Difference between TRUNCATE and DELETE Command

Sr No.	Delete Command	Truncate Command
1.	It is a DML (Data Manipulation Language) command.	It is a DDL (Data Definition Language) command.
2.	The DELETE statement is used when we want to remove some or all of the records from the table.	The truncate command removes the complete data from an existing table but not the table itself. It preserves the table structure or schema.
3.	This command does not reset the table identity because it only deletes the data.	It always resets the table identity.
4.	It maintains transaction logs for each deleted record.	It does not maintain transaction logs for each deleted data page.
5.	Its speed is slow because it maintains the log.	Its execution is fast because it deletes entire data at a time without maintaining transaction logs.
6.	This command can also activate the trigger applied on the table and causes them to fire.	This command does not activate the triggers applied on the table to fire.
7.	It allows us to restore the deleted data by using the COMMIT or ROLLBACK statement.	We cannot restore the deleted data after executing this command.
8.	It can be used with indexed views.	It cannot be used with indexed views
9.	It will lock the row before deletion.	It will lock the data page before deletion.
10.	This command eliminates records one by one.	This command deletes the entire data page containing the records.
11.	We need to have DELETE permission to use this command.	We need to have ALTER permission to use this command.