PostgreSQL Alternatives

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

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  1. SlateDB icon
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    An embedded database built on object storage. Unlike traditional LSM-tree storage engines, SlateDB writes data to object storage to provide bottomless storage capacity, high durability, and easy replication.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Hydra is an open source, column-oriented Postgres. Query billions of rows instantly, no code changes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  3. Database Labs icon
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    A Postgres Database as a Service platform so you can focus on writing your app, not on becoming a database administrator.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
     
  4. Marple DB icon
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    Marple DB is a high-performance database designed for processing and standardising time series data from measurement files.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed NoSQL database service offered by Amazon.com as part of the Amazon Web Services portfolio. It was announced by Amazon CTO Werner Vogels on January 18, 2012.OverviewDynamoDB differs from other Amazon services by allowing developers to purchase a...

    54 Amazon DynamoDB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
     
  6. NuoDB icon
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    NuoDB 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
     
  7. CUBRID Database icon
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    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
     
  8. FerretDB icon
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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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    The MySQL-compatible serverless database platform.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. CrateDB icon
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    CrateDB is an open source SQL database with a ground-breaking distributed design:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. SAP HANA icon
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    SAP HANA is a completely re-imagined platform for real-time business.

    It transforms business by streamlining transactions, analytics, planning, predictive, sentiment data processing on a single in-memory database so business can operate in real-time.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    H2 is a relational database management system written in Java. It can be embedded in Java applications or run in the client-server mode. The disk footprint (size of the jar file) is about 1 MB.

    55 H2 Database Engine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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