Microsoft SQL Server AlternativesTop Relational Databases and other similar apps like Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft SQL Server is described as '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' and is a popular relational database in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Microsoft SQL Server for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and BSD apps. The best Microsoft SQL Server alternative is SQLite, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Microsoft SQL Server are PostgreSQL, MySQL Community Edition, MariaDB and MongoDB.

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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
     
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    • Most users think SQLite is a great Microsoft SQL Server alternative.

    • SQLite is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Microsoft SQL Server.

    • SQLite is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Microsoft SQL Server.

    • SQLite is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft SQL Server is Freemium and Proprietary
    • SQLite is LightweightMicrosoft SQL Server 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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    Comments about PostgreSQL as an Alternative to Microsoft SQL Server
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    Its free with same power of MS SQL

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    similar syntax, familiar environnment

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    I'm a begginer but I think is because of features and small disc space usage!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks PostgreSQL is a great Microsoft SQL Server alternative.

    • PostgreSQL is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft SQL Server is Freemium and Proprietary
  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. MariaDB icon

    MariaDB

     141 likes

    MariaDB is a backward compatible, drop-in replacement of the MySQL® Database Server. It includes all major open source storage engines.

    54 MariaDB alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Deploy
     
  6. 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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
     

    • MongoDB is the most popular Web-based alternative to Microsoft SQL Server.

    • MongoDB is Freemium and ProprietaryMicrosoft SQL Server is also Freemium and Proprietary
  7. DbGate icon

    DbGate

     28 likes

    DbGate is cross-platform database manager. Simple and effective, allowing to work with many various databases simultaneously - SQL and NoSQL.

    168 DbGate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

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

    Azure SQL

     Like

    Azure SQL is a family of managed, secure, and intelligent products that use the SQL Server database engine in the Azure cloud. Azure SQL is built upon the familiar SQL Server engine, so you can migrate applications with ease and continue to use the tools, languages, and...

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Azure
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    • Azure SQL is the most popular commercial alternative to Microsoft SQL Server.

    • Azure SQL is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft SQL Server is Freemium and Proprietary
  11. Oracle Database icon

    Oracle Database

     22 likes

    Oracle Database delivers industry leading performance, scalability, security and reliability on a choice of clustered or single-servers running Windows, Linux, and UNIX. It provides comprehensive features to easily manage the most demanding transaction processing, business...

    60 Oracle Database alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. 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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
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  13. Amazon Aurora icon

    Amazon Aurora

     1 like

    Amazon Aurora provides built-in security, continuous backups, serverless compute, up to 15 read replicas, automated multi-Region replication, and integrations with other AWS services.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
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    • Amazon Aurora is the most popular SaaS alternative to Microsoft SQL Server.

    • Amazon Aurora is Freemium and ProprietaryMicrosoft SQL Server is also Freemium and Proprietary
  14. Triplit icon

    Triplit

     8 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).

    Cost / License

    Platforms

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