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Databases

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Database Systems

Relational, document, analytical, vector, and embedded database engines.

106 tools tracked, 104 scored verdicts

Best Database Systems tools by public signals

These picks are computed from scored public evidence. Use the openness column in the ranking to separate OSI-approved, source-available, open-core, proprietary, and unverified-license tools.

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Use Case Rankings

Ordered by ToolVitals score, health, shipping, confidence, and then adoption as a tie-breaker.

# Tool Health Shipping Openness Stars Score Status
01 redis
For developers, who are building real-time data-driven applications, Redis is the preferred, fastest, and most feature-rich cache, data structure server, and document and vector query engine.
 100 100 License unknown 74.8k 100 Active
02 ClickHouse
ClickHouse® is a real-time analytics database management system
 100 100 OSI-approved OSS 48k 100 Active
03 Turso
Turso is an in-process SQL database, compatible with SQLite.
 100 100 OSI-approved OSS 19.2k 100 Active
04 Redpanda
Redpanda is a streaming data platform for developers. Kafka API compatible. 10x faster. No ZooKeeper. No JVM!
 100 100 License unknown 12.2k 100 Active
05 Convex
The open-source reactive database for app developers
 98 100 OSI-approved OSS 11.9k 99 Active
06 DuckDB
DuckDB is an analytical in-process SQL database management system
 98 95 OSI-approved OSS 38.8k 98 Active
07 Directus
The flexible backend for all your projects 🐰 Turn your DB into a headless CMS, admin panels, or apps with a custom UI, instant APIs, auth & more.
 98 95 License unknown 36k 98 Active
08 SpacetimeDB
Development at the speed of light
 98 95 OSI-approved OSS 24.7k 98 Active
09 TimescaleDB
A time-series database for high-performance real-time analytics packaged as a Postgres extension
 98 95 License unknown 22.9k 98 Active
10 Valkey
A flexible distributed key-value database that is optimized for caching and other realtime workloads.
 95 100 OSI-approved OSS 26.1k 98 Active
11 Neo4j
Graph database platform
 95 100 OSI-approved OSS 16.7k 98 Active
12 Databend
Data Agent Ready Warehouse : One for Analytics, Search, AI, Python Sandbox. — rebuilt from scratch. Unified architecture on your S3.
 95 100 License unknown 9.3k 98 Active
13 etcd
Distributed reliable key-value store for the most critical data of a distributed system
 95 100 OSI-approved OSS 51.8k 98 Active
14 DBeaver
Free universal database tool and SQL client
 95 100 OSI-approved OSS 50.5k 97 Active
15 Electric SQL
Read-path sync engine for Postgres that handles partial replication, data delivery and fan-out.
 93 100 OSI-approved OSS 10.2k 97 Active
16 GreptimeDB
The open-source Observability 2.0 database. One engine for metrics, logs, and traces — replacing Prometheus, Loki & ES.
 93 100 OSI-approved OSS 6.4k 97 Active
17 TabularisDB
A lightweight, cross-platform database client for developers. Supports MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite. Hackable with plugins. Built for speed, security, and aesthetics.
 93 100 OSI-approved OSS 2.4k 97 Active
18 YTsaurus
YTsaurus is a scalable and fault-tolerant open-source big data platform.
 93 100 OSI-approved OSS 2.2k 97 Active
19 ParadeDB
Simple, Elastic-quality search for Postgres
 93 100 OSI-approved OSS 8.9k 97 Active
20 Weaviate
Weaviate is an open-source vector database that stores both objects and vectors, allowing for the combination of vector search with structured filtering with the fault tolerance and scalability of a cloud-native database​.
 93 100 OSI-approved OSS 16.3k 96 Active
21 S2
Durable Streams API
 93 98 OSI-approved OSS 537 96 Active
22 Feldera
Incremental computation engine.
 91 100 OSI-approved OSS 1.9k 96 Active
23 CrateDB
CrateDB is a distributed and scalable SQL database for storing and analyzing massive amounts of data in near real-time, even with complex queries. It is PostgreSQL-compatible, and based on Lucene.
 91 98 OSI-approved OSS 4.4k 96 Active
24 Spice.ai
