Category · 43 tools · 62 comparisons
Database systems
Database systems store, organize, query, and manage business data.
At a glance
- Tools tracked
- 43
- Entry plans
- $5–$1,500/mo
- Typical entry plan
- $15/mo
- Free plan
- 32 of 43
- Cheapest paid
- PlanetScale, $5/mo
- Best value score
- SQLite, 10/10
Every tool we cover
Price tracker →| Tool | Score | From | Top listed plan | Free plan | Trial | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SQLiteSQLite | 8.6 | $125/mo* | $125/mo | Yes | — | ReviewAlternatives |
 DuckDBDuckDB | 8.0 | Free* | — | Yes | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 PostgreSQLPostgreSQL | 8.0 | Free* | — | Yes | — | ReviewAlternatives |
 PlanetScalePlanetScale | 8.0 | $5/mo | $5/mo | No | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 ClickHouseClickHouse | 7.8 | Custom | — | No | 30 days | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 DBeaverDBeaver | 7.8 | $6.83/mo* | $67.50/mo | Yes | 14 days | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 TablePlusTablePlus | 7.8 | $99/mo | — | No | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 XataXata | 7.8 | $9/mo | $9/mo | Yes | — | Review |
 TigerDataTigerData | 7.8 | $30/mo | $36/mo | No | 30 days | Review |
 FlywayFlyway | 7.6 | Free* | — | Yes | 28 days | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 Beekeeper StudioBeekeeper Studio | 7.6 | $9/mo | $18/mo | Yes | 14 days | ReviewAlternatives |
 TiDBTiDB | 7.5 | $400/mo | $1,800/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 RedisRedis | 7.4 | $5/mo* | $200/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 DataGripDataGrip | 7.4 | $9.08/mo* | $81.58/mo | Yes | 30 days | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 UpstashUpstash | 7.4 | $10/mo | $1,500/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricing |
 MongoDB AtlasMongoDB Atlas | 7.3 | $8/mo | $25/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 MongoDBMongoDB | 7.2 | $8/mo | $56.94/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 Redis CloudRedis Cloud | 7.2 | $5/mo* | $200/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricing |
 InfluxDBInfluxDB | 7.2 | $1,500/mo* | $1,500/mo | Yes | 30 days | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 Neo4jNeo4j | 7.2 | Free | — | Yes | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 AivenAiven | 7.2 | $5/mo | $270/mo | Yes | 30 days | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 Apache CassandraApache Cassandra | 7.2 | Free* | — | Yes | — | ReviewAlternatives |
 StarRocksStarRocks | 7.2 | Free* | — | Yes | — | ReviewAlternatives |
 Apache CouchDBApache CouchDB | 7.1 | Free* | — | Yes | — | ReviewAlternatives |
 NeonNeon | 7.0 | $15/mo | $701/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 MariaDBMariaDB | 7.0 | Free* | — | Yes | — | ReviewAlternatives |
 CouchbaseCouchbase | 7.0 | Free | — | Yes | — | ReviewAlternatives |
 SurrealDBSurrealDB | 6.9 | $15/mo | $15/mo | Yes | — | ReviewAlternatives |
 MySQLMySQL | 6.8 | $178.33/mo* | $891.67/mo | Yes | 30 days | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 CockroachDBCockroachDB | 6.8 | $203/mo* | $1,528/mo | No | 30 days | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 LiquibaseLiquibase | 6.8 | Free* | — | Yes | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 ArangoDBArangoDB | 6.8 | Free* | — | Yes | — | ReviewAlternatives |
 FalkorDBFalkorDB | 6.7 | $73/mo | $350/mo | Yes | — | Review |
 ScyllaDBScyllaDB | 6.6 | Custom* | — | No | 30 days | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 TigerGraphTigerGraph | 6.6 | $45/mo | $126/mo | Yes | — | Review |
 ElasticsearchElasticsearch | 6.5 | $99/mo* | $99/mo | No | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 FirebirdFirebird | 6.5 | $575/mo* | $4,300/mo | Yes | — | Review |
 SingleStoreSingleStore | 6.5 | Free | — | Yes | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 ToadToad | 6.4 | $52.08/mo* | $416.17/mo | No | 30 days | ReviewPricingAlternatives |
 dBASEdBASE | 6.0 | Custom* | — | No | Yes | ReviewAlternatives |
 erwin Data Modelererwin Data Modeler | 5.6 | Custom* | — | No | Yes | Review |
 Hazelcast PlatformHazelcast Platform | 5.4 | Custom* | — | No | — | ReviewAlternatives |
 OpenEdgeOpenEdge | 5.0 | Free* | — | Yes | — | Review |
* Lower confidence: the vendor's pricing page couldn't be read directly or didn't list every price, so the figure was compiled from other public sources and may be incomplete. Check the vendor's page before you buy.
