MariaDB AlternativesRelational Databases and other similar apps like MariaDB

MariaDB is described as 'Backward compatible, drop-in replacement of the MySQL® Database Server. It includes all major open source storage engines' and is a very popular relational database in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to MariaDB for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best MariaDB alternative is SQLite, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MariaDB are PostgreSQL, MySQL Community Edition, MongoDB and Microsoft SQL Server.

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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

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    • SQLite is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to MariaDB.

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

    • SQLite is Free and Open SourceMariaDB is also Free and Open Source
    • SQLite is LightweightMariaDB is not according to our users
  2. PostgreSQL icon

    PostgreSQL

     320 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.

    74 PostgreSQL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    MySQL Community Edition

     300 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.

    65 MySQL Community Edition alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    MongoDB

     148 likes

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

    99 MongoDB alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
     
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    MongoDB is NoSQL while MariaDB is Relational

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    MongoDB is not a relational database

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    • MongoDB is the most popular Web-based alternative to MariaDB.

    • MongoDB is Freemium and ProprietaryMariaDB is Free and Open Source
  6. Microsoft SQL Server icon

    Microsoft SQL Server

     84 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.

    66 Microsoft SQL Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Apache Cassandra icon

    Apache Cassandra

     33 likes

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

    51 Apache Cassandra alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Google Cloud Platform
    • Microsoft Azure
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  10. CouchDB icon

    CouchDB

     48 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.

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
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  11. CockroachDB icon

    CockroachDB

     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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  12. Percona Server icon

    Percona Server

     3 likes

    Percona Server is an enhanced, drop-in MySQL® replacement which has been downloaded more than 1,400,000 times. Percona Server is based on the Percona XtraDB Storage Engine, an enhanced version of the InnoDB storage engine for MySQL and MariaDB.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  13. ArangoDB icon

    ArangoDB

     35 likes

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

    52 ArangoDB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. Amazon RDS icon

    Amazon RDS

     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...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
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    • Amazon RDS is the most popular SaaS alternative to MariaDB.

    • Amazon RDS is Freemium and ProprietaryMariaDB is Free and Open Source
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