Best Perst Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from embedded databases ranked against Perst on the same published basis.
- 1Perst vs ObjectBox
- 2Perst vs SQLite
- 3Perst vs Chroma
- 4Perst vs Qdrant
- 5Perst vs LadybugDB
- 6Perst vs RxDB
- 7Perst vs DuckDB UI
- 8Perst vs RocksDB
- 9Perst vs bbolt
- 10Perst vs Firebird
- 11Perst vs LiteDB
- 12Perst vs Accessibility Test Framework for Android
- 13Perst vs eXtremeDB
- 14Perst vs H2 Database Engine
- 15Perst vs LanceDB
- 16Perst vs PGlite
- 17Perst vs LevelDB
- 18Perst vs libSQL
- 19Perst vs LMDB
- 20Perst vs EJDB2
Perst alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ObjectBox | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | SQLite | 7.6 | Free plan | $12.50/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Chroma | 7.5 | Free plan | $250/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Qdrant | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | LadybugDB | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | RxDB | 7.3 | Free plan | $99/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | DuckDB UI | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | RocksDB | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | bbolt | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | Firebird | 7.1 | Free plan | €199/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 11 | LiteDB | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 12 | Accessibility Test Framework for Android | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | eXtremeDB | 6.9 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 14 | H2 Database Engine | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 15 | LanceDB | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 16 | PGlite | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 17 | LevelDB | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 18 | libSQL | 6.8 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 19 | LMDB | 6.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 20 | EJDB2 | 6.5 | No | — | API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
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Questions about Perst alternatives
What is the best alternative to Perst?
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 Perst?
ObjectBox is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 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.