Lacks advanced query optimization techniques like compilation.
  • Windows-centric tools: Some GUI tools may be more tailored to Windows environments.
  • Less mainstream adoption: Not as widely used or supported in third-party platforms.

Features

Key features

Open Source DBMS optimized for OLTP

A free and open-source database management system specifically designed for Online Transaction Processing.

High Performance Architecture

Features multi-threaded, multi-server architecture, native broker middleware, and intensive caching for OLTP services.

Predictable Automatic Fail-over

Ensures high availability through a built-in, native Heartbeat engine core for automatic failover.

Scalability for Unlimited Data

Supports multi-volume, automatic volume expansion, and unlimited numbers/sizes of databases, tables, and indexes.

Native GUI-based Administration Tools

Provides graphical user interface tools for convenient database administration.

Oracle Compatibility

Offers compatibility features with Oracle database for easier migration and integration.

Additional features

Open Source DBMS

Available as a free and open-source database management system.

Optimized for OLTP

Specifically designed for Online Transaction Processing workloads.

High Performance

Achieves fast operation through its architecture.

Stability

Ensures consistent and reliable operation.

Scalability

Allows for growth in data volume and workload.

High Availability

Guarantees continuous operation with minimal downtime.

Ease of Installation

Simple to set up and get running.

Native GUI-based Administration Tools

Provides built-in graphical tools for convenient database management.

Multi-threaded Architecture

Uses multiple threads for concurrent processing.

Multi-server Architecture

Can distribute operations across multiple servers.

Native Broker Middleware

Includes built-in middleware for efficient communication.

Cost-based Optimizer

Optimizes queries for efficient execution.

Intensive Caching Techniques

Employs aggressive caching to speed up OLTP services.

Predictable Automatic Fail-over

Features reliable automatic failover technology using a native Heartbeat engine.

Multi-volume Support

Can span data across multiple storage volumes.

Automatic Volume Expansion

Automatically expands storage volumes as needed.

Unlimited Database/Table/Index Size & Number

Supports an unrestricted amount of data objects.

Rich Internationalization (I18N)

Provides extensive support for global languages and cultures.

Localization (L10N) Features

Offers features for adapting to specific locales.

IANA Time Zone Support

Compatible with IANA time zones for global time management.

UCA Collation Support

Supports Unicode Collation Algorithm for proper text sorting.

Downloadable Engine, Tools, and Drivers

Provides various components for download.

User Manuals and Release Notes

Offers documentation for users.

Step-by-Step Guides

Provides resources for getting started quickly.

Oracle Compatibility

Offers features to work with or migrate from Oracle databases.

Microsoft Azure Marketplace Registration

Available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.

AWS Marketplace Registration

Available on the Amazon Web Services Marketplace.

DBeaver Tool Support

Compatible with the DBeaver database management tool, with a dedicated tool release.

JDBC Driver

Provides a Java Database Connectivity driver for application development.

Migration Toolkit

Includes a tool to facilitate database migrations.

Pricing

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Countries & Languages

Global
Countries served
10
Interface languages
13
Billing currencies

Interface languages

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Billing currencies

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