Postchain is described as '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)' and is an app. There are six alternatives to Postchain for a variety of platforms, including SaaS, Self-Hosted, Mac, Windows and Linux apps. The best Postchain alternative is Apache Cassandra, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Postchain are Modex BCDB, ProvenDB, chainifyDB and BigchainDB.