Head-to-head
MySQLvsPostgreSQLMySQL vs PostgreSQL
PostgreSQLvsSQLitePostgreSQL vs SQLite
MySQLvsSQLiteMySQL vs SQLite
MariaDBvsMySQLMariaDB vs MySQL
MariaDBvsPostgreSQLMariaDB vs PostgreSQL
MongoDBvsPostgreSQLMongoDB vs PostgreSQL
FlywayvsLiquibaseFlyway vs Liquibase
DuckDBvsSQLiteDuckDB vs SQLite
MongoDBvsRedisMongoDB vs Redis
PostgreSQLvsRedisPostgreSQL vs Redis
DuckDBvsClickHouseDuckDB vs ClickHouse
DataGripvsDBeaverDataGrip vs DBeaver
MongoDBvsMySQLMongoDB vs MySQL
Hazelcast PlatformvsRedisHazelcast Platform vs Redis
SQLitevsRedisSQLite vs Redis
CouchbasevsMongoDBCouchbase vs MongoDB
Apache CouchDBvsCouchbaseApache CouchDB vs Couchbase
ElasticsearchvsRedisElasticsearch vs Redis
SQLitevsMongoDBSQLite vs MongoDB
DuckDBvsPostgreSQLDuckDB vs PostgreSQL
Apache CouchDBvsMongoDBApache CouchDB vs MongoDB
CouchbasevsRedisCouchbase vs Redis
MongoDBvsNeo4jMongoDB vs Neo4j
ClickHousevsElasticsearchClickHouse vs Elasticsearch
MariaDBvsSQLiteMariaDB vs SQLite
ElasticsearchvsMongoDBElasticsearch vs MongoDB
MySQLvsRedisMySQL vs Redis
FalkorDBvsNeo4jFalkorDB vs Neo4j
TigerGraphvsNeo4jTigerGraph vs Neo4j
ArangoDBvsNeo4jArangoDB vs Neo4j
ElasticsearchvsPostgreSQLElasticsearch vs PostgreSQL
InfluxDBvsMongoDBInfluxDB vs MongoDB
Beekeeper StudiovsDBeaverBeekeeper Studio vs DBeaver
DBeavervsTablePlusDBeaver vs TablePlus
ScyllaDBvsMongoDBScyllaDB vs MongoDB
InfluxDBvsClickHouseInfluxDB vs ClickHouse
MongoDBvsMongoDB AtlasMongoDB vs MongoDB Atlas
InfluxDBvsPostgreSQLInfluxDB vs PostgreSQL
Neo4jvsPostgreSQLNeo4j vs PostgreSQL
UpstashvsRedisUpstash vs Redis
Apache CassandravsMongoDBApache Cassandra vs MongoDB
Apache CassandravsMySQLApache Cassandra vs MySQL
MongoDBvsClickHouseMongoDB vs ClickHouse
MySQLvsClickHouseMySQL vs ClickHouse
Apache CassandravsPostgreSQLApache Cassandra vs PostgreSQL
ClickHousevsPostgreSQLClickHouse vs PostgreSQL
DBeavervsPostgreSQLDBeaver vs PostgreSQL
CockroachDBvsPostgreSQLCockroachDB vs PostgreSQL
Apache CassandravsScyllaDBApache Cassandra vs ScyllaDB
TigerDatavsTigerGraphTigerData vs TigerGraph
MongoDB AtlasvsScyllaDBMongoDB Atlas vs ScyllaDB
Beekeeper StudiovsDataGripBeekeeper Studio vs DataGrip
DBeavervsSQLiteDBeaver vs SQLite
DBeavervsMySQLDBeaver vs MySQL
Apache CouchDBvsCockroachDBApache CouchDB vs CockroachDB
CouchbasevsMySQLCouchbase vs MySQL
LiquibasevsMongoDBLiquibase vs MongoDB
Apache CouchDBvsRedis CloudApache CouchDB vs Redis Cloud
ClickHousevsCockroachDBClickHouse vs CockroachDB
Apache CouchDBvsRedisApache CouchDB vs Redis
DBeavervsMongoDBDBeaver vs MongoDB
InfluxDBvsMongoDB AtlasInfluxDB vs MongoDB Atlas
Highest scored
SQLiteSQLite
Choose SQLite for local, embedded SQL; choose a networked database for many-client workloads.
DuckDBDuckDB
A strong free choice for SQL-based analytics, with concurrency and support details to verify.
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
PostgreSQL offers a lot for free, but its flexibility still asks teams to plan their data.
Database systems: quick answers
How much do database systems cost?
Paid plans for the 43 database systems we track start between $5 and $1,500 a month, and the typical entry plan is about $15 a month. 32 of them have a free plan. ClickHouse, ScyllaDB, dBASE, erwin Data Modeler and Hazelcast Platform don't publish a starting price. Prices are the vendors' own, checked Nov 7, 2026; most quote the per-month price when billed annually.
Which database system is the cheapest?
PlanetScale has the lowest paid entry plan at $5 a month, followed by Redis at $5. If you can live with limits, SQLite, DuckDB, PostgreSQL and DBeaver have a free plan.
Which database systems have a free plan?
SQLite, DuckDB, PostgreSQL, DBeaver, Xata, Flyway, Beekeeper Studio, TiDB, Redis, DataGrip, Upstash, MongoDB Atlas, MongoDB, Redis Cloud, InfluxDB, Neo4j, Aiven, Apache Cassandra, StarRocks, Apache CouchDB, Neon, MariaDB, Couchbase, SurrealDB, MySQL, Liquibase, ArangoDB, FalkorDB, TigerGraph, Firebird, SingleStore and OpenEdge have a free plan. ClickHouse, TigerData, CockroachDB, ScyllaDB and Toad offer a free trial instead. Free plans are usually capped on usage, seats or features; each review lists the limits.
Which database system scores highest in our reviews?
SQLite scores highest at 8.6/10. Choose SQLite for local, embedded SQL; choose a networked database for many-client workloads.