IBM DB2 AlternativesRelational Databases and other similar apps like IBM DB2

Apps similar to IBM DB2 include SQLite, which is free and open source. Other options are DBeaver, PostgreSQL, MySQL Community Edition and MongoDB. Relational Databases like IBM DB2 are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web 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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. DBeaver icon
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    A comprehensive, open-source database management tool ideal for developers and administrators. It supports various databases via JDBC drivers, offers extensive plugins and tools like ER diagrams, data migration, and metadata editing, while being ad-free and portable. Usability and extensibility are key features.

    203 DBeaver alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Eclipse
    • Flatpak
    • Java
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  3. 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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. 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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  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

    105 MongoDB alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
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  6. 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
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  7. DbGate icon
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    DbGate is cross-platform database manager. Simple and effective, allowing to work with many various databases simultaneously - SQL and NoSQL.

    192 DbGate alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  8. 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

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. 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.

    77 CouchDB alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Android
    • BSD
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  10. DBClient icon
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    One native app for twelve database engines. Query, edit rows in place, design tables, draw your schema, ask an assistant — no account, no telemetry.

    52 DBClient alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  11. 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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