ODBC Drivers

This page provides resources for people looking for ODBC drivers which they can then use with one of the available Python ODBC interfaces.

We group drivers by database backend. Where available, please add the database vendor drivers as first entry in each section.

Generic Lists

• SQL Summit list of ODBC drivers and vendors
  This was once the most comprehensive listing of ODBC drivers. Unfortunately, the site stopped working in 2014, so the above is a link to the last archive.org version. Even though it is not updated anymore, it still provides a good overview of where to look for drivers.

• ODBC Drivers on databasedrivers.com Listing of available ODBC drivers. This is also available as list based on database backend.

ODBC Driver Vendors

There are a couple of companies which focus on creating commercial quality ODBC drivers for various backends:

• Actual Technologies (specialized on Mac OS X)

• CData Software ODBC Drivers for more than 60 data sources.

• Devart (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X)

• DataDirect

• EasySoft

• OpenLink

• Simba Technologies Drivers and driver development tools for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X: SQL Server, Couchbase, MongoDB, Hive, DynamoDB, Redshift, Cassandra, Spark, Impala, BigQuery, HBase, Salesforce.

Drivers by Data Source

Amazon DynamoDB

• CData ODBC Driver for Amazon DynamoDB

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Amazon SimpleDB

• CData ODBC Driver for Amazon SimpleDB

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Apache Cassandra

• CData ODBC Driver for Apache Cassandra

• Simba Cassandra ODBC driver with SQL connector

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Apache HBase

• CData ODBC Driver for Apache HBase

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Apache Hive

• Simba Hive ODBC driver with SQL connector

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• CData ODBC Driver for Authorize.Net

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Azure Management

• CData ODBC Driver for Azure Management

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Azure Table

• CData ODBC Driver for Azure Table

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Couchbase

• CData ODBC Driver for Couchbase Server

• Simba Couchbase ODBC driver with SQL connector

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CSV/TSV Files

• CData ODBC Driver for CSV/TSV Files

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E*TRADE

• CData ODBC Driver for E*TRADE

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Email

• CData ODBC Driver for Email

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Exact Online

• CData ODBC Driver for Exact Online

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Facebook

• CData ODBC Driver for Facebook

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FreshBooks Accounting

• CData ODBC Driver for FreshBooks Accounting

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Firebird (and Interbase)

• Devart Firebird ODBC Driver
  Works on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X 32/64 bits.
  Supports Firebird server and client versions 2.x, 1.x.

• Devart Interbase ODBC Driver
  Works on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X 32/64 bits.
  Supports all the InterBase server and client versions.

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Gmail

• CData ODBC Driver for Gmail

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Google AdWords

• CData ODBC Driver for Google AdWords

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Google Analytics

• CData ODBC Driver for Google Analytics

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Google Apps

• CData ODBC Driver for Google Apps

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Google BigQuery

• CData ODBC Driver for Google BigQuery

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Google Sheets

• CData ODBC Driver for Google Sheets

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HPCC ECL Queries

• CData ODBC Driver for HPCC ECL Queries

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HubSpot

• CData ODBC Driver for HubSpot

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IBM DB2

• IBM DB2 ODBC driver for Windows and Unix
  Come with IBM DB2, but can also be downloaded separately. Supports Windows and Unix.

• IBM ODBC Driver for Linux on iSeries / AS/400 DB2 servers

• DataDirect ODBC Driver for IBM DB2

• OpenLink ODBC Driver for IBM DB2

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IBM Informix

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IBM Netezza

• Netezza ODBC driver

  Since IBM acquired Netezza, the ODBC drivers are only available to customers with active support contracts. If you have one, you can download the driver as part of the software bundles from IBM FixCentral (search for "Netezza").

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Ingres

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Intacct

• CData ODBC Driver for Intacct

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JSON Services

• CData ODBC Driver for JSON Services

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LDAP Directory Services

• CData ODBC Driver for LDAP Directory Services

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MailChimp

• CData ODBC Driver for MailChimp

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MariaDB

MariaDB is a fork of MySQL.

• MariaDB ODBC Driver

• Devart MariaDB ODBC Driver
  Works on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X 32/64 bits.
  Supports MariaDB 5.x. LGPLed ODBC driver for Windows.

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Marketo

• CData ODBC Driver for Marketo

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Microsoft Access

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Microsoft Active Directory

• CData ODBC Driver for Microsoft Active Directory

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Microsoft Dynamics CRM

• CData ODBC Driver for Microsoft Dynamics CRM

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Microsoft Dynamics GP

• CData ODBC Driver for Microsoft Dynamics GP

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Microsoft Dynamics NAV

• CData ODBC Driver for Microsoft Dynamics NAV

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Microsoft Exchange

• CData ODBC Driver for Microsoft Exchange

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Microsoft Project

• CData ODBC Driver for Microsoft Project

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Microsoft SharePoint

• CData ODBC Driver for Microsoft SharePoint

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Microsoft SQL Server

• MS SQL Server Native Client for SQL Server 2005, 2008 and later
  Free, supported by Microsoft and available for Windows and 64-bit Linux.

