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
9free plans on this page
$0.19/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Database Software 24 channels on this page · 45 of 192 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromDatabase modelDeployment optionsSQL supportIncluded storageVector searchReplication support Spec sheet Score
51 Amazon Keyspaces Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.8
52 SurrealDB Free planYesPaid fromFreeDatabase modelRelational, document, graph, vector and time-seriesDeployment optionsCloud, embedded and edge, and self-hostedSQL supportYesIncluded storage1 GBVector searchYesReplication supportYes 8/8spec lines stated 6.8
53 Couchbase Lite Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchYesReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.8
54 Kinetica Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.8
55 Pinecone Free planYesPaid from$20/moDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.8
56 Weaviate Free planYesPaid from$45/moDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.7
57 Apache HBase Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.6
58 DigitalOcean Managed Databases Free planNoPaid from$15.15/moDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.4
59 kdb+ Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportYesIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.4
60 LanceDB Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 6.4
61 Amazon Timestream Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportYesIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.3
62 GreyCat Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelgraphDeployment optionsbothSQL supportNoIncluded storagenot statedVector searchYesReplication supportnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.3
63 TimescaleDB Free planYesPaid from$30/moDatabase modelrelationalDeployment optionsbothSQL supportYesIncluded storage64 GBVector searchYesReplication supportYes 8/8spec lines stated 6.3
64 SAP HANA Cloud Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.1
65 SAP MaxDB Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelrelationalDeployment optionsself-managedSQL supportYesIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.1
66 HSQLDB Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.0
67 Tarantool DB Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 6.0
68 SAP Customer Data Platform Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.0
69 Apache AsterixDB Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 5.9
70 IBM Cloudant Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.9
71 Valkey Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 5.6
72 ALTIBASE Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.5
73 IBM Informix Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchnot statedReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.2
74 Dgraph Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDatabase modelnot statedDeployment optionsnot statedSQL supportnot statedIncluded storagenot statedVector searchYesReplication supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.2
Compare all 24 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Database model | Deployment options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Amazon Keyspaces | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | No | — | — | — |
| 52 | SurrealDB | 6.8 | Free plan | $0.19/mo | Yes | Free | Relational, document, graph, vector and time-series | Cloud, embedded and edge, and self-hosted |
| 53 | Couchbase Lite | 6.8 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 54 | Kinetica | 6.8 | Free plan | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 55 | Pinecone | 6.8 | Free plan | — | Yes | $20/mo | — | — |
| 56 | Weaviate | 6.7 | Free plan | $45/mo | Yes | $45/mo | — | — |
| 57 | Apache HBase | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 58 | DigitalOcean Managed Databases | 6.4 | No | $15.15/mo | No | $15.15/mo | — | — |
| 59 | kdb+ | 6.4 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 60 | LanceDB | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | — |
| 61 | Amazon Timestream | 6.3 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 62 | GreyCat | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | graph | both |
| 63 | TimescaleDB | 6.3 | No | $30/mo | Yes | $30/mo | relational | both |
| 64 | SAP HANA Cloud | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 65 | SAP MaxDB | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | relational | self-managed |
| 66 | HSQLDB | 6.0 | No | $8.33/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 67 | Tarantool DB | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 68 | SAP Customer Data Platform | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 69 | Apache AsterixDB | 5.9 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 70 | IBM Cloudant | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 71 | Valkey | 5.6 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 72 | ALTIBASE | 5.5 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 73 | IBM Informix | 5.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 74 | Dgraph | 5.2 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
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