Azure SQL Database AlternativesRelational Databases and other similar apps like Azure SQL Database

Azure SQL Database is described as 'Part of the Azure SQL, Azure SQL Database is an always-up-to-date, fully managed relational database service built for the cloud. Build your next app with the simplicity and flexibility of a multi-model database that scales to meet' and is a relational database in the development category. There are eight alternatives to Azure SQL Database, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux and BSD apps. The best Azure SQL Database alternative is Amazon RDS, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Azure SQL Database are Google Cloud SQL, Pigsty, Azure SQL and Oracle Database.

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  1. Amazon RDS icon

    Amazon RDS

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    Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) is a collection of managed services that makes it simple to set up, operate, and scale databases in the cloud. Choose from seven popular engines — Amazon Aurora with MySQL compatibility, Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
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    • Amazon RDS is the most popular SaaS alternative to Azure SQL Database.

    • Amazon RDS is the most popular free alternative to Azure SQL Database.

    • Amazon RDS is Freemium and ProprietaryAzure SQL Database is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Google Cloud SQL icon

    Google Cloud SQL

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    Google Cloud SQL is a fully managed relational database service for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     

    • Google Cloud SQL is the most popular Web-based alternative to Azure SQL Database.

    • Google Cloud SQL is the most popular commercial alternative to Azure SQL Database.

    • Google Cloud SQL is Paid and ProprietaryAzure SQL Database is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Pigsty icon

    Pigsty

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    A battery-included, local-first, open-source PostgreSQL RDS alternative.

    20 Pigsty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    • Pigsty is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Azure SQL Database.

    • Pigsty is the most popular Open Source alternative to Azure SQL Database.

    • Pigsty is Free and Open SourceAzure SQL Database is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Azure SQL icon

    Azure SQL

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    Azure SQL is a family of managed, secure, and intelligent products that use the SQL Server database engine in the Azure cloud. Azure SQL is built upon the familiar SQL Server engine, so you can migrate applications with ease and continue to use the tools, languages, and...

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Azure
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  6. Oracle Database icon

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Oracle Database is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Azure SQL Database.

    • Oracle Database is Paid and ProprietaryAzure SQL Database is also Paid and Proprietary
  7. Database Labs icon

    Database Labs

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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
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    Database.com

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    You can build tables, fields and relationships with Database.com, but it’s much more than that. It includes a social data model, file storage, user management, authentication and development tools that make it easy to build killer apps.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     

  10. Heroku Postgres

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    A powerful, reliable, and durable open-source SQL-compliant database, PostgreSQL is the datastore of choice for serious applications. Now it is available in seconds with a single click. Never worry about servers. Never worry about config files. Never worry about patches.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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