Best Spatial Databases in 2026
Updated
In short: MySQL is ranked #1 of 32 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of CockroachDB Cloud and Teradata VantageCloud. The best-ranked option with a free plan is CockroachDB Cloud. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Google Cloud SQL at $0.04/mo.
Spatial databases are built for storing and querying information with geographic or other spatial structure. Compare spatial data types, 3D geometry and raster support, then consider coordinate transforms and the query interface for working with your data. Deployment model can shape where and how you run a database; free-plan availability and paid-from pricing give you cost details to weigh. MySQL, CockroachDB Cloud and Teradata VantageCloud are among the named options, alongside Amazon RDS and Supabase. Focus on the capabilities and operating model your spatial workloads call for.
32 spatial databases ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Spatial Databases, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 25 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 1 MySQLFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 CockroachDB CloudPaid from $0.06/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 3 Teradata VantageCloudFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 4 Amazon RDSFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 5 YugabyteDB Anywhere
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 6 RavenDBFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 7 CrateDBFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 8 SupabasePaid from $25/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 9 DuckDB UIFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 10 MonetDBFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 11 Virtuoso Universal Server
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 12 GeoDeskFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 OpenSearchFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 14 rasdamanFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 15 Databricks NotebooksFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 16 Elasticsearch
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 17 GeoMesaFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 18 Redis InsightFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 19 SedonaDBFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 20 SingleStore HeliosPaid from $0.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 21 Snowflake CoCo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 22 Google Cloud SQLPaid from $0.04/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 23 Tile38Free plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 24 Apache SolrFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 25 ClickHouse CloudPaid from $53/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
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Questions about this list
Which spatial database is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
MySQL is ranked #1 of 32 with a score of 7.9. CockroachDB Cloud is second and Teradata VantageCloud third.
How many of these have a free plan?
19 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Google Cloud SQL has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.04/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.