| Number | Base of difference | JDBC | ODBC |
| 1 | Full Form | Well full form of JDBC is Java DataBase Community | Full form of ODBC is Open Database Connectivity |
| 2 | Base | JDBC is based on Object Oriented. | OBBC is a procedural. |
| 3 | Definition | Well JDBC(Java DataBase Community) is basically an application programming interface for the Java programming language to get the client database access features. | ODBC(Open Database Connectivity) is basically a standard application programming interface to communicate and access database management systems. |
| 4 | Language dependency | As this is being implemented on Java, we can only enhanced and implement this on Java languages. | Well we say about the language of ODBC, it can be implemented for any languages like C, C++, Java etc. |
| 5 | Security Model | Well JDBC mainly works with respect to the Java Secuirty Model. | ODBC is mainly based and implemented on the Windows NT Secuirty Architecture Model. |
| 6 | Architecture | Well when we say about the JDBC architecture this will supports both Two and Three tier layer processing DB Models. But mainly it consists of two layer of architecture. Just like JDBC API and JDBC driver API. | Well ODBC architecture mainly consists of four components and these are The driver, Driver Manager, API and Data Source. |
| 7 | Platform Dependency | Well when we say about the JDBC,It is mainly based on Java and thus it becomes platform independent. So it can work on any platforms irrespective of MS Windows and Linux platforms. | Well in case of ODBC, it can be executed only in windows based platforms. |
| 8 | Support | Well there are lot of community support for JDBC and its users. | Well ODBC is costly, and they provide a larger range of community and paid support. Normally all of ODBC versions use to provide long-term customer support. |
| 9 | Mode of Operation | Well it mainly runs on the Java Programming language and can be compiled directly at the runtime. | It is mainly implemented on Visual Basic langauge and thus the code needs to be interpreted and then it can be executed. |
| 10 | Simplicity | In case of JDBC, coding is the initial step of programming complex queries and it is easier than programming. | In the case of ODBC, it handles different complex situations and queries to produce the proper machine level outputs. So, it is basically an advanced version of coding and other different approaches. Thus, it is much more complex than JDBC |
| 11 | Secuirty | Well in case of JDBC, as users normally do not have the access to teh core system settings, hence the violations and secuirty gaps can be corrected quickly. | And in case of ODBC,being more user interactive server it is prone to user errors. Thus, from the security perspective, JDBC would be a better choice.
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