Commonly used small databases

Features

 

Derby HSQLDB MySQL PostgreSQL   H2

Pure Java	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Memory Mode	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Encrypted Database	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
ODBC Driver	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Fulltext Search	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Multi Version Concurrency	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Footprint (jar/dll size)	~1 MB	~2 MB	~1 MB	~4 MB	~6 MB