IBM Lotus Approach Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to IBM Lotus Approach for Windows and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is SQLite, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to IBM Lotus Approach and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to IBM Lotus Approach are PostgreSQL, MySQL Community Edition, MariaDB and MongoDB.

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  1. SQLite icon
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    SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain.

    72 SQLite alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. PostgreSQL icon
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    PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system with over 35 years of active development that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, and performance.

    75 PostgreSQL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. MySQL Community Edition is a freely downloadable version of the world's most popular open source database that is supported by an active community of open source developers and enthusiasts.

    67 MySQL Community Edition alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  4. MariaDB icon
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    MariaDB is a backward compatible, drop-in replacement of the MySQL® Database Server. It includes all major open source storage engines.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. MongoDB icon
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    MongoDB is a document database with the scalability and flexibility that you want with the querying and indexing that you need

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
     
  6. Base is a full-featured desktop database front end, designed to meet the needs of a broad array of users, for all kinds of usages, such as keeping track of collections of objects,maintaining customer information databases,maintaining student grade and curriculum...

    79 LibreOffice - Base alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • PortableApps.com
     
  7. SQL Server delivers on Microsoft’s Data Platform vision by helping your organization manage your data by enabling you to store data from structured, semi-structured, and unstructured documents within the database.

    67 Microsoft SQL Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. CouchDB icon
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    Apache CouchDB is a distributed, fault-tolerant and schema-free document-oriented database accessible via a RESTful HTTP / JSON API. It includes incremental map / reduce mechanics for queries and keeps data safe with an append-only datastore.

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
     
  9. FileMaker is a cross-platform relational database application. It integrates a database engine with a graphical user interface and security features, allowing users to modify the database by dragging new elements into layouts, screens, or forms.

    85 Claris FileMaker alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  10. Firebird icon
     21 likes

    Firebird is a relational database offering many ANSI SQL-92 features that runs on Linux, Windows, and a variety of Unix platforms. Firebird offers excellent concurrency, high performance, and powerful language support for stored procedures and triggers.

    48 Firebird alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  11. Couchbase icon
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    Couchbase is the NoSQL database market share leader, with production deployments at AOL, Deutsche Post, NTT Docomo, Salesforce.com, Turner Broadcasting Systems, Zynga and hundreds of other organizations worldwide.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. RethinkDB icon
     18 likes

    The open-source database for the realtime web.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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