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The best Relational Database alternative to IBM DB2 is SQLite, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to IBM DB2 and many of them are Relational Databases so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Relational Database alternatives to IBM DB2 are PostgreSQL, MySQL Community Edition, MongoDB and MariaDB.

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IBM DB2

Relational Database
Freemium • Proprietary

DB2 offers industry leading performance, scale, and reliability on your choice of platform from Linux to z/OS. DB2 supports storing XML and relational data and offers SQL PL and PL/SQL procedural languages.

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IBM DB2 alternatives page was last updated Feb 5, 2024

SQLite
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.
68 SQLite alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Relational Database
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Self-Hosted
SQLite Features
1. Lightweight
2. File Based Storage
3. Web-Database
4. Import from SqlServer
5. Embeddable
6. In-process file-based
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SQLite VS IBM DB2
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- SQLite is the most popular Android, iPhone & Self-Hosted alternative to IBM DB2.
- SQLite is Free and Open SourceIBM DB2 is Freemium and Proprietary
- SQLite is LightweightIBM DB2 is not according to our users

PostgreSQL
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.
74 PostgreSQL alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Relational Database
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
PostgreSQL Features
1. Community-based
2. Relational Database
3. GIS Data
4. Cross-Platform
5. High stability
6. Fast speed
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MySQL Community Edition
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
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Relational Database
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
MySQL Community Edition Features
Support for MariaDB
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MongoDB
MongoDB is a document database with the scalability and flexibility that you want with the querying and indexing that you need
104 MongoDB alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- Relational Database
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- BSD
MongoDB Features
NoSQL database
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MongoDB VS IBM DB2
Is MongoDB a good alternative to IBM DB2?
- MongoDB is the most popular Web-based alternative to IBM DB2.
- MongoDB is Freemium and ProprietaryIBM DB2 is also Freemium and Proprietary

MariaDB
MariaDB is a backward compatible, drop-in replacement of the MySQL® Database Server. It includes all major open source storage engines.
55 MariaDB alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Relational Database
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
MariaDB Features
Relational Database
Replication
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Microsoft SQL Server
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.
68 Microsoft SQL Server alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Relational Database
- Database Management Tool
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Microsoft SQL Server Features
Database Server
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DbGate
DbGate is cross-platform database manager. Simple and effective, allowing to work with many various databases simultaneously - SQL and NoSQL.
159 DbGate alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Database Management Tool
- Relational Database
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Flathub
- Flatpak
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Top DbGate Features
1. Database Management Tool
2. Ad-free
3. Relational Database
4. Autocompletion
5. Support for MS SQL Server
6. MongoDB
7. ER Diagrams
8. Lightweight
9. SQLite
10. Support for MariaDB
11. Dark Mode
12. Import CSV Data
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Firebird
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.
47 Firebird alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Relational Database
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
Firebird VS IBM DB2
Is Firebird a good alternative to IBM DB2?
- Firebird is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to IBM DB2.
- Firebird is Free and Open SourceIBM DB2 is Freemium and Proprietary

EdgeDB
EdgeDB is a database designed to solve some fundamental design flaws that make working with databases—both relational and NoSQL alike—unnecessarily onerous.
67 EdgeDB alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Relational Database
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
EdgeDB Features
Graph database
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Amazon RDS
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
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- Relational Database
Platforms
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Amazon Web Services
Amazon RDS Features
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CockroachDB
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.
87 CockroachDB alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Relational Database
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
CockroachDB VS IBM DB2
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YDB
YDB is an open source Distributed SQL Database that combines high availability and scalability with strong consistency and ACID transactions.
55 YDB alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Relational Database
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Docker
YDB Features
NoSQL database
Distributed Database
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