MySQL

MySQL alternatives

MySQL is free. These tools in Databases are close substitutes — price and level first.

Open-source relational database. The usual pick when you want real SQL.

A SQL database stored in one file, with no server to run.

Microsoft’s relational database. The usual pair with C# and Azure.

A document database that stores records as JSON-like documents instead of table rows.

AWS key-value and document database that scales without a server to patch.