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Best MySQL Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from database software ranked against MySQL on the same published basis.

  1. 2
    Azure SQL Database Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free9.1
    MySQL vs Azure SQL Database
  2. 3
    Amazon DynamoDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free9.1
    MySQL vs Amazon DynamoDB
  3. 4
    SQLite Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $12.50/mo8.9
    MySQL vs SQLite
  4. 5
    Firestore Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free8.6
    MySQL vs Firestore
  5. 6
    MarkLogic Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free8.5
    MySQL vs MarkLogic
  6. 7
    InfluxDB Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 8.5
    MySQL vs InfluxDB
  7. 8
    Amazon RDS Free plan apiWeb Free8.3
    MySQL vs Amazon RDS
  8. 9
    PostgreSQL Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free8.2
    MySQL vs PostgreSQL
  9. 10
    Google Cloud SQL Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin $0.04/mo8.2
    MySQL vs Google Cloud SQL
  10. 11
    MariaDB Server Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free8.2
    MySQL vs MariaDB Server
  11. 12
    CockroachDB Cloud Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.06/mo8.2
    MySQL vs CockroachDB Cloud
  12. 13
    Teradata VantageCloud Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free8.2
    MySQL vs Teradata VantageCloud
  13. 14
    InterSystems IRIS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.2
    MySQL vs InterSystems IRIS
  14. 15
    Exasol Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $3.30/mo8.2
    MySQL vs Exasol
  15. 16
    Apache Cassandra Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free8.1
    MySQL vs Apache Cassandra
  16. 17
    TiDB Cloud Free plan apiWeb 8.1
    MySQL vs TiDB Cloud
  17. 18
    Neo4j Free plan self-hosted $65/mo8.0
    MySQL vs Neo4j
  18. 19
    RavenDB Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.0
    MySQL vs RavenDB
  19. 20
    Google Cloud Spanner Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 7.9
    MySQL vs Google Cloud Spanner
  20. 21
    Google Cloud Bigtable Free trial apiWeb $0.03/mo7.9
    MySQL vs Google Cloud Bigtable

MySQL alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
2Azure SQL Database9.1Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Amazon DynamoDB9.1Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4SQLite8.9Free plan$12.50/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Firestore8.6Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Web
6MarkLogic8.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7InfluxDB8.5Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Amazon RDS8.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
9PostgreSQL8.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10Google Cloud SQL8.2No$0.04/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11MariaDB Server8.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12CockroachDB Cloud8.2Free plan$0.06/moAPI, Linux, Web
13Teradata VantageCloud8.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14InterSystems IRIS8.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Exasol8.2Free plan$3.30/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
16Apache Cassandra8.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17TiDB Cloud8.1Free plan—API, Web
18Neo4j8.0Free plan$65/moself-hosted
19RavenDB8.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Google Cloud Spanner7.9No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
21Google Cloud Bigtable7.9No$0.03/moAPI, Web
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Questions about MySQL alternatives

What is the best alternative to MySQL?

Azure SQL Database, number 2 in database software with a score of 9.1 out of 10. The others here: Amazon DynamoDB, SQLite, Firestore and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to MySQL?

Azure SQL Database is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 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.