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Elasticsearch
Distributed search and analytics engine with an open-source core and additional license options.
Health98
Shipping98
Score98
Confidence90
Stars78.4k
ModeSource-visible project
Database Systems
Alternatives to MariaDB
Compare healthier or more active tools in the same use case using ToolVitals public evidence.
Why compare
Signals behind this alternatives page
- Commit continuity, contributor activity, and delivery signals are strong.
- Health score: 96/100.
- Shipping score: 94/100.
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Best alternatives by need
Healthier optionsElasticsearch, ClickHouse, Milvus, DuckDB
Stronger current public-health signal than MariaDB.
Verified open/source-visibleElasticsearch, etcd, ClickHouse, Milvus
Useful when portability and inspectability matter.
Ranked alternatives
Best-fit database systems options
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etcd
Distributed reliable key-value store for the most critical data of a distributed system
Health96
Shipping94
Score95
Confidence90
Stars52.4k
ModeSource-visible project
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ClickHouse
ClickHouse® is a real-time analytics database management system
Health99
Shipping99
Score99
Confidence90
Stars50.6k
ModeCLI Tool
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Milvus
Milvus is a high-performance, cloud-native vector database built for scalable vector ANN search
Health97
Shipping96
Score97
Confidence90
Stars46.5k
ModeSource-visible project
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DuckDB
DuckDB is an analytical in-process SQL database management system
Health97
Shipping97
Score97
Confidence90
Stars42.5k
ModeSource-visible project
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Qdrant
Qdrant - High-performance, massive-scale Vector Database and Vector Search Engine for the next generation of AI. Also available in the cloud https://cloud.qdrant.io/
Health96
Shipping94
Score95
Confidence90
Stars35.3k
ModeSource-visible project
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Dragonfly
A modern replacement for Redis and Memcached
Health96
Shipping94
Score95
Confidence90
Stars31.8k
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Valkey
A flexible distributed key-value database that is optimized for caching and other realtime workloads.
Health96
Shipping94
Score95
Confidence90
Stars27.5k
ModeSource-visible project
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SpacetimeDB
Development at the speed of light
Health96
Shipping95
Score96
Confidence90
Stars25.4k
ModeSource-visible project
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TDengine
High-performance, scalable time-series database designed for Industrial IoT (IIoT) scenarios
Health96
Shipping95
Score95
Confidence90
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Turso
Turso is an in-process SQL database, compatible with SQLite.
Health97
Shipping98
Score98
Confidence90
Stars25.1k
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Neo4j
Graph database platform
Health95
Shipping94
Score95
Confidence90
Stars17.4k
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