MySQL Community Edition AlternativesTop Relational Databases and other similar apps like MySQL Community Edition

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

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  1. PostgreSQL icon

    PostgreSQL

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    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.

    73 PostgreSQL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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    Comments about PostgreSQL as an Alternative to MySQL Community Edition
    Gruak
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    Faster, more features, no licence fuss

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    • Almost everyone thinks PostgreSQL is a great MySQL Community Edition alternative.

    • PostgreSQL is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to MySQL Community Edition.

    • PostgreSQL is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MySQL Community Edition.

    • PostgreSQL is Free and Open SourceMySQL Community Edition is also Free and Open Source
  2. 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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    • Almost everyone thinks SQLite is a great MySQL Community Edition alternative.

    • SQLite is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to MySQL Community Edition.

    • SQLite is Free and Open SourceMySQL Community Edition is also Free and Open Source
    • SQLite is LightweightMySQL Community Edition is not according to our users
  4. MariaDB icon

    MariaDB

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Samenaga
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    It is a drop-in replacement of MySQL CE.

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    • Almost everyone thinks MariaDB is a great MySQL Community Edition alternative.

    • MariaDB is Free and Open SourceMySQL Community Edition is also Free and Open Source
  5. MongoDB icon

    MongoDB

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

    99 MongoDB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
     

    • MongoDB is the most popular Web-based alternative to MySQL Community Edition.

    • MongoDB is Freemium and ProprietaryMySQL Community Edition is Free and Open Source
  6. Microsoft SQL Server icon

    Microsoft SQL Server

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    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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    CouchDB

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    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

    • Free
    • Open Source

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

    CockroachDB

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    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.

    94 CockroachDB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Triplit

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    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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Triplit is the most popular SaaS alternative to MySQL Community Edition.

    • Triplit is Free and Open SourceMySQL Community Edition is also Free and Open Source
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    Oracle Database

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    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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Oracle Database is the most popular commercial alternative to MySQL Community Edition.

    • Oracle Database is Paid and ProprietaryMySQL Community Edition is Free and Open Source
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    Apache Cassandra

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Google Cloud Platform
    • Microsoft Azure
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    Vertica

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    Vertica is a grid-based, column-oriented database designed to manage large, fast-growing volumes of data and provide very fast query performance when used for data warehouses and other query-intensive applications.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    FerretDB

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    FerretDB (formerly MangoDB) is an open-source proxy, which converts MongoDB wire protocol queries to SQL, and uses PostgreSQL as a database engine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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