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Best Azure SQL Database Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from database software ranked against Azure SQL Database on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    MySQL Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 8.1
    Azure SQL Database vs MySQL
  2. 3
    SQLite Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $12.50/mo8.1
    Azure SQL Database vs SQLite
  3. 4
    Amazon DynamoDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free8.0
    Azure SQL Database vs Amazon DynamoDB
  4. 5
    PostgreSQL Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.9
    Azure SQL Database vs PostgreSQL
  5. 6
    Amazon RDS Free plan apiWeb Free7.7
    Azure SQL Database vs Amazon RDS
  6. 7
    MariaDB Server Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.7
    Azure SQL Database vs MariaDB Server
  7. 8
    Firestore Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free7.7
    Azure SQL Database vs Firestore
  8. 9
    Apache Cassandra Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.7
    Azure SQL Database vs Apache Cassandra
  9. 10
    Amazon Aurora Free plan Free7.5
    Azure SQL Database vs Amazon Aurora
  10. 11
    SingleStore Helios Free plan apiWeb $0.99/mo7.5
    Azure SQL Database vs SingleStore Helios
  11. 12
    MarkLogic Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free7.5
    Azure SQL Database vs MarkLogic
  12. 13
    Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL Free plan Free7.4
    Azure SQL Database vs Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL
  13. 14
    Neo4j Free plan self-hosted $65/mo7.4
    Azure SQL Database vs Neo4j
  14. 15
    TiDB Cloud Free plan apiWeb 7.4
    Azure SQL Database vs TiDB Cloud
  15. 16
    CockroachDB Cloud Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.06/mo7.4
    Azure SQL Database vs CockroachDB Cloud
  16. 17
    Teradata VantageCloud Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.4
    Azure SQL Database vs Teradata VantageCloud
  17. 18
    InfluxDB Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.4
    Azure SQL Database vs InfluxDB
  18. 19
    Apache Druid Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    Azure SQL Database vs Apache Druid
  19. 20
    Google Cloud Bigtable Free trial apiWeb $0.03/mo7.2
    Azure SQL Database vs Google Cloud Bigtable
  20. 21
    Apache IoTDB Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free7.2
    Azure SQL Database vs Apache IoTDB

Azure SQL Database alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1MySQL8.1Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3SQLite8.1Free plan$12.50/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Amazon DynamoDB8.0Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5PostgreSQL7.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Amazon RDS7.7Free planFreeAPI, Web
7MariaDB Server7.7Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8Firestore7.7Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Web
9Apache Cassandra7.7Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Amazon Aurora7.5Free planFree—
11SingleStore Helios7.5Free plan$0.99/moAPI, Web
12MarkLogic7.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL7.4Free planFree—
14Neo4j7.4Free plan$65/moself-hosted
15TiDB Cloud7.4Free plan—API, Web
16CockroachDB Cloud7.4Free plan$0.06/moAPI, Linux, Web
17Teradata VantageCloud7.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18InfluxDB7.4Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19Apache Druid7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
20Google Cloud Bigtable7.2No$0.03/moAPI, Web
21Apache IoTDB7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about Azure SQL Database alternatives

What is the best alternative to Azure SQL Database?

MySQL, number 1 in database software with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: SQLite, Amazon DynamoDB, PostgreSQL and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Azure SQL Database?

MySQL is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.