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Best Empress Embedded Database Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms 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
    SQLite Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $12.50/mo7.6
    Empress Embedded Database vs SQLite
  3. 3
    Chroma Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $250/mo7.5
    Empress Embedded Database vs Chroma
  4. 4
    Qdrant Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.5
    Empress Embedded Database vs Qdrant
  5. 5
    LadybugDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free7.4
    Empress Embedded Database vs LadybugDB
  6. 6
    RxDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $99/mo7.3
    Empress Embedded Database vs RxDB
  7. 7
    DuckDB UI Free plan extensionLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Empress Embedded Database vs DuckDB UI
  8. 8
    RocksDB Free plan apiiOSLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.2
    Empress Embedded Database vs RocksDB
  9. 9
    bbolt Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.1
    Empress Embedded Database vs bbolt
  10. 10
    Firebird Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin €199/mo7.1
    Empress Embedded Database vs Firebird
  11. 11
    LiteDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted Free7.1
    Empress Embedded Database vs LiteDB
  12. 12
    Accessibility Test Framework for Android Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free7.0
    Empress Embedded Database vs Accessibility Test Framework for Android
  13. 13
    eXtremeDB Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.9
    Empress Embedded Database vs eXtremeDB
  14. 14
    H2 Database Engine Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    Empress Embedded Database vs H2 Database Engine
  15. 15
    LanceDB Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.9
    Empress Embedded Database vs LanceDB
  16. 16
    libSQL apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.8
    Empress Embedded Database vs libSQL
  17. 17
    LMDB LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 6.7
    Empress Embedded Database vs LMDB
  18. 18
    EJDB2 apiiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.5
    Empress Embedded Database vs EJDB2
  19. 19
    Perst AndroidWeb 6.0
    Empress Embedded Database vs Perst
  20. 21
    HSQLDB $8.33/mo5.9
    Empress Embedded Database vs HSQLDB

Empress Embedded Database alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ObjectBox8.0Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2SQLite7.6Free plan$12.50/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Chroma7.5Free plan$250/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Qdrant7.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5LadybugDB7.4Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6RxDB7.3Free plan$99/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7DuckDB UI7.2Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8RocksDB7.2Free planFreeAPI, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9bbolt7.1Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10Firebird7.1Free plan€199/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11LiteDB7.1Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
12Accessibility Test Framework for Android7.0Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
13eXtremeDB6.9No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14H2 Database Engine6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15LanceDB6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
16libSQL6.8No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17LMDB6.7No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18EJDB26.5No—API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19Perst6.0No—Android, Web
21HSQLDB5.9No$8.33/mo—
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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: SQLite, Chroma, Qdrant 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 how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.