PouchDB Alternatives

PouchDB is described as 'Open-source JavaScript database inspired by Apache CouchDB that is designed to run well within the browser' and is an app in the backup & sync category. There are more than 10 alternatives to PouchDB for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, Windows, Linux and Android apps. The best PouchDB alternative is SignalDB, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PouchDB are RxDB, GUN, iroh and ShareDB.

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  1. SignalDB icon

    SignalDB

     5 likes

    SignalDB is a client-side database with a MongoDB-like interface and TypeScript support. It allows easy data management, reactivity and persistence on the client side, with plans for future replication capabilities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • React
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  2. RxDB icon

    RxDB

     30 likes

    RxDB (short for Reactive Database) is a NoSQL-database for JavaScript Applications like Websites, hybrid Apps, Electron-Apps and NodeJs. Reactive means that you can not only query the current state, but subscribe to all state-changes like the result of a query or even a single...

    32 RxDB alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
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    Comments about RxDB as an Alternative to PouchDB
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    RxDB is based on Pouchdb but has a better api and typescript suppport

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    • RxDB is Freemium and Open SourcePouchDB is Free and Open Source
  4. GUN icon

    GUN

     28 likes

    GUN is an open source, realtime, graph database written entirely in JavaScript and built using peer-to-peer algorithms, making it surprisingly fault tolerant and easy to get started with.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. iroh icon

    iroh

     2 likes

    Iroh is a protocol for syncing & moving bytes. Bytes of any size, on any device. At its core, it's a peer-2-peer network built on a magic socket that establishes QUIC connections between peers. Peers request and provide blobs of opaque bytes that are incrementally...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Rust
    • Docker
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  6. S

    ShareDB

     2 likes

    Realtime database backend based on Operational Transformation (OT).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Yjs icon

    Yjs

     1 like

    Yjs is a CRDT implementation that exposes its internal data structure as shared types. Shared types are common data types like Map or Array with superpowers: changes are automatically distributed to other peers and merged without merge conflicts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. ForerunnerDB icon

    ForerunnerDB

     1 like

    ForerunnerDB is the only JavaScript database with a simple, rich JSON-based query language. Based on MongoDB's query language and built with web applications in mind, ForerunnerDB will have you up and running in minutes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
     
  10. Alasql icon

    Alasql

     2 likes

    Alasql.js - is a lightweight client-side in-memory SQL database designed to work in browser and Node.js. It supports SQL and has some of NoSQL functionality. It is efficient for JavaScript arrays and objects manipulation with all power of SQL language.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android Tablet
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  11. T

    TaffyDB

     1 like

    The JavaScript Database An opensouce library that brings database features into your JavaScript applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. J

    JSON ODM

     1 like

    Object document mapper for JSON data that provides mongodb methods for querying and transformation as well as additional joining that is not provided by mongodb.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  13. Loro icon

    Loro

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    Loro uses Conflict-free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs) to resolve parallel edits. By utilizing Loro’s data types, your applications can be made collaborative and keep the editing history with low overhead.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  14. Automerge icon

    Automerge

     Like

    A JSON-like data structure (a CRDT) that can be modified concurrently by different users, and merged again automatically.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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