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Best Isar Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from mobile databases ranked against Isar on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Hive Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $5/mo8.1
    Isar vs Hive
  2. 2
    Espresso Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.8
    Isar vs Espresso
  3. 3
    ObjectBox Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free7.8
    Isar vs ObjectBox
  4. 4
    Ditto Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin Free7.7
    Isar vs Ditto
  5. 5
    Firestore Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free7.7
    Isar vs Firestore
  6. 6
    RxDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $99/mo7.7
    Isar vs RxDB
  7. 7
    Drift AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 7.5
    Isar vs Drift
  8. 8
    Realm Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.5
    Isar vs Realm
  9. 9
    SQLDelight Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free7.5
    Isar vs SQLDelight
  10. 10
    TBase Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.5
    Isar vs TBase
  11. 11
    WCDB Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin Free7.4
    Isar vs WCDB
  12. 12
    Firebase Cloud Messaging Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb Free7.2
    Isar vs Firebase Cloud Messaging
  13. 14
    LiteDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted Free7.2
    Isar vs LiteDB
  14. 15
    Couchbase Lite AndroidapiiOSLinuxWeb 7.0
    Isar vs Couchbase Lite
  15. 16
    Parse Platform AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted 7.0
    Isar vs Parse Platform
  16. 17
    SQLite.swift Free plan iOSLinuxMac Free7.0
    Isar vs SQLite.swift
  17. 18
    EMBA Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    Isar vs EMBA
  18. 19
    WatermelonDB WebWiniOSAndroid 6.3
    Isar vs WatermelonDB
  19. 20
    Sparksee WinMacLinuxiOSAndroid 6.1
    Isar vs Sparksee
  20. 21
    CloudKit WebiOSMac 6.0
    Isar vs CloudKit

Isar alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Hive8.1Free plan$5/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Espresso7.8Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web
3ObjectBox7.8Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4Ditto7.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
5Firestore7.7Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Web
6RxDB7.7Free plan$99/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Drift7.5No—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8Realm7.5Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9SQLDelight7.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10TBase7.5Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11WCDB7.4Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
12Firebase Cloud Messaging7.2Free planFreeAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Web
14LiteDB7.2Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
15Couchbase Lite7.0No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows
16Parse Platform7.0No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
17SQLite.swift7.0Free planFreeiOS, Linux, Mac
18EMBA6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
19WatermelonDB6.3No—Web, Windows, iOS, Android
20Sparksee6.1No—Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
21CloudKit6.0No—Web, iOS, Mac
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Questions about Isar alternatives

What is the best alternative to Isar?

Hive, number 1 in mobile databases with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: Espresso, ObjectBox, Ditto and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Isar?

Hive 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.