A portable accelerated SQL query, search, and LLM-inference engine, written in Rust, for data-grounded AI apps and agents.
 91 98 OSI-approved OSS 3k 96 Active
25 Infinispan
Infinispan is an open source data grid platform and highly scalable NoSQL cloud data store.
 91 98 OSI-approved OSS 1.3k 96 Active
26 TiDB
TiDB is built for agentic workloads that grow unpredictably, with ACID guarantees and native support for transactions, analytics, and vector search. No data silos. No noisy neighbors. No infrastructure ceiling.
 95 92 OSI-approved OSS 40.2k 95 Active
27 QuestDB
QuestDB is a high performance, open-source, time-series database
 93 95 OSI-approved OSS 17.1k 95 Active
28 MCP Toolbox
MCP Toolbox for Databases is an open source MCP server for databases.
 93 95 OSI-approved OSS 15.6k 95 Active
29 OpenSearch
🔎 Open source distributed and RESTful search engine.
 93 95 OSI-approved OSS 13.2k 95 Active
30 YugabyteDB
YugabyteDB - the cloud native distributed SQL database for mission-critical applications.
 93 95 License unknown 10.3k 95 Active
31 Debezium
Change data capture for a variety of databases. Please log issues at https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues.
 93 95 OSI-approved OSS 12.8k 95 Active
32 TablePro
Native macOS database client for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, Redis, and 15+ more. Free and open-source.
 90 98 OSI-approved OSS 4.4k 95 Active
33 NocoDB
🔥 🔥 🔥 A Free & Self-hostable Airtable Alternative
 92 93 License unknown 63.4k 94 Active
34 RisingWave
Event streaming platform for agentic AI. Continuously ingest, transform, and serve event streams in real time, at scale.
 91 95 OSI-approved OSS 9.1k 94 Active
35 Bytebase
World's most advanced database DevSecOps solution for Developer, Security, DBA and Platform Engineering teams. The GitHub/GitLab for database DevSecOps.
 91 93 OSI-approved OSS 14.1k 94 Active
36 HASH
Open-source multi-tenant platform for self-building knowledge graphs and simulation.
 90 98 License unknown 1.6k 94 Active
37 PowerSync
SDK that enables local-first and real-time reactive apps with embedded SQLite for JavaScript clients, including React Native and Web
 93 87 OSI-approved OSS 676 93 Active
38 Milvus
Milvus is a high-performance, cloud-native vector database built for scalable vector ANN search
 88 95 OSI-approved OSS 44.7k 93 Active
39 LadybugDB
LadybugDB a graph database
 88 93 OSI-approved OSS 1.3k 93 Active
40 WhoDB
A lightweight next-gen data explorer - Postgres, MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB, Redis, MariaDB, Elastic Search, and Clickhouse with Chat interface
 87 95 OSI-approved OSS 4.9k 93 Active
41 harper
Harper is an open-source Node.js performance platform that unifies database, cache, application, and messaging layers into one in-memory process.
 85 98 OSI-approved OSS 76 93 Active
42 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/
 90 89 OSI-approved OSS 32.1k 92 Active
43 OpenData
Collection of open source databases built on a common storage foundation.
 88 92 OSI-approved OSS 423 92 Active
44 Databasus
Database backup tool (PostgreSQL, MySQL\MariaDB and MongoDB)
 87 98 OSI-approved OSS 7.3k 92 Active
45 SereneDB
The First Distributed Real-Time Search Analytics Database
 86 93 OSI-approved OSS 537 92 Active
46 RxDB
A fast, local first, reactive Database for JavaScript Applications https://rxdb.info/
 87 90 OSI-approved OSS 23.2k 91 Active
47 data-api-builder
Data API builder provides modern REST, GraphQL endpoints and MCP tools to your Azure Databases and on-prem stores.
 93 82 OSI-approved OSS 1.4k 90 Active
48 YDB
YDB is an open source Distributed SQL Database that combines high availability and scalability with strong consistency and ACID transactions
 88 83 OSI-approved OSS 4.7k 90 Active
49 TDengine
High-performance, scalable time-series database designed for Industrial IoT (IIoT) scenarios
 87 86 OSI-approved OSS 24.9k 90 Active
50 Trino
Official repository of Trino, the distributed SQL query engine for big data, formerly known as PrestoSQL (https://trino.io)
 87 86 OSI-approved OSS 12.9k 90 Active
51 Memgraph
In-memory graph database
