Is a database faster than CSV?

Which is better CSV or database?

A CSV file can be roughly compared to a single database table, but a CSV file is not a relational database. If you have data to process where you are only ever going to read it once, and you are going to read all of the data, a relational database is not the fastest solution.

Are databases faster than files?

As a general rule, databases are slower than files. If you require indexing of your files, a hard-coded access path on customised indexing structures will always have the potential to be faster if you do it correctly. But 'performance' is not the goal when choosing a database over a file based solution.

Why use a database instead of a CSV?

Database provide more flexibility whereas flat file provide less flexibility. Database system provide data consistency whereas flat file can not provide data consistency. Database is more secure over flat files.

Which database processing is very fast?

All three database engines run faster when they have indices to work with. But SQLite is still the fastest. ... Test 7: 5000 SELECTs with an index.PostgreSQL:4.614MySQL:1.270SQLite 2.7.6:1.121SQLite 2.7.6 (nosync):1.162