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Best MySQL Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 2
    Azure SQL Database Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free9.2
    MySQL vs Azure SQL Database
  2. 3
    Amazon DynamoDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free9.1
    MySQL vs Amazon DynamoDB
  3. 4
    Firestore Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free8.9
    MySQL vs Firestore
  4. 5
    Amazon RDS Free plan apiWeb Free8.7
    MySQL vs Amazon RDS
  5. 6
    SQLite Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $12.50/mo8.7
    MySQL vs SQLite
  6. 7
    MarkLogic Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free8.7
    MySQL vs MarkLogic
  7. 8
    InfluxDB Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 8.7
    MySQL vs InfluxDB
  8. 9
    CockroachDB Cloud Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.06/mo8.6
    MySQL vs CockroachDB Cloud
  9. 10
    Neo4j Free plan self-hosted $65/mo8.5
    MySQL vs Neo4j
  10. 11
    TiDB Cloud Free plan apiWeb 8.5
    MySQL vs TiDB Cloud
  11. 12
    Teradata VantageCloud Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free8.5
    MySQL vs Teradata VantageCloud
  12. 13
    InterSystems IRIS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.4
    MySQL vs InterSystems IRIS
  13. 14
    Exasol Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $3.30/mo8.4
    MySQL vs Exasol
  14. 15
    Google Cloud Bigtable Free trial apiWeb $0.03/mo8.3
    MySQL vs Google Cloud Bigtable
  15. 16
    PostgreSQL Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free8.2
    MySQL vs PostgreSQL
  16. 17
    MariaDB Server Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free8.2
    MySQL vs MariaDB Server
  17. 18
    Google Cloud SQL Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin $0.04/mo8.1
    MySQL vs Google Cloud SQL
  18. 19
    Apache Cassandra Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free8.1
    MySQL vs Apache Cassandra
  19. 20
    Google Cloud Spanner Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 8.0
    MySQL vs Google Cloud Spanner
  20. 21
    SingleStore Helios Free plan apiWeb $0.99/mo8.0
    MySQL vs SingleStore Helios

MySQL alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
2Azure SQL Database9.2Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Amazon DynamoDB9.1Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4Firestore8.9Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Web
5Amazon RDS8.7Free planFreeAPI, Web
6SQLite8.7Free plan$12.50/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7MarkLogic8.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8InfluxDB8.7Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9CockroachDB Cloud8.6Free plan$0.06/moAPI, Linux, Web
10Neo4j8.5Free plan$65/moself-hosted
11TiDB Cloud8.5Free plan—API, Web
12Teradata VantageCloud8.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13InterSystems IRIS8.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14Exasol8.4Free plan$3.30/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
15Google Cloud Bigtable8.3No$0.03/moAPI, Web
16PostgreSQL8.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
17MariaDB Server8.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
18Google Cloud SQL8.1No$0.04/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19Apache Cassandra8.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Google Cloud Spanner8.0No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
21SingleStore Helios8.0Free plan$0.99/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 9.2 out of 10. The others here: Amazon DynamoDB, Firestore, Amazon RDS 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 how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.