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Zoho Creator is as much a development tool as it is a database, hence the name. On the surface, the application looks similar to something like Dabble DB, but as you drill down, you quickly realize that youre dealing with a different beast altogether. Indeed, Zoho Creator was architected around a proprietary scripting engine developed by AdventNet, Zohos parent company, that allows developers to build custom business logic using simple procedural code. What makes Zoho Creator particularly appealing is that in developing its engine, AdventNet took an approach similar to Microsofts regarding .Net, and developed a generic virtual machine that can support multiple syntaxes, from Basic, to PHP, and JavaScript. Because of this, Zoho Creator is closer to a traditional database development tool than any other application we reviewed, and should be considered if your project requires the development of custom business logic. Also, Zoho Creator provides direct integrat