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. 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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  2. dbHarbor is more than just database management tool. It gives developers and database administrators one place to design, implement and test databases.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  3. SQLGate icon
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    SQLGate is an integrated database management and development solution that simplifies the construction and operation of databases. A solution that fits different types of databases, SQLGate is customized for seven different databases that make up 83.2% of the DBMS market.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. UnQLite icon
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    UnQLite is a in-process software library which implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional NoSQL database engine. UnQLite is a document store database similar to MongoDB, Redis, CouchDB etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. ufoSQL icon
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    ufoSQL is a safe and performance client-server architectural SQL DBMS (Database Management System) for Windows 64 bit operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Titan is a scalable graph database optimized for storing and querying graphs containing hundreds of billions of vertices and edges distributed across a multi-machine cluster. Titan is a transactional database that can support thousands of concurrent users executing complex graph...

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    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Matisse icon
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    Matisse Software Inc. delivers database software and services to companies that need to rapidly and cost effectively develop and deploy scalable applications and services. Matisse 9, a Post Object-Relational Database product, is the first ever SQL-Object programmable data server...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. QueryPie icon
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    QueryPie is a centralized platform to manage scattered data sources and security policies all in one place, 1) without changing the existing data environment, 2) integrating with the identity provider system, and 3) enabling attribute-based access control.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  9. SmartXML icon
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    SmartXML allows you to process XML files of any complexity and flexibly customize the set of extracted fields. Both relational and NoSQL databases are supported.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. 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)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. 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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  12. 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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