Best BaseX Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from document databases ranked against BaseX on the same published basis.
- 1BaseX vs RavenDB
- 2BaseX vs Apache CouchDB
- 3BaseX vs eXist-db
- 4BaseX vs Firestore
- 5BaseX vs MarkLogic
- 6BaseX vs JasDB
- 7BaseX vs LiteDB
- 8BaseX vs Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse
- 9BaseX vs restdb.io
- 10BaseX vs Couchbase Capella
- 11BaseX vs Percona Server for MongoDB
- 12BaseX vs SurrealDB
- 14BaseX vs RethinkDB
- 15BaseX vs Apache AsterixDB
- 16BaseX vs Couchbase Lite
- 17BaseX vs UnQLite
- 18BaseX vs Couchbase Server
- 19BaseX vs JayDB
- 20BaseX vs TinyDB
- 21BaseX vs DocumentDB
BaseX alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RavenDB | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Apache CouchDB | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | eXist-db | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Firestore | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 5 | MarkLogic | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | JasDB | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | LiteDB | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | restdb.io | 6.5 | Free plan | $19/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 10 | Couchbase Capella | 6.3 | Free plan | $0.15/mo | Web |
| 11 | Percona Server for MongoDB | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 12 | SurrealDB | 6.3 | Free plan | $0.19/mo | self-hosted |
| 14 | RethinkDB | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | Apache AsterixDB | 5.3 | No | — | Web, Mac, Linux |
| 16 | Couchbase Lite | 5.3 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 17 | UnQLite | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 18 | Couchbase Server | 5.2 | No | — | — |
| 19 | JayDB | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | TinyDB | 5.2 | No | — | — |
| 21 | DocumentDB | 5.1 | No | — | Linux |
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Questions about BaseX alternatives
What is the best alternative to BaseX?
RavenDB, number 1 in document databases with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Apache CouchDB, eXist-db, Firestore and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to BaseX?
RavenDB is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 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.