FireDAC

FireDAC (Fire-Data Access Components) is a high-performance, universal data access library for Embarcadero Delphi and C++Builder, designed to provide fast connectivity to a wide array of relational database management systems. It offers a unified API for accessing various databases across…

Key facts

First appeared
2007
Category
technology
Problem solved
FireDAC was created to provide a modern, high-performance, and unified data access framework that could connect to a multitude of database systems with a single API, abstracting away database-specific details. It aimed to overcome the limitations and aging architecture of older data access technologies like the Borland Database Engine (BDE) and the feature-sparse dbExpress, offering superior performance, flexibility, and cross-platform capabilities for Delphi and C++Builder developers.
Platforms
Android, macOS, Linux, iOS, Windows

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Notable users

  • Government agencies (for internal applications)
  • Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) using RAD Studio
  • Healthcare providers (for internal applications)
  • Financial Services companies (for internal applications)
  • Manufacturing companies (for internal applications)