A List of Entity Framework Data Providers

Over on the Ado.net blog they have just announced that Devart have just released new Ado.net Data Providers that support the Entity Framework v1.

This is great news for the Entity Framework team. This added support for multiple database vendors is another big plus for choosing the Entity Framework over Linq To Sql.

Just recently I was listening to Steven Forte and Dan Simmons on DNR talking about what the EF, the show revealed a lot of what the Entity Framework team are doing to make this a really great platform. I look forward to seeing what they have for us in the future.

At least for now if you want to use the EF you are no longer restricted to using SQL Server for your data store. Below is a list of Data Providers that will work with the EF as of the 6th of September 2008

Oracle

• OraDirect .NET 

MySql

• MyDirect .NET 

PostgresSql

• PostgreSQLDirect .NET

SQLite

• System.Data.SQLite
• dotConnect for SQLite

Sybase SQL Anywhere

• Sql Anywhere 11

UPDATE: 23-10-08 Added Sybase SQL Anywhere