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Alternatives · 2026

The best Aiven for PostgreSQL alternatives

The rest of Best Relational Databases, in this site's order: each with what it costs, where it runs and its record score.

1
SQLite

SQLite suits developers needing an embedded database, particularly for device-local data with low writer concurrency and less than a terabyte of…

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+5 $2,000 one-time Record6.6 Visit
2
Azure SQL Database

Azure SQL Database suits teams building modern applications, mission-critical workloads, or AI-ready architectures.

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+4 Free plan Record6.0 Visit
3
HSQLDB

HSQLDB suits developers and organizations looking for a self-hosted Java relational database with embedded or server deployment.

WindowsMacLinux+2 Free plan Record5.8 Visit
4 WebWindowsLinux+2 $630 a month Record5.8 Visit
5 WindowsMacLinux+2 Free plan Record5.8 Visit
6 WindowsMacLinux $245 one-time Record5.6 Visit
7
InterSystems IRIS

InterSystems IRIS is positioned for teams building data-intensive, mission-critical applications that need database, integration, and analytics…

WebWindowsMac+3 Free plan Record5.3 Visit
8
Google Cloud SQL

Cloud SQL suits organizations needing managed MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server databases in the cloud.

WebWindowsMac+2 $0.04 usage-based Record5.2 Visit
9
Neon

Neon suits developers and teams building relational database-backed projects that need managed cloud hosting, branching, or programmatic…

WebWindowsMac+2 $0.11 usage-based Record5.2 Visit
10 WebLinuxAPI $9 a month Record5.1 Visit
11
Firebird

Firebird suits developers and administrators needing a self-hosted relational database with SQL, monitoring, security, backup, and multiple…

WindowsMacLinux+1 €199 a month Record5.1 Visit
12
Microsoft SQL Server

SQL Server suits organizations and developers that need a database engine, data integration, or data virtualization.

WindowsLinuxAPI+1 Free plan Record5.1 Visit
13
Amazon RDS

Amazon RDS suits teams that want a managed relational database with multiple engine choices.

WebAPISelf-hosted Free plan Record5.0 Visit
14
RaimaDB

RaimaDB suits teams building embedded, edge, IoT, or real-time systems that need transactional storage.

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+5 — Record5.0 Visit
15 WebLinuxAPI Free plan Record5.0 Visit
16
Actian Zen

Zen suits developers and organizations building embedded or distributed applications that need local data processing and database access.

AndroidiPhone & iPadWindows+4 — Record4.9 Visit
17
H2 Database Engine

H2 suits developers who need a Java SQL database with embedded or server operation and standard SQL and JDBC support.

WebWindowsMac+3 Free plan Record4.9 Visit
18
MariaDB Server

It suits developers and organizations seeking a self-hosted relational database for applications, analytics, transaction data, or embedded…

WindowsMacLinux+1 Free plan Record4.9 Visit
19
PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL is suited to developers building applications and administrators focused on data integrity and fault-tolerant environments.

WindowsMacLinux+1 Free plan Record4.9 Visit
20
Amazon Aurora

AWS identifies enterprise applications, multi-tenant SaaS, and globally distributed applications as Aurora workloads.

API Free plan Record4.6 Visit
21 WebAPI $15 a month Record4.6 Visit
22 WindowsLinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.6 Visit
23
ALTIBASE

ALTIBASE may suit teams seeking a Linux-based database with in-memory, on-disk, or hybrid deployment and replication options.

LinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.5 Visit
24 WebAPI $5 a month Record4.5 Visit