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Best Empress Embedded Database Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from embedded databases ranked against Empress Embedded Database on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Chroma Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $250/mo6.8
    Empress Embedded Database vs Chroma
  2. 2
    LadybugDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free6.8
    Empress Embedded Database vs LadybugDB
  3. 3
    RxDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $99/mo6.8
    Empress Embedded Database vs RxDB
  4. 4
    SQLite Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $12.50/mo6.8
    Empress Embedded Database vs SQLite
  5. 5
    bbolt Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.7
    Empress Embedded Database vs bbolt
  6. 6
    ObjectBox Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free6.7
    Empress Embedded Database vs ObjectBox
  7. 7
    Qdrant Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.7
    Empress Embedded Database vs Qdrant
  8. 8
    RocksDB Free plan apiiOSLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.7
    Empress Embedded Database vs RocksDB
  9. 9
    Accessibility Test Framework for Android Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free6.6
    Empress Embedded Database vs Accessibility Test Framework for Android
  10. 10
    DuckDB UI Free plan extensionLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    Empress Embedded Database vs DuckDB UI
  11. 11
    H2 Database Engine Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    Empress Embedded Database vs H2 Database Engine
  12. 12
    Firebird Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin €199/mo6.5
    Empress Embedded Database vs Firebird
  13. 13
    LiteDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted Free6.5
    Empress Embedded Database vs LiteDB
  14. 14
    LanceDB Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.3
    Empress Embedded Database vs LanceDB
  15. 15
    libSQL apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.7
    Empress Embedded Database vs libSQL
  16. 16
    LMDB LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 5.7
    Empress Embedded Database vs LMDB
  17. 17
    EJDB2 apiiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 5.6
    Empress Embedded Database vs EJDB2
  18. 19
    LevelDB Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free5.3
    Empress Embedded Database vs LevelDB
  19. 20
    Perst AndroidWeb 5.3
    Empress Embedded Database vs Perst
  20. 21
    WiredTiger WinMacLinux 5.3
    Empress Embedded Database vs WiredTiger

Empress Embedded Database alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Chroma6.8Free plan$250/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2LadybugDB6.8Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3RxDB6.8Free plan$99/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4SQLite6.8Free plan$12.50/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5bbolt6.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6ObjectBox6.7Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7Qdrant6.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8RocksDB6.7Free planFreeAPI, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9Accessibility Test Framework for Android6.6Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
10DuckDB UI6.6Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11H2 Database Engine6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Firebird6.5Free plan€199/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13LiteDB6.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
14LanceDB6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
15libSQL5.7No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16LMDB5.7No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17EJDB25.6No—API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19LevelDB5.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
20Perst5.3No—Android, Web
21WiredTiger5.3No—Windows, Mac, Linux
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Questions about Empress Embedded Database alternatives

What is the best alternative to Empress Embedded Database?

Chroma, number 1 in embedded databases with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: LadybugDB, RxDB, SQLite and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Empress Embedded Database?

Chroma is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 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.