 85 87 License unknown 4.2k 90 Active
52 arcadedb
ArcadeDB Multi-Model Database, one DBMS that supports SQL, Cypher, Gremlin, HTTP/JSON, MongoDB and Redis. ArcadeDB is a conceptual fork of OrientDB, the first Multi-Model DBMS. ArcadeDB supports Vector Embeddings.
 83 90 OSI-approved OSS 939 90 Active
53 PgLite
Embeddable Postgres with real-time, reactive bindings.
 89 82 OSI-approved OSS 15.4k 89 Active
54 HelixDB
HelixDB is an OLTP graph-vector database built in Rust.
 87 83 OSI-approved OSS 4.9k 89 Active
55 CockroachDB
CockroachDB — the cloud native, distributed SQL database designed for high availability, effortless scale, and control over data placement.
 86 83 License unknown 32.2k 89 Active
56 PocketBase
Open Source realtime backend in 1 file
 84 93 OSI-approved OSS 59.1k 89 Active
57 Dragonfly
A modern replacement for Redis and Memcached
 83 89 OSI-approved OSS 30.6k 89 Active
58 slothdb
Embedded SQL OLAP in C++. Live views that re-parse only the bytes your CSVs grew by. Reads Parquet/CSV/JSON/Avro/Arrow/SQLite natively. 3.9× DuckDB on a 5-query warm batch. MIT.
 79 93 OSI-approved OSS 494 89 Active
59 DroneDB Registry
Open-source geospatial data storage platform.
 78 93 License unknown 54 89 Active
60 SeMI
Real-time vector search engine
 79 100 OSI-approved OSS 16.3k 88 Active
61 Baserow
Build databases, automations, apps & agents with AI — no code. Open source platform available on cloud and self-hosted. GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2 compliant. Best Airtable alternative.
 83 83 OSI-approved OSS 5k 87 Active
62 Mathesar
An intuitive spreadsheet-like interface that lets users of all technical skill levels view, edit, query, and collaborate on Postgres data directly—100% open source and self hosted, with native Postgres access control.
 81 84 OSI-approved OSS 5k 87 Active
63 SurrealDB
A scalable, distributed, collaborative, document-graph database, for the realtime web
 98 60 License unknown 32.4k 86 Active
64 YantrikDB
Cognitive memory database for AI agents — consolidates duplicates, detects contradictions, fades stale memories via temporal decay. Rust, AGPL, ships as library / MCP server / HTTP cluster.
 81 87 OSI-approved OSS 161 86 Active
65 Autobase
Automated database platform for PostgreSQL® - Your own DBaaS.
 85 76 OSI-approved OSS 4.3k 85 Active
66 PRQL
PRQL is a modern language for transforming data — a simple, powerful, pipelined SQL replacement
 81 77 OSI-approved OSS 10.9k 85 Active
67 Teable
✨ The Next Gen Airtable Alternative: No-Code Postgres
 86 64 OSI-approved OSS 21.3k 83 Active
68 Manticore Search
Search engine and full-text search database.
 79 73 OSI-approved OSS 11.8k 83 Active
69 Xata
Open source, cloud native, Postgres platform with copy-on-write branching and scale-to-zero
 77 80 OSI-approved OSS 878 83 Active
70 XTDB
An immutable SQL database for application development, time-travel reporting and data compliance. Developed by @juxt
 76 77 OSI-approved OSS 3k 83 Active
71 Prisma
Next-generation ORM for Node.js & TypeScript | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, SQLite, MongoDB and CockroachDB
 88 58 OSI-approved OSS 46.2k 82 Active
72 ArangoDB
Graph database and document store
 85 72 License unknown 14.2k 82 Active
73 InfluxDB
Scalable datastore for metrics, events, and real-time analytics
 92 52 OSI-approved OSS 31.5k 81 Warning
74 Typesense
Open Source alternative to Algolia + Pinecone and an Easier-to-Use alternative to ElasticSearch ⚡ 🔍 ✨ Fast, typo tolerant, in-memory fuzzy Search Engine for building delightful search experiences
 78 60 OSI-approved OSS 26k 78 Active
75 Sonic
🦔 Fast, lightweight & schema-less search backend. An alternative to Elasticsearch that runs on a few MBs of RAM.
 67 77 OSI-approved OSS 21.3k 75 Warning
76 Marmot
A distributed SQLite server with MySQL wire compatible interface
 60 67 OSI-approved OSS 2.8k 72 Warning
77 DXOS
TypeScript implementation of the DXOS protocols, SDK, toolchain and Composer.
 64 66 OSI-approved OSS 507 71 Warning
78 PlanetScale
Serverless MySQL platform
 79 36 OSI-approved OSS 294 70 Warning
79 Rayforce
