HQbird: Advanced FirebirdSQL

IBSurgeon HQbird is an advanced distribution of Firebird for enterprises, with the following list of features: 100% Firebird engine, optimized configurations, high availability and replication, backups automation, database health monitoring, transactions and queries monitoring (TraceAPI, MON$ and FBScanner), database structure analysis, recovery toolset and database development GUI.
 

Firebird Performance Optimization

IBSurgeon offers Firebird Performance Optimization service to increase the performance of your Firebird database and application. We will optimize the configuration of Firebird server and database, tune settings of hardware, virtual environments and operation systems, speed up your SQL queries with indices and tweaks, and improve database structure and transactions management.
From $599

Emergency database recovery

To recover corrupted Firebird (or InterBase) databases (with size less than 65Gb) you can use IBSurgeon FirstAID - the best recovery tool for Firebird and InterBase. FirstAID can  automatically fix the vast majority of Firebird database corruption. For databases more than 65Gb in size please contact our support, most like they will require manual recovery service.
From $199

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HQbird 2024 R2-Update 8

HQbird 2024 Update 8 is released

  • Web Interface Authorization Update: Migrated web interface access authentication mechanism to digest authentication
  • Code Modernization: Updated code to eliminate deprecated method warnings (for Java DataGuard)
  • Report Enhancement: Modified daily report and DataGuard startup report generation code to include network interface information collection
  • Auto-Registration Function: Added external function to dataguard.jar for automatic registration in the Control Center using specified keyanswers file - supports both basic and digest authentication versions (options -regka and -regkad)
  • Connection ID Parameter: Added connection_id parameter for server-level trace reports, database-level trace reports, and on-demand tasks
  • Database Connection Report Improvements: Enhanced database connection report display to include statement timeout values
  • Sweep Timeout Control: Added gfixTimeout_hrs parameter to limit gfix sweep operation duration (default: 36 hours)
  • Configuration Adjustments: Updated several default configuration values, including trace session start/stop timing corrections
  • Trace Report Progress Indicator: Added calculation and display of read size percentage when generating trace reports to show processing progress
  • Backup Verification Task Updates: Added revolving deletion before compression and moved free space calculation coefficients to configuration settings
  • Cloud Backup Enhancement: Added support for file transfer via Socket protocol for cloudbackup (filetransfer) task
  • Bug Fixes and UI Polish: Fixed various bugs and implemented cosmetic improvements to the web interface
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26 Января 2026

HQbird 2024 R2-Update 8

HQbird 2024 Update 8

16 Декабря 2025

"Secrets of Firebird SQL Optimizer" is now available for pre-order at 50% off!

Great news! Book "Secrets of Firebird SQL Optimizer" is now available (PDF, 420 pages) for pre-order at 50% off! Get this essential guide and take your database optimization skills to the next level.

26 Ноября 2025

BlackFriday 2025: HQbird and FirstAID -15% till Dec 5

BlackFriday 2025: HQbird and FirstAID -15%

17 Ноября 2025

Minor bugfix release for HQbird (Firebird 5)

Mandatory update from Firebird 5.0.4.1725 to 5.0.4.1726

12 Ноября 2025

IBSurgeon announces release 1.6.2 of streaming technology in HQbird

IBSurgeon announces release 1.6.2 of streaming technology in HQbird

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