ChessBase AlternativesChess Databases and other similar apps like ChessBase

ChessBase is described as 'Personal, stand-alone chess database that has become the standard through the world' and is a Chess Database in the gaming software category. There are more than 10 alternatives to ChessBase for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best ChessBase alternative is OffChess, which is free. Other great apps like ChessBase are En Croissant, Noctie.ai, Scid vs. PC and Chessify.

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  1. OffChess icon
     7 likes

    Explore 100,000+ offline chess puzzles across all levels, featuring real-game tactics like forks, pins, and mate puzzles, adaptive difficulty, personalized themes, detailed stats, opening-specific challenges, and hints for improving your play anytime, anywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  2. En Croissant icon
     10 likes

    An open-source, cross-platform chess GUI that aims to be powerful, customizable and easy to use.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  3. Noctie.ai icon
     3 likes

    Noctie.ai is a personal AI chess coach with a human touch. We aim to teach chess in a joyful and effective way – just like you would with a loved and respected human coach.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. Scid vs. PC icon
     17 likes

    Shane's Chess Information Database is a powerful Chess Toolkit, with which one can create huge chess databases, run engine analysis, or play casual games against the computer or online with the Free Internet Chess Server.

    25 Scid vs. PC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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    Scid vs. PC vs ChessBase Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    Does most of what chess base does.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Scid vs. PC is Free and Open SourceChessBase is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Chessify icon
     5 likes

    Chessify is a multi-service chess platform that offers training tools for amateur and professional players. The company provides a cloud platform for chess analysis.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    Chessify vs ChessBase Comments
    Satenik Karapetyan
    Positive
    0

    With Chessify you can get access to the best engines immediately and analyze on highly secure cloud servers without spending a tidy sum. You don't need to install a chess program on your PC. Chessify allows you to analyze at top speed (up to 1BN/s) on cloud servers from ANY DEVICE 24/7.

    • Chessify is Freemium and ProprietaryChessBase is Paid and Proprietary
  6. scidCommunity differs from upstream Scid by offering enhancements not present in the upstream repo. Enhancements include:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  7. ChessDB icon
     2 likes

    ChessDB - a free Chess database for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, and UNIX - like ChessBase , but better.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  8. Chessquid icon
     4 likes

    The ultimate Chess Software for Pro Players

    Chessquid is a revolutionary chess software designed for chess players, from club players to the best Grandmasters, to help you prepare against opponents.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Chessquid vs ChessBase Comments
    Chess Donkey
    Positive
    1

    It is Mac and Linux compatible

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Chessquid is Paid and ProprietaryChessBase is also Paid and Proprietary
  9. Chess Assistant 13 Houdini 3 is a unique tool for managing chess games and databases, playing chess online, analyzing games, or playing chess against the computer. Chess Assistant has a long history of innovative and advanced analysis functions and now, with a built-in CQL...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. eboard icon
     4 likes

    eboard is a chess interface for Unix-like systems (GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, etc.) based on the GTK+ GUI toolkit. It provides a chess board interface to ICS (Internet Chess Servers) like FICS and to chess engines like GNU Chess, Sjeng and Crafty.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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