SIMD-accelerated columnar database for analytics.
 64 66 OSI-approved OSS 194 70 Warning
80 TerminusDB
TerminusDB is a distributed, collaborative database designed for building, sharing, versioning, and reasoning on structured data.
 70 42 OSI-approved OSS 3.3k 69 Warning
81 Neon
Serverless Postgres database
 71 34 OSI-approved OSS 22.2k 67 Warning
82 Apache AGE
Graph database optimized for fast analysis and real-time data processing. It is provided as an extension to PostgreSQL.
 72 35 OSI-approved OSS 4.6k 66 Warning
83 sqlmap
Automatic SQL injection and database takeover tool
 69 41 OSI-approved OSS 37.6k 66 Warning
84 ChartDB
Database diagrams editor that allows you to visualize and design your DB with a single query.
 72 27 OSI-approved OSS 22.4k 65 Warning
85 Cove
An extensible, multi-database GUI client for macOS — add any database by implementing a single Swift protocol. Built for contributors.
 59 52 OSI-approved OSS 176 65 Warning
86 Chat2DB
AI-driven database tool and SQL client, The hottest GUI client, supporting MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, DB2, SQL Server, DB2, SQLite, H2, ClickHouse, and more.
 63 35 OSI-approved OSS 25.7k 61 Warning
87 Zinc Labs
Cloud native full text search
 69 0 OSI-approved OSS 17.8k 55 Warning
88 OpenMLDB
Open-source machine learning database for consistent features across training and inference.
 53 35 OSI-approved OSS 1.7k 55 Warning
89 Atomic Server
An open source headless CMS / real-time database. Powerful table editor, full-text search, and SDKs for JS / React / Svelte.
 59 4 OSI-approved OSS 1.6k 50 Warning
90 MinIO
MinIO is a high-performance, S3 compatible object store, open sourced under GNU AGPLv3 license.
 51 0 OSI-approved OSS 61.2k 47 Warning
91 GridDB
GridDB is a next-generation open source database that makes time series IoT and big data fast,and easy.
 44 10 OSI-approved OSS 2.5k 44 Critical
92 Nile
PostgreSQL reengineered for multi-tenant apps
 41 0 OSI-approved OSS 1.1k 40 Critical
93 APITable
🚀🎉📚 APITable, an API-oriented low-code platform for building collaborative apps and better than all other Airtable open-source alternatives.
 38 0 OSI-approved OSS 15.4k 38 Critical
94 LiquiDB
A modern, lightweight database management tool. Create, manage, and run multiple database instances locally with an intuitive interface.
 32 11 OSI-approved OSS 115 38 Critical
95 pREST
PostgreSQL ➕ REST, low-code, simplify and accelerate development, ⚡ instant, realtime, high-performance on any Postgres application, existing or new
 32 7 OSI-approved OSS 4.6k 37 Critical
96 Epsilla
Epsilla is a high performance Vector Database Management System
 33 0 OSI-approved OSS 875 36 Critical
97 Tome
AI-native database client powered by natural-language queries
 27 0 OSI-approved OSS 50 33 Critical
98 interview
📚 C/C++ 技术面试基础知识总结，包括语言、程序库、数据结构、算法、系统、网络、链接装载库等知识及面试经验、招聘、内推等信息。This repository is a summary of the basic knowledge of recruiting job seekers and beginners in the direction of C/C++ technology, including language, program library, data structure, algorithm, system, network, link loading library, interview experience, recruitment, recommendation, etc.
 33 0 License unknown 38k 32 Critical
99 undb
🚀 Private first self-hosted no code database & BaaS.
 31 0 OSI-approved OSS 2.9k 32 Critical
100 SQLSync
SQLSync is a collaborative offline-first wrapper around SQLite. It is designed to synchronize web application state between users, devices, and the edge.
 27 0 OSI-approved OSS 2.9k 32 Critical
101 CozoDB
A transactional, relational-graph-vector database that uses Datalog for query. The hippocampus for AI!
 31 0 OSI-approved OSS 4k 31 Critical
102 SugarDB
Embeddable and distributed in-memory alternative to Redis.
 28 0 OSI-approved OSS 537 30 Critical
103 Lantern
PostgreSQL vector database extension for building AI applications
 24 0 OSI-approved OSS 885 29 Critical
104 Eion
Shared Memory Storage for Multi-Agent Systems
 23 0 OSI-approved OSS 156 29 Critical

Evidence Watch

Tracked tools with useful public signals but no verdict score yet.

SelfDB

Self-hosted, open-source alternative to Supabase and Firebase.

74 confidence