• Actual Technologies Mac OS X ODBC Driver for SQL Server

• DataDirect ODBC Driver for SQL Server

• Devart SQL Server ODBC Driver
  Works on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X 32/64 bits.
  Compatible with SQL Server 2014, SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2000 (including MSDE), SQL Server 7, SQL Server Compact 4.0, 3.5, 3.1

• EasySoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server

• FreeTDS Unix ODBC Driver for SQL Server
  Open-source TDS protocol client library, which comes with an ODBC driver. The TDS protocol is used by SQL Server and Sybase ASE.

• OpenLink ODBC Driver for SQL Server

• Simba SQL Server ODBC drivers Supports Linux, Mac and Windows. Available in client and server (two-tier) versions.

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MongoDB

• CData ODBC Driver for MongoDB

• Simba MongoDB ODBC driver with SQL connector

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MySQL

• MySQL ODBC Driver GPLed ODBC driver for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and Unix platforms.

• Actual Technologies Mac OS X ODBC Driver for MySQL

• CData ODBC Driver for MySQL

• DataDirect ODBC Driver for MySQL

• Devart MySQL ODBC Driver
  Works on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X 32/64 bits.
  Supports MySQL servers: 6.0, 5.6, 5.5, 5.1, 5.0, 4.1, 4.0, and 3.23

• OpenLink ODBC Driver for MySQL

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NetSuite CRM & ERP

• CData ODBC Driver for NetSuite CRM & ERP

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OData Services

• CData ODBC Driver for OData Services

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Office 365

• CData ODBC Driver for Office 365

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OFX Financial Accounts

• CData ODBC Driver for OFX Financial Accounts

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Oracle

• Oracle Instant Client ODBC driver
  Free, supported by Oracle. Works on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, AIX, z/Linux, Solaris, HP-UX.

• Actual Technologies Mac OS X ODBC Driver for Oracle

• DataDirect ODBC Driver for Oracle

• Devart Oracle ODBC Driver
  Works on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X 32/64 bits.
  Supports Oracle servers: 12c, 11g, 10g, 9i, 8i, 8.0, including Oracle Express Edition 11g and 10g.
  Supports both x86 and x64 versions of the following Oracle Clients: 12c, 11g, 10g, 9i, 8i, 8.0.

• EasySoft ODBC Driver for Oracle

• OpenLink ODBC Driver for Oracle

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Oracle Eloqua

• CData ODBC Driver for Oracle Eloqua

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PayPal

• CData ODBC Driver for PayPal

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PowerShell

• CData ODBC Driver for PowerShell

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PreEmptive Analytics

• CData ODBC Driver for PreEmptive Analytics

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PostgreSQL

• PostgreSQL ODBC Driver]
  Open-source driver developed as part of the PostgreSQL project.

• Actual Technologies Mac OS X ODBC Driver for PostgreSQL

• DataDirect ODBC Driver for PostgreSQL

• Devart PostgreSQL ODBC Driver
  Works on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X 32/64 bits.
  Supports PostgreSQL server versions since 7.1 up to 9.4.

• EasySoft ODBC Driver for PostgreSQL

• OpenLink ODBC Driver for PostgreSQL

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Quandl

• CData ODBC Driver for Quandl

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Reckon

• CData ODBC Driver for Reckon

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• CData ODBC Driver for RSS Feeds

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SAP ASE / Sybase ASE

• SAP/Sybase ASE ODBC driver
  The ASE ODBC driver comes as part of the ASE installer. Simply select the ODBC driver when running the installer on a client.

• Actual Technologies Mac OS X ODBC Driver for SQL Server

• DataDirect ODBC Driver for SQL Server

• EasySoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server

• FreeTDS Unix ODBC Driver for SQL Server
  Open-source TDS protocol client library, which comes with an ODBC driver. ASE talks TDS on the wire and the FreeTDS driver also supports ASE.

• OpenLink ODBC Driver for SQL Server

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SAP DB / MaxDB

• MaxDB ODBC Driver
  The driver comes as part of the MaxDB downloads.

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SAP NetWeaver

• CData ODBC Driver for SAP NetWeaver

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Sage 50 UK

• CData ODBC Driver for Sage 50 UK

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Salesforce & Force.com

• CData ODBC Driver for Salesforce & Force.com

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SharePoint Excel Services

• CData ODBC Driver for SharePoint Excel Services

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Smartsheet.com

• CData ODBC Driver for Smartsheet.com

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Spark

• Simba Spark ODBC driver with SQL connector

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Square

• CData ODBC Driver for Square

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Sugar

• CData ODBC Driver for Sugar

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Teradata

• Teradata ODBC Driver
  ODBC driver is available for Windows, Linux, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX and Mac.

• DataDirect ODBC Driver for Teradata

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Twilio

• CData ODBC Driver for Twilio

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Twitter

• CData ODBC Driver for Twitter

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xBase

• CData ODBC Driver for xBase

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XML Files

• CData ODBC Driver for XML Files

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Xero Accounting

• CData ODBC Driver for Xero Accounting

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YouTube

• CData ODBC Driver for YouTube

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YouTube Analytics

• CData ODBC Driver for YouTube Analytics

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Zoho CRM

• CData ODBC Driver for Zoho CRM

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