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Best H2 Database Engine Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from database software ranked against H2 Database Engine on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Azure SQL Database Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free9.3
    H2 Database Engine vs Azure SQL Database
  2. 2
    SQLite Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $12.50/mo9.3
    H2 Database Engine vs SQLite
  3. 3
    Amazon DynamoDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free9.2
    H2 Database Engine vs Amazon DynamoDB
  4. 4
    Firestore Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free9.2
    H2 Database Engine vs Firestore
  5. 5
    MySQL Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 8.3
    H2 Database Engine vs MySQL
  6. 6
    PostgreSQL Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.9
    H2 Database Engine vs PostgreSQL
  7. 7
    Amazon RDS Free plan apiWeb Free7.8
    H2 Database Engine vs Amazon RDS
  8. 8
    Turso Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $4.99/mo7.8
    H2 Database Engine vs Turso
  9. 9
    MariaDB Server Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.6
    H2 Database Engine vs MariaDB Server
  10. 10
    SingleStore Helios Free plan apiWeb $0.99/mo7.6
    H2 Database Engine vs SingleStore Helios
  11. 11
    Oracle Database self-hosted 7.5
    H2 Database Engine vs Oracle Database
  12. 12
    Microsoft SQL Server 7.5
    H2 Database Engine vs Microsoft SQL Server
  13. 13
    Amazon Aurora Free plan Free7.5
    H2 Database Engine vs Amazon Aurora
  14. 14
    Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL Free plan Free7.5
    H2 Database Engine vs Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL
  15. 15
    Apache Cassandra Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.5
    H2 Database Engine vs Apache Cassandra
  16. 16
    Neo4j Free plan self-hosted $65/mo7.5
    H2 Database Engine vs Neo4j
  17. 17
    MarkLogic Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free7.5
    H2 Database Engine vs MarkLogic
  18. 18
    TiDB Cloud Free plan apiWeb 7.4
    H2 Database Engine vs TiDB Cloud
  19. 19
    CockroachDB Cloud Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.06/mo7.4
    H2 Database Engine vs CockroachDB Cloud
  20. 20
    Chroma Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $250/mo7.4
    H2 Database Engine vs Chroma

H2 Database Engine alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Azure SQL Database9.3Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2SQLite9.3Free plan$12.50/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Amazon DynamoDB9.2Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4Firestore9.2Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Web
5MySQL8.3Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6PostgreSQL7.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7Amazon RDS7.8Free planFreeAPI, Web
8Turso7.8Free plan$4.99/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9MariaDB Server7.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10SingleStore Helios7.6Free plan$0.99/moAPI, Web
11Oracle Database7.5No—self-hosted
12Microsoft SQL Server7.5No——
13Amazon Aurora7.5Free planFree—
14Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL7.5Free planFree—
15Apache Cassandra7.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Neo4j7.5Free plan$65/moself-hosted
17MarkLogic7.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18TiDB Cloud7.4Free plan—API, Web
19CockroachDB Cloud7.4Free plan$0.06/moAPI, Linux, Web
20Chroma7.4Free plan$250/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about H2 Database Engine alternatives

What is the best alternative to H2 Database Engine?

Azure SQL Database, number 1 in database software with a score of 9.3 out of 10. The others here: SQLite, Amazon DynamoDB, Firestore and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to H2 Database Engine?

Azure SQL Database is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 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.