Best DocumentDB Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from document databases ranked against DocumentDB on the same published basis.
- 1DocumentDB vs Firestore
- 2DocumentDB vs LiteDB
- 3DocumentDB vs RavenDB
- 4DocumentDB vs Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL
- 5DocumentDB vs Couchbase Capella
- 6DocumentDB vs SurrealDB
- 7DocumentDB vs Couchbase Lite
- 8DocumentDB vs JasDB
- 9DocumentDB vs Apache CouchDB
- 10DocumentDB vs Percona Server for MongoDB
- 11DocumentDB vs Couchbase Server
- 12DocumentDB vs Amazon DocumentDB
- 14DocumentDB vs PouchDB
- 15DocumentDB vs IBM Cloudant
- 16DocumentDB vs Apache AsterixDB
- 17DocumentDB vs RethinkDB
- 18DocumentDB vs UnQLite
- 19DocumentDB vs restdb.io
- 20DocumentDB vs BaseX
- 21DocumentDB vs eXist-db
DocumentDB alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Firestore | 9.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 2 | LiteDB | 8.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 3 | RavenDB | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | — |
| 5 | Couchbase Capella | 7.8 | Free plan | $0.15/mo | Web |
| 6 | SurrealDB | 7.6 | Free plan | $0.19/mo | self-hosted |
| 7 | Couchbase Lite | 7.6 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 8 | JasDB | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | Apache CouchDB | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 10 | Percona Server for MongoDB | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 11 | Couchbase Server | 7.0 | No | — | — |
| 12 | Amazon DocumentDB | 6.9 | No | — | API, Web |
| 14 | PouchDB | 6.0 | No | — | Web |
| 15 | IBM Cloudant | 6.0 | No | — | — |
| 16 | Apache AsterixDB | 5.6 | No | — | Web, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | RethinkDB | 5.5 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 18 | UnQLite | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | restdb.io | 5.4 | Free plan | $19/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 20 | BaseX | 5.2 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 21 | eXist-db | 5.2 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about DocumentDB alternatives
What is the best alternative to DocumentDB?
Firestore, number 1 in document databases with a score of 9.3 out of 10. The others here: LiteDB, RavenDB, Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to DocumentDB?
Firestore is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.