Best Database Software in 2026
Updated
74 database software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
74ranked
18free plans on this page
$0.05/molowest paid tier
5 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Database Software 25 channels on this page · 34 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromDatabase modelDeployment optionsSQL supportIncluded storageVector searchReplication support Spec sheet Score
26 CrateDB Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.7
27 QuestDB Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportYesIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.7
28 Apache IoTDB Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportYesIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.6
29 Vespa Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.6
30 Amazon Redshift Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.5
31 Aerospike Database Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.5
32 Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchYesReplication supportnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.4
33 Firebird Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.4
34 Apache CouchDB Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.4
35 Turso Free planYesPaid from$4.99/moDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.4
36 Chroma Free planYesPaid from$250/moDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.4
37 Amazon Aurora Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.3
38 Apache Doris Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.3
39 ClickHouse Cloud Free planNoPaid from$50/moDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.3
40 VictoriaMetrics Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportNoIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.3
41 Amazon Neptune Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchYesReplication supportnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.2
42 Qdrant Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.2
43 FoundationDB Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 7.1
44 Milvus Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.1
45 IBM Db2 Free planYesPaid from$630/moDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.0
46 Amazon DocumentDB Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchYesReplication supportnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.0
47 H2 Database Engine Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.0
48 ArcadeDB Free planYesPaid from$299/moDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchYesReplication supportnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 7.0
49 StarRocks Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
50 Apache Pinot Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 6.8
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Database model | Deployment options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | CrateDB | 7.7 | Free plan | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 27 | QuestDB | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 28 | Apache IoTDB | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Vespa | 7.6 | No | $0.05/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 30 | Amazon Redshift | 7.5 | No | $0.54/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 31 | Aerospike Database | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 32 | Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 33 | Firebird | 7.4 | Free plan | €199/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 34 | Apache CouchDB | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 35 | Turso | 7.4 | Free plan | $4.99/mo | Yes | $4.99/mo | — | — |
| 36 | Chroma | 7.4 | Free plan | $250/mo | Yes | $250/mo | — | — |
| 37 | Amazon Aurora | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | No | — | — | — |
| 38 | Apache Doris | 7.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 39 | ClickHouse Cloud | 7.3 | No | $53/mo | No | $50/mo | — | — |
| 40 | VictoriaMetrics | 7.3 | Free plan | $200/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 41 | Amazon Neptune | 7.2 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 42 | Qdrant | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 43 | FoundationDB | 7.1 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Milvus | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 45 | IBM Db2 | 7.0 | Free plan | $630/mo | Yes | $630/mo | — | — |
| 46 | Amazon DocumentDB | 7.0 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 47 | H2 Database Engine | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 48 | ArcadeDB | 7.0 | Free plan | $19.99/mo | Yes | $299/mo | — | — |
| 49 | StarRocks | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 50 | Apache Pinot | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | — |
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