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Difference between Derby and SQLite

Last Updated : 30 Jun, 2020
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1. Derby :
Derby is a full-featured, open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) implemented in Java and as the name suggests it is developed by Apache Software Foundations. It is based on Java, JDBC and SQL standards. Derby is easy to install, deploy, and use. It is either embedded into a Java application or used as a database server.

2. SQLite :
SQLite is a software library that provides a relational database management system (RDBMS). It was designed by D. Richard Hipp on August 2000. The design goals of SQLite were to allow the program to be operated without installing a database management system (DBMS) or requiring a database administrator. The lite in SQLite means light weight in terms of setup, database administration, and required resource.



Difference between Derby and SQLite :

SR.NO Derby SQLite
1 It is developed by Apache Software Foundation in 1997 It is developed By D. Richard Hipp in 2000.
2 It is written in Java language. It is written in C language.
3 The primary database model for Derby is Relational DBMS. The primary database model for SQLite is Relational DBMS.
4 Server operating systems for Derby are Windows, macOs, Linux, Unix, BSD and z/OS. SQLite does not require a server to run. Hence, it is serverless.
5 It has Java Stored Procedures for Server-side scripts. It does not support Server-side scripting.
6 It support Master-Slave Replication methods. It does not support any replication methods.
7 APIs and other access methods used by Derby is JDBC. APIs and other access methods used by SQLite are ADO.NET, JDBC and ODBC.
8 It support only Java programming language. It support C, C#, C++, D, Delphi, Java, JavaScript, Lua, MatLab, Objective-C, Perl, PHP, PL/SQL, Python, R, Ruby, Scala, etc.
9 It provide XML support. It do not provide XML support.
10 It support fine grained access rights according to SQL-standard. It do not support access rights for user.


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