FirebirdSQL/firebird
Firebird server, client and tools observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
93/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 80
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0.5
- age_days: 3822
- days_rel: 138
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 7
Adoption not part of the score
1446 stars · 271 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Firebird is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) offering many ANSI SQL standard features, running on Linux, Windows, macOS, and Unix platforms. It provides high concurrency, strong performance, and powerful stored procedure and trigger support, with a lineage in production use since 1981.
Use cases
- embed a lightweight SQL database in a desktop application
- self-host a relational database server on Linux or Windows
- run a production RDBMS with stored procedures and triggers
- migrate a legacy Interbase/Borland database to open source
- deploy a Firebird database with Docker
- use an ANSI SQL-compliant database with no licensing fees
When to choose
- you need a free, no-license-fee RDBMS for commercial redistribution
- you want strong concurrency and stored procedure/trigger support in a compact server
- you maintain existing Firebird or Interbase databases
- you need a database that runs across Linux, Windows, and macOS
When to avoid
- you need a large ecosystem of cloud-managed services and tooling like PostgreSQL or MySQL offer
- you require built-in horizontal scaling or replication out of the box
- your team depends on niche ORMs or drivers with first-class Firebird support
Facets
application · maturity stable
database databases backend developer-tools windows cross-platform self-hosted rdbms firebird stored-procedures triggers sql-database embedded-database sql linux macos docker
8 sources
- readme: https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird · fetched 2026-08-28 · f31affbb778a
- homepage: https://firebirdsql.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · e7e9be755ec6
- site_page: https://firebirdsql.org/en/news/new-firebird-docker-images-and-update-for-1-step-firebird-linux-installation-scripts · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4744e60c3ca3
- site_page: https://firebirdsql.org/en/featured-products/book-detailed-new-features-of-firebird-5-2nd-edition · fetched 2026-08-29 · b01c7e0e9006
- site_page: https://firebirdsql.org/en/about-firebird · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6ba6e49a089a
- site_page: https://firebirdsql.org/en/documentation · fetched 2026-08-29 · b9c88bbfdc48
- site_page: https://firebirdsql.org/en/firebird-rdbms · fetched 2026-08-29 · b9c88bbfdc48
- site_page: https://firebirdsql.org/en/news/firebird-5-0-4-4-0-7-and-3-0-14-sub-releases-are-available · fetched 2026-08-29 · f1fb69513f1d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| FirebirdSQL/firebird | main | 93 |
For agents
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