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.