Best Dragonfly Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from in-memory databases ranked against Dragonfly on the same published basis.
- 1Dragonfly vs eXtremeDB
- 2Dragonfly vs RaimaDB
- 3Dragonfly vs Aerospike Database
- 4Dragonfly vs Amazon ElastiCache
- 5Dragonfly vs Apache Geode
- 6Dragonfly vs RonDB
- 7Dragonfly vs SingleStore Helios
- 8Dragonfly vs VMware Workstation Pro
- 9Dragonfly vs VoltDB
- 10Dragonfly vs Infinispan
- 11Dragonfly vs Redis Insight
- 12Dragonfly vs KeyDB
- 13Dragonfly vs Tarantool DB
- 14Dragonfly vs GridGain
- 15Dragonfly vs SAP Customer Data Platform
- 17Dragonfly vs VMware Tanzu Platform
- 18Dragonfly vs Couchbase Server
- 19Dragonfly vs DiceDB
- 20Dragonfly vs ScaleOut In-Memory Database
- 21Dragonfly vs ALTIBASE
Dragonfly alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eXtremeDB | 7.0 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | RaimaDB | 6.5 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
| 3 | Aerospike Database | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | Amazon ElastiCache | 6.3 | Free plan | $6/mo | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Apache Geode | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | RonDB | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 7 | SingleStore Helios | 6.3 | Free plan | $0.99/mo | API, Web |
| 8 | VMware Workstation Pro | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | VoltDB | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Infinispan | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 11 | Redis Insight | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 12 | KeyDB | 5.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 13 | Tarantool DB | 5.7 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 14 | GridGain | 5.6 | No | $0.11/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 15 | SAP Customer Data Platform | 5.6 | No | — | — |
| 17 | VMware Tanzu Platform | 5.5 | No | — | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | Couchbase Server | 5.4 | No | — | — |
| 19 | DiceDB | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 20 | ScaleOut In-Memory Database | 5.1 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 21 | ALTIBASE | 5.0 | No | — | Linux |
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Questions about Dragonfly alternatives
What is the best alternative to Dragonfly?
eXtremeDB, number 1 in in-memory databases with a score of 7.0 out of 10. The others here: RaimaDB, Aerospike Database, Amazon ElastiCache and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Dragonfly?
Aerospike Database is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 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.