Introduction

As the first product and the predecessor of Apache ShardingSphere, ShardingSphere-JDBC defines itself as a lightweight Java framework that provides extra service at Java JDBC layer. With the client end connecting directly to the database, it provides service in the form of jar and requires no extra deployment and dependence. It can be considered as an enhanced JDBC driver, which is fully compatible with JDBC and all kinds of ORM frameworks.

  • Applicable in any ORM framework based on JDBC, such as JPA, Hibernate, Mybatis, Spring JDBC Template or direct use of JDBC.
  • Support any third-party database connection pool, such as DBCP, C3P0, BoneCP, Druid, HikariCP.
  • Support any kind of JDBC standard database: MySQL, Oracle, SQLServer, PostgreSQL and any SQL92 followed databases.

ShardingSphere-JDBC Architecture

Comparison

ShardingSphere-JDBC ShardingSphere-Proxy ShardingSphere-Sidecar
Database Any MySQL/PostgreSQL MySQL/PostgreSQL
Connections Count Cost More Less More
Supported Languages Java Only Any Any
Performance Low loss Relatively High loss Low loss
Decentralization Yes No No
Static Entry No Yes No

ShardingSphere-JDBC is suitable for java application.