Requirements:
- tiny WinForms client app (C# 4.0, WinForms or WPF)
- a few users working simultinausly
- no database service at all – the whole engine as *.DLLs inside client
apps - database available as shared folder on one computer
- at least simple concurrrency checks
- compatible with nHibernate or EntityFramework / NET 4.0
- backup as simple as copying files from shared folder – assuming no
running clients at the moment - no stored procedures/triggers required
- data size – a few tables and a few thousands rows after 2 years
Nice to have:
- user access rights
- encrypted data
I’m trying to choose between:
- MS Access
- SqlLite
- SqlServer Compact Edition.
Can you recommend which one should be the best for these requirements?
With all your limited criteria, limited rows within a few years, it appears to be what I would consider a “disposable” application. Whatever is quickest and easiest would probably be Access