MariaDB Alternatives

MariaDB is described as 'Backward compatible, drop-in replacement of the MySQL® Database Server. It includes all major open source storage engines' and is a very popular relational database in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to MariaDB for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best MariaDB alternative is SQLite, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MariaDB are PostgreSQL, MySQL Community Edition, MongoDB and Microsoft SQL Server.

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  1. OrbitDB icon
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    OrbitDB is a serverless, distributed, peer-to-peer database. OrbitDB uses IPFS as its data storage and IPFS Pubsub to automatically sync databases with peers. It's an eventually consistent database that uses CRDTs for conflict-free database merges making OrbitDB an excellent...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  2. SQLMachine is a freeware, safe, scalable and adequate performance client-server side architectural SQL DBMS. (Database Management System).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Open Sqlite databases and explore the internal organisation of various objects such as schema, tables and indices. To understand how Sqlite3 data is organised, please see Database file format from Sqlite website.

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  4. VistaDB icon
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    VistaDB is an embedded database engine for Visual Studio .Net developers (C# / VB.NET) with TSQL Procs, CLR procs, XCopy deployment, and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. LiteDB icon
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    LiteDB is an open-source, MongoDB-like database that requires no configuration and is mobile-ready. It's a serverless database delivered in a single DLL under 450kb, fully written in .NET C# managed code and compatible with .NET 4.5 and NETStandard 2.0.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Frontbase icon
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    FrontBase was created to fill the need for a robust and scalable relational database server that was Internet enabled, had no downtime, and required zero administration. FrontBases speed, wide range of features, and flexible structure can give you the competitive edge.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. AmberDB icon
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    AmberDB is a high-performance, flat-file NoSQL database engine for Perl built on top of Berkeley DB (DB_File). It combines the speed of flat-file storage with enterprise features: schema-driven multi-dimensional indexing, ACID-compliant transactions with Strict Two-Phase Locking...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  8. DoltLite icon
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    A SQLite fork that replaces the B-tree storage engine with a content-addressed prolly tree, giving Git-like version control on a SQL database. The parser, planner, and VDBE stay upstream-derived above SQLite's btree.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • SQLite
    • Self-Hosted
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  9. Gel Data icon
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    Postgres is the endgame database. Gel supercharges it with a modern data model, graph queries, Auth & AI solutions, and much more.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PostgreSQL
    • Online
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