InterSystems IRIS AlternativesRelational Databases and other similar apps like InterSystems IRIS

InterSystems IRIS is described as 'A complete cloud-first data platform that includes a multi-model transactional data management engine, an application development platform, and interoperability engine, and an open analytics platform' and is a relational database in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to InterSystems IRIS for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and BSD apps. The best InterSystems IRIS alternative is SQLite, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like InterSystems IRIS are PostgreSQL, MySQL Community Edition, MongoDB and MariaDB.

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A complete cloud-first data platform that includes a multi-model transactional data management engine, an application development platform, and interoperability engine, and an open analytics platform.

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InterSystems IRIS alternatives page was last updated Feb 5, 2024
  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
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    • SQLite is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to InterSystems IRIS.

    • SQLite is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to InterSystems IRIS.

    • SQLite is Free and Open SourceInterSystems IRIS is Paid and Proprietary
    • SQLite is LightweightInterSystems IRIS 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
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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
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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
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    • MongoDB is the most popular Web-based alternative to InterSystems IRIS.

    • MongoDB is Freemium and ProprietaryInterSystems IRIS 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
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  7. Triplit icon
     7 likes

    A full-stack, syncing database that runs on both server and client. Pluggable storage (indexeddb, sqlite, durable objects), syncs over websockets, and works with your favorite framework (React, Solid, Vue, Svelte).

    58 Triplit alternatives
    Triplit screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Triplit Features

    1.  Low Latency
    2.  Real-time sync
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    • Triplit is the most popular SaaS alternative to InterSystems IRIS.

    • Triplit is Free and Open SourceInterSystems IRIS is Paid and Proprietary
  8. CouchDB icon
     47 likes

    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.

    80 CouchDB alternatives
    CouchDB screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD

    CouchDB Features

    1.  NoSQL database
    2.  Database Server
    3.  REST API
    4.  Distributed Database
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  9. 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
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  10. 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
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  11. YDB icon
     3 likes

    YDB is an open source Distributed SQL Database that combines high availability and scalability with strong consistency and ACID transactions.

    57 YDB alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    YDB Features

    1.  NoSQL database
    2.  Distributed Database
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  12. BoltDB icon
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    Bolt is a pure Go key/value store inspired by Howard Chu's LMDB project. The goal of the project is to provide a simple, fast, and reliable database for projects that don't require a full database server such as Postgres or MySQL.

    52 BoltDB alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    Discontinued

    The last version (1.3.1) is from July 2017.

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