Amazon RDS AlternativesRelational Databases and other similar apps like Amazon RDS

Amazon RDS is described as 'Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) is a collection of managed services that makes it simple to set up, operate, and scale databases in the cloud. Choose from seven popular engines — Amazon Aurora with MySQL compatibility, Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility' and is a relational database in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Amazon RDS for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Mac and Self-Hosted apps. The best Amazon RDS alternative is SQLite, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Amazon RDS 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • 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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    Platforms

    • 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
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  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.

    55 MariaDB alternatives

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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

    101 MongoDB alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
     
  6. 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
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
  7. Ubicloud icon
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    Open, free, and portable cloud. Elastic compute, block storage (non replicated), and virtual networking services in public alpha.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Triplit icon
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    A full-stack, syncing database that runs on both server and client. Pluggable storage (indexeddb, sqlite, durable objects), syncs over websockets, and works with your favorite framework (React, Solid, Vue, Svelte).

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. Azure Cosmos DB is a NoSQL document database service designed from the ground up to natively support JSON and JavaScript directly inside the database engine. It’s the right solution for web and mobile applications when predictable throughput, low latency, and flexible query are...

    85 Azure Cosmos DB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. YDB icon
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    YDB is an open source Distributed SQL Database that combines high availability and scalability with strong consistency and ACID transactions.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  11. Google Cloud SQL is a fully managed relational database service for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. Filesystem-backed document DBMS in Rust where every record is a Git-versionable JSON file with automatic cryptographic integrity for compliance-critical systems.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Rust
     
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