The lightweight database with top-of-the-line security
InterBase is an ultrafast, scalable, and embeddable SQL database with top-of-the-line data security, instant disaster recovery, and unique, award-winning change synchronization technology.
- AES-256 encryption enabled by default, plus TLS 1.2+ and SHA-256 password protection
- Editions for mobile, desktop, and server: a dependability and cost advantage as you scale
- Change Views™: the fastest and most secure way to track data changes
An embeddable, zero-admin SQL database
InterBase is a full-featured, high-performance, scalable, relational, and embeddable multi-platform SQL database with multi-dimensional data security, disaster recovery, and change synchronization, for developers who want to embed a low-cost, zero-admin, secure database into their connected applications.
InterBase is one of the first enterprise-grade relational databases ever produced. It is built on a versioning architecture still unmatched by many popular databases, and it was the first DBMS to implement Multi-Version Concurrency Control (MVCC), called Multi-Generational Architecture in InterBase.
Seven reasons to choose InterBase
Security, resilience, and flexibility without heavy administration, from mobile apps to servers.
01Secure
- AES-256 encryption enabled by default
- TLS 1.2+ with OpenSSL 3.5 LTS
- SHA-256 password protection
- Optional FIPS 140-3 compliance
- Cross-platform encrypted backups
02Resilient
- Live backups and incremental restores
- Distinguished Data Dumps
- Write-Ahead Logging
- Point-in-time recovery with compliance support
03Flexible
- Multi-language support
- Cross-platform deployment
- Server and embedded data storage
- Local and remote connectivity
- Single on-disk format
04Self-reliant
- Independent operation
- Near-zero maintenance
- Server licenses include one year of maintenance
- Rapid crash recovery
05Lightweight
- Small footprint across platforms
- Fast installs and upgrades
- Multi-core performance optimization
- Faster restores and queries
06Efficient
- Lightweight replication
- Change Views™ data tracking
- Data change subscriptions
- Role-based user security
- Early-fetch data deltas
07Compliant
- ANSI/ISO SQL compliant
- Stored procedures & triggers
- Standards-based connectivity (ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET, Python)
- Multi-generational architecture (MVCC)
- FIPS 140-3 ready
Which InterBase edition is right for you?
Four distributable editions plus the free Developer Edition cover everything from enterprise systems to deeply embedded IoT and mobile solutions. It’s easy to move between editions, and the best choice is often a combination.
Developer
For developing and testing applications. Free.
- Users
- 4
- CPU cores
- 8
- Platforms
- Win · Linux
Free for development
Free downloadToGo Lite
For simple single-user embedded apps. Free to distribute.
- Users
- 1
- CPU cores
- 1
- Platforms
- Win · Linux · macOS · iOS · Android
Free
Free downloadToGo Pro
For mobile and desktop apps with an embedded, encrypted database.
- Users
- 1
- CPU cores
- 4
- Platforms
- Win · Linux · macOS · iOS · Android
Annual subscription with support and maintenance
Request a QuoteDesktop
Same engine as Server, licensed for local connections on one machine.
- Users
- 1
- CPU cores
- 4
- Platforms
- Win
Perpetual license, optional maintenance
Request a QuoteServer
For many users and devices connecting to the same data, on Windows and Linux.
- Users
- Licensed
- CPU cores
- 32
- Platforms
- Win · Linux
Perpetual license with support and maintenance
Request a QuoteEdition comparison
| Feature | DeveloperLocal & embedded | ToGo LiteEmbedded | ToGo ProEmbedded | DesktopLocal server | ServerComprehensive RDBMS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security | |||||
| Database and column encryption | AES-256 + FIPS | — | AES-256 | AES-256 + FIPS | AES-256 + FIPS |
| Password security | SHA-256 | SHA-256 | SHA-256 | SHA-256 | SHA-256 |
| Over-the-wire communication | TLS 1.2+ | N/A | N/A | TLS 1.2+ | TLS 1.2+ |
| FIPS 140-3 support | — | — | |||
| Reliability & data | |||||
| Supported platforms | WinLinux | WinLinuxmacOSiOSAndroid | WinLinuxmacOSiOSAndroid | Win | WinLinux |
| Journaling (WAL + archiving, point-in-time recovery) | — | — | |||
| Change Views | — | ||||
| Enterprise features: disaster recovery, performance monitoring | — | — | N/A | N/A | |
| Limits & capacity | |||||
| Maximum simultaneous users | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Licensed |
| Maximum CPU cores | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 32 |
| Max connections per user | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Simultaneous transactions per connection | Unlimited | 1 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Connectivity & tools | |||||
| First-class connectivity | ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET, Python | ODBC, ADO.NET, Python | ODBC, ADO.NET, Python | ODBC, ADO.NET, Python | ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET, Python |
| RAD Studio (FireDAC and IBX) | |||||
| Command-line and GUI tools for DBA tasks | |||||
| Licensing | |||||
| Subscription offering | — | — | yes¹ | — | — |
| Maintenance included | — | — | — | — | |
| Number of installations | — | — | No limit | 1 | Depends on license (1 to unlimited) |
| License type | — | — | Annual subscription with support and maintenance¹ | Perpetual, optional maintenance | Perpetual, with support and maintenance |
| Download | Download | Quote | Quote | Quote | |
¹ The InterBase ToGo Pro subscription must be renewed every year to keep the right to distribute new copies of applications embedding InterBase ToGo. Looking for a single-user ToGo Pro license? Contact us.
Server and Desktop
- Many users and devices on the same data: Server, on Windows and Linux.
- Scales to hundreds of concurrent connections and runs equally well on a laptop or a server.
- Desktop has the same engine but is licensed for local connections only. Upgrade to Server when you need the network.
ToGo Lite and ToGo Pro
- For iOS, Android, Windows, Linux, and macOS apps that need to work offline.
- Less network traffic and lower data-movement costs, with stand-alone encrypted storage.
- No client drivers needed. Lite and Pro share the same libraries: upgrade from Lite to Pro by replacing the license file.
Deployment
- Server and Desktop install in minutes with a stand-alone installer.
- You can also silently embed either one into your own installer.
- ToGo Lite and ToGo Pro need no installer: the engine is linked into your application during development.
Award-winning Change Views™
InterBase won Total Telco’s IoT Award for “the most innovative use of data” thanks to its highly scalable, patented Change Views™ technology. Reconnect anytime to get personalized field-level changes for any user or device using standard SQL, and update remote cached data rapidly with small, context-aware deltas.
Explore Change ViewsReal-world examples
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Read the case studyTry InterBase today
Download the Server Edition trial, or contact us for a quote and advice on choosing editions.