Amazon RDS AlternativesRelational Databases and other similar apps like Amazon RDS

Apps similar to Amazon RDS include SQLite, which is free and open source. Other options are PostgreSQL, MySQL Community Edition, MongoDB and MariaDB. You're spoiled for choice with Relational Databases like Amazon RDS: we list more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, the web, Mac and self-hosting.

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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.

    74 SQLite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
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  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.

    80 PostgreSQL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  3. Free GPL database software for relational and NoSQL applications, combining InnoDB and other pluggable storage engines with replication, group replication, clustering, partitioning, stored procedures, triggers, views, monitoring, connectors, and cross-platform tools.

    69 MySQL Community Edition alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  4. 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

    105 MongoDB alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
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  5. 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.

    57 MariaDB alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  6. 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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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  7. CouchDB icon
     49 likes

    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.

    77 CouchDB alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
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  8. ScaleGrid icon
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    ScaleGrid provides a fully managed Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) solution used by thousands of developers, startups, and enterprise customers including UPS, Dell, and Adobe. The ScaleGrid platform supports MongoDB and Redis on both public and private clouds, including Amazon...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  9. 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).

    Cost / License

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. Nearbase icon
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    Nearbase is an affordable, fully managed PostgreSQL service tailored for Asia. We provide dedicated data center coverage in regional cities that traditional managed database providers typically ignore. Get reliable, fully managed instances at a much lower cost than major RDS...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. 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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  12. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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