Two Approaches to Transactions
ACID and BASE are two sets of properties that describe different approaches to handling transactions in database systems. They reflect trade-offs between consistency, availability, and partition tolerance—especially in distributed systems. ACID prioritizes strong guarantees per transaction; BASE favors availability and eventual consistency when you’re spread across many nodes.
ACID
ACID stands for four properties that together give you strong reliability and data integrity for each transaction. | Property | Meaning |