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Comparison of object–relational database management systems
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<h2 id="basic-data">Basic data</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Vendor</th><th><a href="/facts/Software_license/7enfIqhL">License</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">OS</a></th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Adaptive_Server_Enterprise/eocfB6I6">Adaptive Server Enterprise</a></td><td><a href="/facts/SAP_AG/pVwH8lks">SAP</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td>Cross-platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/InterSystems_Cach%C3%A9/UwAvpz7w">Caché</a></td><td><a href="/facts/InterSystems/rwll8eY6">InterSystems</a></td><td>Proprietary</td><td>Cross-platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/CUBRID/CG12Vv3p">CUBRID</a></td><td><a href="/facts/NHN_Corporation/aPgHamW5">NHN Corporation</a></td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_GPL/S75KhLSX">GPL</a>/<a href="/facts/BSD_license/XLtmLp5x">BSD</a></td><td>Linux, Windows</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/IBM_Db2/2cYITuuY">IBM Db2</a></td><td><a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a></td><td>Proprietary</td><td>Cross-platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>GigaSpaces</td><td><a href="/facts/GigaSpaces/PJFkp4Wa">GigaSpaces</a></td><td>Apache-2.0 or Proprietary</td><td>Cross-platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Greenplum/CNIAxda2">Greenplum Database</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Greenplum/CNIAxda2">Greenplum</a> division of <a href="/facts/EMC_Corporation/yYovmS66">EMC Corporation</a></td><td>Proprietary</td><td>?</td><td>Uses PostgreSQL codebase</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Informix/jDdeW93c">Informix</a></td><td><a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a></td><td>Proprietary</td><td>Cross-platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft_SQL_Server/eCdt2JBL">Microsoft SQL Server</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Corporation/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft Corporation</a></td><td>Proprietary</td><td>Windows, Linux</td><td>Supports data objects in .NET languages</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/OpenEdge_Advanced_Business_Language/cjvom6A5">OpenEdge Advanced Business Language</a> (formerly Progress 4GL)</td><td><a href="/facts/Progress_Software_Corporation/WVakFV1x">Progress Software Corporation</a></td><td>Proprietary</td><td>Cross-platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Oracle_Database/FHv5g732">Oracle Database</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Oracle_Corporation/0z14FygH">Oracle Corporation</a></td><td>Proprietary</td><td>Linux, Windows, Unix</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/PostgreSQL/LHdXuHfl">PostgreSQL</a></td><td>PostgreSQL Global Development Group</td><td><a href="/facts/PostgreSQL/LHdXuHfl">PostgreSQL License</a></td><td>Cross-platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Virtuoso_Universal_Server/QdalvPFw">Virtuoso Universal Server</a></td><td>OpenLink Software</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_GPL/S75KhLSX">GPLv</a>2 or proprietary</td><td>Cross-platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/VMDS/XmDJX9PF">VMDS</a> (Version Managed Data Store)</td><td><a href="/facts/GE_Energy/n4lEWgxt">GE Energy</a>, a division of <a href="/facts/General_Electric/bBm5CzVY">General Electric</a></td><td>Proprietary</td><td>?</td><td>GIS for public utilities; can be stored inside Oracle Database</td></tr><tr><td>WakandaDB</td><td><a href="/facts/4th_Dimension_(software)/Y4BdIU8K">4th Dimension</a></td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_Affero_General_Public_License/n1h9A893">AGPLv</a>3 or proprietary</td><td>Windows, Linux, macOS</td><td>Based on REST and server-side JavaScript</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/XDB_Enterprise_Server/qBxCDpS5">XDB Enterprise Server</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Micro_Focus/LuuMMtYQ">Micro Focus</a></td><td>Proprietary</td><td>DOS, Windows NT, OS/2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/YugabyteDB/oycYMHCN">YugabyteDB</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Yugabyte/oycYMHCN">Yugabyte</a></td><td>Apache 2.0</td><td>Linux</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Zope_Object_Database/kQ0V2oML">Zope Object Database</a></td><td>Zope Corporation</td><td><a href="/facts/Zope_Public_License/3wtP3N1f">Zope Public License</a></td><td>Cross-platform</td><td>For Python, also included in <a href="/facts/Zope/QUkJsd03">Zope</a> web application server</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="object-features">Object features</h2> <p>Information about what fundamental ORDBMSes features are implemented natively. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th></th><th><a href="/facts/Datatype/fcx5hgVL">Type</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Method_(computer_science)/8kAXxVYs">Method</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Inheritance_(object-oriented_programming)/a7R1xv8n">Type inheritance</a></th><th>Table inheritance</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/CUBRID/CG12Vv3p">CUBRID</a></th><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Oracle_database/FHv5g732">Oracle</a></th><td>Yes</td><td>Yes<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Virtuoso_Universal_Server/QdalvPFw">OpenLink Virtuoso</a></th><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/PostgreSQL/LHdXuHfl">PostgreSQL</a></th><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Informix/jDdeW93c">Informix</a></th><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><th>WakandaDB</th><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="data-types">Data types</h2> <p>Information about what data types are implemented natively. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th></th><th><a href="/facts/Array_data_type/gHJJ3XPw">Array</a></th><th><a href="/facts/List_(computing)/9tzhAH6M">List</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Set_(computer_science)/ovoXUmF9">Set</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Multiset/bPFJGMDo">Multiset</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Reference_(computer_science)/1vm2Bph1">Object reference</a></th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/CUBRID/CG12Vv3p">CUBRID</a></th><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Oracle_database/FHv5g732">Oracle</a></th><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Virtuoso_Universal_Server/QdalvPFw">OpenLink Virtuoso</a></th><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/PostgreSQL/LHdXuHfl">PostgreSQL</a></th><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Informix/jDdeW93c">Informix</a></th><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_database_administration_tools/CkDoCj7A">Comparison of database administration tools</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_object_database_management_systems/rdyp9lcN">Comparison of object database management systems</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_relational_database_management_systems/04R99cvo">Comparison of relational database management systems</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_relational_database_management_systems/rWrTfJ7Y">List of relational database management systems</a></li></ul> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://troels.arvin.dk/db/rdbms/">Arvin.dk</a>, comparison of different SQL implementations</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>No private methods, no way to call super method from a child. <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>