FoundationDB
No phone app
6.2No. 49 of 73
in Database Software
in Database Software
- Recognised40% of the score52
- Phone app26% of the score0
- Documented20% of the score63
- Free plan14% of the score30
- Free plan
- No
- Runs on
- api, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
Summary
FoundationDB is ranked #49 of 73 in database software on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows.
Compared on database software
- Deployment model
- self_hostedfoundationdb.org
- Persistence modes
- bothfoundationdb.org
- Clustering support
- Yesfoundationdb.org
- Multi-region support
- Yesfoundationdb.org
- Supported protocols
- C API, Go API, Python API, Ruby API, Java API, Node.js APIfoundationdb.org
Facts
- Product
- FoundationDB is a distributed database that stores structured data across clusters of commodity servers as an ordered key-value store.apple.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Transactions
- All reads and writes use fully ACID transactions that can span multiple machines.apple.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Data models
- The core API is an ordered key-value store, while richer data models can be added through layers.apple.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Scalability
- FoundationDB scales out by adding machines and automatically handles data redundancy, partitioning, and caching.apple.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Fault tolerance
- Data is replicated across multiple servers, and the system automatically finds a new location for a lost copy when a server fails.apple.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Workloads
- FoundationDB is optimized for OLTP and can also support OLAP through ordered range reads.apple.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Backups
- Its integrated backup system creates scheduled moment-in-time snapshots of the distributed database on a remote file system.apple.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Layers
- Applications can use FoundationDB directly or through stateless layers that add data models, algorithms, or frameworks.apple.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Language bindings
- Officially supported client bindings are C, Go, Python, Java, and Ruby.apple.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- FoundationDB supports TLS for communication security and authentication, but cluster connections are unencrypted by default.apple.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project provides community forums for technical and user discussions.foundationdb.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Limit: query language
- The FoundationDB core does not include a separate query language; query languages can be implemented in layers.apple.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Limit: transaction duration
- Read/write transactions lasting over five seconds cannot commit.apple.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Platform caveat
- The macOS server is intended for single-machine development, while Linux is described as the best-tested and most performant platform for multi-machine clusters.apple.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
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Where it ranks on Samsung Mobile US Press
- Best Database Software in 2026#49 of 73
- Best Key-Value Databases in 2026#10 of 26
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Sources
- apple.github.io/foundationdb/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- apple.github.io/foundationdb/features.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
- apple.github.io/foundationdb/anti-features.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
- apple.github.io/foundationdb/architecture.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
- apple.github.io/foundationdb/tls.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
- foundationdb.org· checked 4 Oct 2026
- apple.github.io/foundationdb/administration.html· checked 4 Oct 2026