| File system | DBMS |
| File system is a collection of data. Any management with the file system, user has to write the procedures. | DBMS is a collection of data and user is not required to write the procedures for managing the database. |
| File system gives the details of the data representation and Storage of data. | DBMS provides an abstract view of data that hides the details. |
| In File system storing and retrieving of data cannot be done efficiently. | DBMS is efficient to use since there are wide varieties of sophisticated techniques to store and retrieve the data. |
| Concurrent access to the data in the file system has many problems like : Reading the file while other form of locking. deleting some information, updating some information | DBMS takes care of Concurrent access using some form of locking. |
| File system doesn’t provide crash recovery mechanism. Eg. While we are entering some data into the file if System crashes then content of the file is lost |
DBMS has crash recovery mechanism, DBMS protects user from the effects of system failures. |
| Protecting a file under file system is very difficult. | DBMS has a good protection mechanism. |