Microsoft SQL Server Alternatives
One of the most popular alternatives to Microsoft SQL Server is SQLite, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are PostgreSQL, MySQL Community Edition, MariaDB and MongoDB. Relational Databases like Microsoft SQL Server are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web and self-hosting.
Alternatives list
dotConnect for MySQL is a high-performance ADO.NET data provider that grants simple access to MySQL and MariaDB databases when developing MySQL-based applications.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Czechia
EU
Slashbase is an open-source in-browser database IDE for your dev/data workflows. Use Slashbase to connect to any of your database, browse data and schema, write, run and save queries, create charts, right from your browser. Supports PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
YDB is an open source Distributed SQL Database that combines high availability and scalability with strong consistency and ACID transactions.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Docker
SQLMachine is a freeware, safe, scalable and adequate performance client-server side architectural SQL DBMS. (Database Management System).
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
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50 NuoDB alternativesNuoDB is a distributed database that can be deployed in any datacenter, in any cloud, anywhere, without the compromises inherent in other New SQL solutions.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
CUBRID is a comprehensive GPL/BSD open source relational database management system highly optimized for Web Applications. CUBRID is being developed in C/C++. Includes native HA, online hot backup, and other features. JDBC, PHP, ODBC/.NET, Ruby & Python APIs.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Filesystem-backed document DBMS in Rust where every record is a Git-versionable JSON file with automatic cryptographic integrity for compliance-critical systems.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Rust
- Global
81 Couchbase alternativesCouchbase is the NoSQL database market share leader, with production deployments at AOL, Deutsche Post, NTT Docomo, Salesforce.com, Turner Broadcasting Systems, Zynga and hundreds of other organizations worldwide.
Cost / License
- Free
- Source Available (BUSL-1.1)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
HBase is an open source, non-relational, distributed database modeled after Google's BigTable and is written in Java. It is developed as part of Apache Software Foundation's Apache Hadoop project and runs on top of HDFS (Hadoop Distributed Filesystem), providing...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
- Online
Ingres is the leading business open source database. Discover the New Economics of IT. Learn how to lower your TCO over a three-year period.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Raspberry Pi
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