Azure Cosmos DB AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Relational Databases

The best Relational Database alternative to Azure Cosmos DB is SQLite, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Azure Cosmos DB and many of them are Relational Databases so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Relational Database alternatives to Azure Cosmos DB are PostgreSQL, MySQL Community Edition, MongoDB and MariaDB.

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Azure Cosmos DB alternatives page was last updated Sep 4, 2023
  1. SQLite icon
     330 likes

    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.

    70 SQLite alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  File Based Storage
    2.  Web-Database
    3.  Import from SqlServer
    4.  In-process file-based
    SQLite iconAzure Cosmos DB Icon

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    • SQLite is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Azure Cosmos DB.

    • SQLite is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Azure Cosmos DB.

    • SQLite is Free and Open SourceAzure Cosmos DB is Paid and Proprietary
    • SQLite is LightweightAzure Cosmos DB is not according to our users
  2. PostgreSQL icon
     305 likes

    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
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Community-based

    Features

    1.  Relational Database
    2.  GIS Data
    3.  Cross-Platform
    4.  High stability
    5.  Fast speed
    PostgreSQL iconAzure Cosmos DB Icon

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  3. MySQL Community Edition icon
     293 likes

    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.

    69 MySQL Community Edition alternatives
    MySQL Workbench

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    MySQL Community Edition Features

    1.  Support for MariaDB
    MySQL Community Edition iconAzure Cosmos DB Icon

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  4. MongoDB icon
     144 likes

    MongoDB is a document database with the scalability and flexibility that you want with the querying and indexing that you need

    105 MongoDB alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD

    MongoDB Features

    1.  NoSQL database
    MongoDB iconAzure Cosmos DB Icon

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    Comments about MongoDB as an Alternative to Azure Cosmos DB
     
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    MongoDb is the best NoSQL DB

    Positive commentApr 17, 2016
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    • MongoDB is the most popular Web-based alternative to Azure Cosmos DB.

    • MongoDB is Freemium and ProprietaryAzure Cosmos DB is Paid and Proprietary
  5. MariaDB icon
     132 likes

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

    56 MariaDB alternatives
    Deploy

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    MariaDB Features

    1.  Relational Database
    2.  Replication
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  6. Microsoft SQL Server icon
     81 likes

    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.

    69 Microsoft SQL Server alternatives
    Microsoft SQL Server screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Microsoft SQL Server Features

    1.  Database Server
    Microsoft SQL Server iconAzure Cosmos DB Icon

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  7. Apache Cassandra icon
     32 likes

    The Apache Cassandra database is the right choice when you need scalability and high availability without compromising performance.

    48 Apache Cassandra alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Google Cloud Platform
    • Microsoft Azure

    Apache Cassandra Features

    1.  NoSQL database
    2.  Persistent Storage
    3.  High Availability
    4.  REST API
    5.  GraphQL
    6.  Distributed
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  8. ArangoDB icon
     35 likes

    ArangoDB database is an open-source NoSQL solution with a flexible data model for documents, graphs, and key-values.

    45 ArangoDB alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    ArangoDB Features

    1.  Graph database
    2.  NoSQL database
    ArangoDB iconAzure Cosmos DB Icon

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  9. 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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Firebird iconAzure Cosmos DB Icon

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    • Firebird is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Azure Cosmos DB.

    • Firebird is Free and Open SourceAzure Cosmos DB is Paid and Proprietary
  10. Amazon RDS icon
     5 likes

    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...

    20 Amazon RDS alternatives
    Amazon RDS screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services

    Amazon RDS Features

    Amazon RDS iconAzure Cosmos DB Icon

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  11. CockroachDB icon
     16 likes

    Cockroach is a distributed key/value datastore which supports ACID transactional semantics and versioned values as first-class features. The primary design goal is global consistency and survivability, hence the name.

    91 CockroachDB alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    CockroachDB iconAzure Cosmos DB Icon

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  12. EdgeDB icon
     2 likes

    EdgeDB is a database designed to solve some fundamental design flaws that make working with databases—both relational and NoSQL alike—unnecessarily onerous.

    69 EdgeDB alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    EdgeDB Features

    1.  Graph database
    EdgeDB iconAzure Cosmos DB Icon

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