IBM Lotus Approach AlternativesRelational Databases and other similar apps like IBM Lotus Approach

IBM Lotus Approach is described as 'Lotus Approach is the award-winning relational database designed to manage, analyze and report on business information. It offers breakthrough ease of use, unprecedented cross-product integration, connectivity, and outstanding power and analysis capabilities' and is a relational database in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to IBM Lotus Approach for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Web-based apps. The best IBM Lotus Approach alternative is SQLite, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like IBM Lotus Approach are PostgreSQL, MySQL Community Edition, MongoDB and MariaDB.

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  1. SQLite icon

    SQLite

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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.

    70 SQLite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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

    • SQLite is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to IBM Lotus Approach.

    • SQLite is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to IBM Lotus Approach.

    • SQLite is Free and Open SourceIBM Lotus Approach is Paid and Proprietary
    • SQLite is LightweightIBM Lotus Approach is not according to our users
  2. PostgreSQL icon

    PostgreSQL

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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.

    73 PostgreSQL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. MySQL Community Edition icon

    MySQL Community Edition

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    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.

    65 MySQL Community Edition alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  5. MongoDB icon

    MongoDB

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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

    99 MongoDB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
     

    • MongoDB is the most popular Web-based alternative to IBM Lotus Approach.

    • MongoDB is Freemium and ProprietaryIBM Lotus Approach is Paid and Proprietary
  6. MariaDB icon

    MariaDB

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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.

    54 MariaDB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Deploy
     
  7. LibreOffice - Base icon

    LibreOffice - Base

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    Base is a full-featured desktop database front end, designed to meet the needs of a broad array of users, for all kinds of usages, such as keeping track of collections of objects,maintaining customer information databases,maintaining student grade and curriculum...

    76 LibreOffice - Base alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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  9. Microsoft SQL Server icon

    Microsoft SQL Server

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    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.

    66 Microsoft SQL Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. CouchDB icon

    CouchDB

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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.

    72 CouchDB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • BSD
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  11. Claris FileMaker icon

    Claris FileMaker

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    FileMaker is a cross-platform relational database application. It integrates a database engine with a graphical user interface and security features, allowing users to modify the database by dragging new elements into layouts, screens, or forms.

    83 Claris FileMaker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    CRM
     

    • Most users think Claris FileMaker is a great IBM Lotus Approach alternative.

    • Claris FileMaker is the most popular iPad alternative to IBM Lotus Approach.

    • Claris FileMaker is the most popular commercial alternative to IBM Lotus Approach.

    • Claris FileMaker is Paid and ProprietaryIBM Lotus Approach is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Firebird

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    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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     

    • Firebird is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to IBM Lotus Approach.

    • Firebird is Free and Open SourceIBM Lotus Approach is Paid and Proprietary
  13. Azure Cosmos DB icon

    Azure Cosmos DB

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    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...

    84 Azure Cosmos DB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  14. CockroachDB icon

    CockroachDB

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    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.

    94 CockroachDB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
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