PostgreSQL Alternatives

PostgreSQL is described as 'Powerful, open source object-relational database system with over 35 years of active development that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, and performance' and is a very popular relational database in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to PostgreSQL for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best PostgreSQL alternative is SQLite, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PostgreSQL are MySQL Community Edition, MariaDB, MongoDB and Microsoft SQL Server.

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  1. Vertica icon
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    Vertica is a grid-based, column-oriented database designed to manage large, fast-growing volumes of data and provide very fast query performance when used for data warehouses and other query-intensive applications.

    31 Vertica alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
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  2. MindsDB icon
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    MindsDB transforms data interaction with a cognitive engine unifying structured and unstructured petabyte-scale data, supporting AI model management, integrations, and automation while enhancing decision-making capabilities and transparency for operators across various platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    MindsDB Supports Model Context Protocol
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  3. Clustrix icon
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    Clustrix is the leading scale-out SQL database engineered for the cloud. With Clustrix, you can scale transaction throughput, run real-time analytics, and simplify operations.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  4. FerretDB icon
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    FerretDB (formerly MangoDB) is an open-source proxy, which converts MongoDB wire protocol queries to SQL, and uses PostgreSQL as a database engine.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. Filesystem-backed document DBMS in Rust where every record is a Git-versionable JSON file with automatic cryptographic integrity for compliance-critical systems.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Rust
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  6. VoltDB icon
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    VoltDB is a blazingly fast NewSQL database system. It is specifically designed to run on modern scale-out architectures - fast, inexpensive servers connected via high-speed data networks.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Pigsty icon
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    A battery-included, local-first, open-source PostgreSQL RDS alternative.

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    • Self-Hosted
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  8. TimesTen is a memory-optimized, relational database management system with persistence and recoverability. Originally designed and implemented at Hewlett-Packard labs in Palo Alto, California, TimesTen was spun out into a separate startup in 1996 and acquired by Oracle...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Starcounter icon
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    The Starcounter database is built with the real-time systems of today in mind. Real-time systems supporting thousands or millions of simultaneous users. Systems like online stores, location-based services or banking applications.

    57 Starcounter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Actian PSQL combines a NoSQL transactional engine and a SQL relational engine to deliver a zero-DBA database platform for business applications.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  11. 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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  12. Mimer SQL icon
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    Mimer SQL is an SQL-based relational database management system from the Swedish company Mimer Information Technology AB (formerly: Upright Database Technology AB), which has been developed and produced since the 1970s.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • Symbian S60
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