Azure SQL Database Alternatives

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 seven 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 Oracle Database. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Amazon RDS. Other great sites and apps similar to Azure SQL Database are Database Labs, Heroku Postgres, Database.com and Google Cloud SQL.

Azure SQL Database alternatives are mainly Relational Databases but may also be Database Managers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Azure SQL Database.

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Relational Database
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Oracle Database
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Paid • Proprietary
Relational Database
Mac
Windows
Linux
58 Oracle Database alternatives
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...
- - Oracle Database is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Azure SQL Database.
- - Oracle Database is the most popular commercial alternative to Azure SQL Database.
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Amazon RDS
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Freemium • Proprietary
Relational Database
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Amazon Web Services
16 Amazon RDS alternatives
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...
- - Amazon RDS is the most popular SaaS alternative to Azure SQL Database.
- - Amazon RDS is the most popular free alternative to Azure SQL Database.
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Database Labs
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Paid • Proprietary
Relational Database
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
BSD
17 Database Labs alternatives
Database Labs is the Invisible Database: focus on your core business, not on becoming a database administrator. You get a fully backed up, monitored Postgres database as a service ready to use out of the box, that just works.
- - Database Labs is the most popular Web-based alternative to Azure SQL Database.
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Heroku Postgres
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Paid • Proprietary
Relational Database
Online
7 Heroku Postgres alternatives
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.
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Database.com
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Paid • Proprietary
Online
6 Database.com alternatives
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.
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Google Cloud SQL
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Paid • Proprietary
Relational Database
Database Manager
Online
8 Google Cloud SQL alternatives
Google Cloud SQL is a fully managed relational database service for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server.
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PostgreSQL support
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Azure SQL
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Paid • Proprietary
Online
Microsoft Azure
11 Azure SQL alternatives
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...
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