Facts read 28 Sep 2026 – 21 Oct 2026
Transaction data store software gives applications a place to record and retrieve transaction data. This list helps you compare tools before choosing a store for an application or service.
| Name | In a line | Record score | Price from | Try it free | Runs on | Facts read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 SQLite | SQLite suits developers needing an embedded database, particularly for device-local data with low writer concurrency and less than a terabyte of content. | 6.6 | $2,000 one-time | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 19 Oct 2026 |
| 02 Azure SQL Database | Azure SQL Database suits teams building modern applications, mission-critical workloads, or AI-ready architectures. | 6.0 | Free plan | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 14 Oct 2026 |
| 03 Amazon DynamoDB | DynamoDB suits teams building cloud applications that need managed NoSQL storage, automatic scaling, or multi-Region operation. | 5.8 | Free plan | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 15 Oct 2026 |
| 04 IBM Db2 | 5.8 | $630 a month | Free plan | Web, Windows, Linux, API | 8 Oct 2026 | |
| 05 MySQL | 5.8 | Free plan | Free plan | Windows, Mac, Linux, API | 28 Sep 2026 | |
| 06 Turso | 5.8 | $4.99 a month | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Linux | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| 07 TiDB Cloud | It suits teams needing a managed MySQL-compatible database for transactional and analytical workloads. | 5.7 | Free plan | Free plan | Web, Linux, API, Self-hosted | 15 Oct 2026 |
| 08 Aerospike Database | Aerospike Database suits teams building transaction systems or data pipelines that need key-value, document or graph data models. | 5.6 | Free plan | Free plan | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux | 19 Oct 2026 |
| 09 Apache Cassandra | Cassandra suits teams managing large active datasets across on-premises or cloud environments. | 5.6 | Free plan | Free plan | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux | 14 Oct 2026 |
| 10 CockroachDB Cloud | CockroachDB Cloud suits teams building relational database workloads that need managed operations across regions or cloud providers. | 5.6 | $0.60 a month | Free plan | Web, Linux, API | 30 Sep 2026 |
Compare free plans, paid starting points, deployment models, consistency models, ACID transactions, SQL interfaces, high availability, maximum storage and backup retention. The list presents the makers' published figures without a score.
SQLite suits developers needing an embedded database, particularly for device-local data with low writer concurrency and less than a terabyte of content.
Azure SQL Database suits teams building modern applications, mission-critical workloads, or AI-ready architectures.
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+4DynamoDB suits teams building cloud applications that need managed NoSQL storage, automatic scaling, or multi-Region operation.
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+5It suits teams needing a managed MySQL-compatible database for transactional and analytical workloads.
Aerospike Database suits teams building transaction systems or data pipelines that need key-value, document or graph data models.
Cassandra suits teams managing large active datasets across on-premises or cloud environments.
CockroachDB Cloud suits teams building relational database workloads that need managed operations across regions or cloud providers.
Cloud SQL suits organizations needing managed MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server databases in the cloud.
SQL Server suits organizations and developers that need a database engine, data integration, or data virtualization.
Neon suits developers and teams building relational database-backed projects that need managed cloud hosting, branching, or programmatic administration.
Amazon RDS suits teams that want a managed relational database with multiple engine choices.
It suits developers and organizations needing a self-hosted document database, replication, offline-first applications, or clustered deployments.
Firebird suits developers and administrators needing a self-hosted relational database with SQL, monitoring, security, backup, and multiple deployment architectures.
Neo4j suits developers and organizations working with connected data who need graph querying and deployment choices.
Spanner suits application teams needing distributed relational data with graph, search, analytics, and multi-region options.
It suits developers building flexible-schema, latency-sensitive, elastic, high-throughput, or highly available mission-critical applications.
PostgreSQL is suited to developers building applications and administrators focused on data integrity and fault-tolerant environments.
AWS identifies enterprise applications, multi-tenant SaaS, and globally distributed applications as Aurora workloads.
TiKV suits developers and operators building self-hosted distributed storage systems that need replication, clustering, and transactional or raw key-value access.
YBA suits teams operating YugabyteDB across on-premises infrastructure, public clouds or Kubernetes.
Check whether a tool offers a free plan, a free trial or open-source code. Review the paid-from figure when a paid plan is required.
A free option can support an initial evaluation, while a trial gives you a time-limited way to assess a paid service.
Choose a deployment model that fits your operation. Listed platforms include Linux, API, self-hosted, web, Windows and macOS.
A self-hosted option places deployment work with your team. A web or API option can fit an application that connects over a service interface.
Compare the consistency model and ACID transaction support. These fields describe how a store handles transaction results and related guarantees.
An SQL interface may matter when your applications or people need SQL-based access.
High availability indicates whether the product offers an availability option to examine. Maximum storage sets a capacity figure for comparison.
Backup retention shows how long backups are kept. Check this alongside storage needs and the deployment model.
Match the listed platform to the environment where your application runs. Linux, API, self-hosted, web, Windows and macOS appear among the available platform labels.
Confirm the interface your application needs before selecting a store.
