InterBase Editions

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InterBase offers the following editions:

  • IBLite
  • InterBase ToGo
  • InterBase Server
  • InterBase Desktop
  • InterBase Developer

Below you can see a comparison of the different editions available on InterBase.

Attribute Description IBLite InterBase ToGo InterBase Desktop InterBase Server InterBase Developer*
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Licensing of CPU Cores 1 4 4 8 8
Maximum simultaneous users 1 1 1 1 to Unlimited 20
Number of connections per user 1 8 8 4 4
Access local database from clients on remote systems
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Connect to server hosting database on remote systems
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TCP listening server
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Strong (256bit AES) database and column encryption No encryption
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No Strong Encryption
Strong network (SSL) encryption No encryption
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No Strong Encryption
Able to import add-on licenses
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Database file size limitation 100MB No limit No limit No limit No limit
Simultaneous Transactions per Connection 1** No limits No limits No limits No limits
Change Views
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Services API Enabled
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OTW/SSL Support
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Metadata Updates (ddl operations)
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External Table Access
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Performance Monitoring
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Journaling and Journal Archives
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Requires a server restart every 48 hours
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Available connectivity drivers from RAD Studio (FireDAC and IBX)
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Point-in-time-recovery of data, with database restoration based on

timestamp for greater recovery flexibility between physical backups

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Available for deployment
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Zero-install, embedded database as a library, just link to access database
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Tablespace support
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Embedded InterBase available for Android 64-bit and macOS 64-bit
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Other connectivity drivers: ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET, PHP+
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Command line tools for development, administration and validation
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* The Developer edition contains much of the functionality of the Server edition and it is meant for development purposes only. The deployment to production requires a license, for more information refer to the VAR Program

**Note: Technically two transactions are allowed. However, one of them is intended so that some drivers use it for metadata queries (for example, in FireDAC).