ICDB Editions and features

Feature list and edition comparison

Our Instant Cloud Database is available in different editions to better suit different business needs. The below comparison table shows the details of the selected features per edition.
Stratus Cumulus Cirrus Enterprise
General
Number of users
Users who only have administrative roles are not counted towards the total number of users.
5 10 30 as per the subscription
Number of libraries
Libraries are used to logically group entities and their branches, as well as manage default settings, layered security and cross-library lookups.
2 5 10 unlimited
Number of entities and branches
The total number of active entities and branches allowed. Archived entities and branches are not counted towards the total number of entities and branches.
8 25 50 unlimited
Entities
Copy entities
Archive entities
Export to Excel
Branches
Basic branches
Clones and archives.
Advanced branches
Changesets and extensions.
Export to Excel
Designer
Entity & Branch designer
Modelling of entities and branches without the technical database jargon.
Easy Lookup
Quickly define a lookup to another entity.
Hierarchical Lookup
Define a sequence of lookups where the data available in each next lookup is limited (filtered) by the selected value of the previous lookup. For example, Region > Country > City or Brand > Category > Group.
Languages
Multi-language User Interface
Custom language list
Captions in any language
Enter the caption or description of the entity columns and branch columns in any language.
limited
Security
Role-based access control
Define roles and assign roles to users instead of individual permissions.
Object level access
A more fine-grained control to provide access control on the level of libraries, entities and branches.
Data-driven security
Restrict access to a specific set of data based on your own values.
SSL encryption
Every connection is always and automatically encrypted so that your data cannot be read by anyone else.
PBKDF2 256-bit password hashing algorithm
Passwords are hashed before they are stored in your database which makes them unreadable and irreversible.
SOC-2 compliant data centers
Auditing
Basic change audit
Registers the user, date and time when creating the row and the user, date and time of the last change to the row.
Audit trail
Creates a complete audit log on all changes made to a row.
Audit log retention period
The maximum number of days that the audit trail logs are kept.
365 days 365 days 10 years
Long-term audit log retention period
Retention of audit trail logs for up to 10 years to comply with all legal provisions and audit rules.
optional
Approval workflow
Single approver
Approval of new or modified data and data marked for deletion is performed by a single approval user.
A user can never approve their own data entry modifications.
Four-eyes principle
Approval of new or modified data and data marked for deletion is performed by two distinct approval users.
A user can never approve their own data entry modifications.
Data storage
Individual database per client
Exceptional functionality at the level of large enterprises for all customers
  • The highest level of security
  • No risk of data exposure to third parties
  • Optimal performance
  • Individual backup and restore options
Unlimited database size
Offering an unlimited database size is rather unique
Unlimited data rows
A data row in an entity is the same as a record or row in a database table or even a row in an Excel sheet
Standard backup
Multiple backups per day and a retention of the backups for a period of 7 days
Extended backup
Multiple backups per day and a retention of the backups for a period of 35 days.
optional
Long-term retention of backups
Comply with legislation and audit rules with multiple backups per day and a retention of the backups for a period of 10 years.
optional optional 10 years
Restore a backup, replacing the existing database
Restoring a backup is always on request by submitting a request to our support desk.
on-demand on-demand on-demand on-demand
Restore a backup in a new temporary database
Restoring a backup is always on request by submitting a request to our support desk.
The new database will be available for a maximum of 30 days after which the database is deleted.
There can never be more than 1 active temporary database.
on-demand on-demand on-demand
Documentation
Inline documentation
No more searching for an example or explanation, consult the online documentation directly from the screen via relevant inline links
Support
SLA is measured and support is provided within the business operating hours of the support desk.        
2 business days      
Next business day    
4 hour response time optional
Pricing and ordering
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