Microsoft SQL Server Alternatives

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. LiteDB icon
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    LiteDB is an open-source, MongoDB-like database that requires no configuration and is mobile-ready. It's a serverless database delivered in a single DLL under 450kb, fully written in .NET C# managed code and compatible with .NET 4.5 and NETStandard 2.0.

    50 LiteDB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Matisse icon
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    Matisse Software Inc. delivers database software and services to companies that need to rapidly and cost effectively develop and deploy scalable applications and services. Matisse 9, a Post Object-Relational Database product, is the first ever SQL-Object programmable data server...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    A TUI for viewing and editing database files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • SQLite
    • PostgreSQL
     
  4. RSQL icon
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    RSQL is a simplified clone of MS SQL Server, and can execute simple TSQL scripts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Gel Data icon
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    Postgres is the endgame database. Gel supercharges it with a modern data model, graph queries, Auth & AI solutions, and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PostgreSQL
    • Online
     
  6. Replicator icon
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    Whether you need to simply compare two databases or set up replication, you have come to the right place. Replicator does not change the reference database in any way nor requires setting up customs agents or triggers in your databases.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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