A list of 5 best popular Open Source, free database software, Mysql, PostgreSQl, Firebird, Berkley DB and SQlite, along with comparison.

Open-source textbooks, long considered a promising way to cut costs but still not widely used, could become more readily available and easily vetted as a University of Minnesota project expands.

Closed source databases like Oracle, Microsoft SQL, and IBM DB2 are still enormously popular, according to DB-Engines, but the fastest growing databases are all open source.

An open source database is just a regular database that’s distributed with its source code. Users can read, revise, and extend the software freely, although few use these opportunities.

Rummage around the open-source Web sites and you will discover deployment guides and basic security tips -- but these center around access controls and secure communication (i.e., SSL).

APITable, a free open source visual AI database platform, emerges as a game-changer, offering an array of features that cater to both personal and enterprise needs.

Timescale is looking to further advance its namesake open-source database platform with new AI capabilities announced today.. Timescale was founded in 2017 as a time series database (TSDB ...

The developer behind the popular open-source PostgreSQL database software, the PostgreSQL Global Development Group, today announced the release of PostgreSQL 16 that includes enhancements to security, ...