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Best Empress Embedded Database Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from embedded databases ranked against Empress Embedded Database on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    ObjectBox Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free8.0
    Empress Embedded Database vs ObjectBox
  2. 2
    Chroma Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $250/mo7.9
    Empress Embedded Database vs Chroma
  3. 3
    SQLite Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $12.50/mo7.9
    Empress Embedded Database vs SQLite
  4. 4
    LadybugDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free7.8
    Empress Embedded Database vs LadybugDB
  5. 5
    RxDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $99/mo7.7
    Empress Embedded Database vs RxDB
  6. 6
    Qdrant Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.6
    Empress Embedded Database vs Qdrant
  7. 7
    RocksDB Free plan apiiOSLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.5
    Empress Embedded Database vs RocksDB
  8. 8
    bbolt Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.4
    Empress Embedded Database vs bbolt
  9. 9
    Accessibility Test Framework for Android Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free7.3
    Empress Embedded Database vs Accessibility Test Framework for Android
  10. 10
    DuckDB UI Free plan extensionLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    Empress Embedded Database vs DuckDB UI
  11. 11
    Firebird Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin €199/mo7.2
    Empress Embedded Database vs Firebird
  12. 12
    libSQL apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.2
    Empress Embedded Database vs libSQL
  13. 13
    LiteDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted Free7.2
    Empress Embedded Database vs LiteDB
  14. 14
    eXtremeDB Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.1
    Empress Embedded Database vs eXtremeDB
  15. 15
    H2 Database Engine Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    Empress Embedded Database vs H2 Database Engine
  16. 16
    LMDB LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 7.1
    Empress Embedded Database vs LMDB
  17. 17
    EJDB2 apiiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.8
    Empress Embedded Database vs EJDB2
  18. 18
    LanceDB Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.8
    Empress Embedded Database vs LanceDB
  19. 19
    Perst AndroidWeb 6.2
    Empress Embedded Database vs Perst
  20. 21
    WiredTiger WinMacLinux 6.0
    Empress Embedded Database vs WiredTiger

Empress Embedded Database alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ObjectBox8.0Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2Chroma7.9Free plan$250/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3SQLite7.9Free plan$12.50/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4LadybugDB7.8Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5RxDB7.7Free plan$99/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Qdrant7.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7RocksDB7.5Free planFreeAPI, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8bbolt7.4Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9Accessibility Test Framework for Android7.3Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
10DuckDB UI7.3Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Firebird7.2Free plan€199/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12libSQL7.2No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13LiteDB7.2Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
14eXtremeDB7.1No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
15H2 Database Engine7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16LMDB7.1No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17EJDB26.8No—API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
18LanceDB6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
19Perst6.2No—Android, Web
21WiredTiger6.0No—Windows, Mac, Linux
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Questions about Empress Embedded Database alternatives

What is the best alternative to Empress Embedded Database?

ObjectBox, number 1 in embedded databases with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: Chroma, SQLite, LadybugDB and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Empress Embedded Database?

ObjectBox is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.