Difference Between JDBC and ODBC

In this post, we will understand the difference between JDBC and ODBC.

ODBC

• It stands for Open Database Connectivity.

• It was introduced by Microsoft in the year 1992.

• It can be used with languages such as C, C++, Java.

• It can be chosen only on windows platform.

• Its drivers are developed in native languages such as C, C++.

• It is procedural.

• It is not recommended to use this for Java applications.

• It is because the performance would be reduced due to internal conversions, and it would become platform dependent

JDBC

• It stands for Java Database Connectivity.

• It was introduced by SUN Micro Systems in the year 1997.

• It can only be used only with Java language.

• It can be used on any platform.

• It is object-oriented.

• It is highly suggested to use DBC with Java since there is no performance reduction.

• It is also platform independent.