BigchainDB Alternatives

BigchainDB is described as 'With high throughput, sub-second latency and powerful functionality to automate business processes, BigchainDB looks, acts and feels like a database with added blockchain characteristics' and is an app in the bitcoin & cryptocurrency category. There are nine alternatives to BigchainDB for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted and SaaS apps. The best BigchainDB alternative is CouchDB, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BigchainDB are Apache Cassandra, Couchbase, RethinkDB and chainifyDB.

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  1. CouchDB icon
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    Apache CouchDB is a distributed, fault-tolerant and schema-free document-oriented database accessible via a RESTful HTTP / JSON API. It includes incremental map / reduce mechanics for queries and keeps data safe with an append-only datastore.

    73 CouchDB alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
  2. The Apache Cassandra database is the right choice when you need scalability and high availability without compromising performance.

    51 Apache Cassandra alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Google Cloud Platform
    • Microsoft Azure
     
  3. Couchbase icon
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    Couchbase is the NoSQL database market share leader, with production deployments at AOL, Deutsche Post, NTT Docomo, Salesforce.com, Turner Broadcasting Systems, Zynga and hundreds of other organizations worldwide.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. RethinkDB icon
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    The open-source database for the realtime web.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. ChainifyDB is a blockchain solution for databases. It provides a layer in which databases can be plugged into the ChainifyDB network and synchronizes the databases’ records within the network of plugged databases.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. Modex Blockchain Database (BCDB) is a hybrid data storage system that combines standard database engines with blockchain frameworks to add unique custom-built functionalities that turn the technology into an effective tool in an enterprise context.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. CovenantSQL provides decentralized, immutable, and serverless support to ÐApps and non-blockchain projects. CovenantSQL aims to build a better infrastrcture that allows you to have full control over your data and reduces your migration cost.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Postchain icon
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    Postchain is a modular framework for implementing custom blockchains. Particularly, it’s geared towards consortium blockchains (also known as permissioned, enterprise, private, federated blockchains, and, sometimes, distributed ledger technology).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. ProvenDB icon
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    ProvenDB uses Blockchain technology to create the world’s first genuinely trustworthy data platform. ProvenDB is for regulated industries or wherever impeccable data integrity is crucial.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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