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Best Google Cloud Spanner Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from database software ranked against Google Cloud Spanner on the same published basis.

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

Google Cloud Spanner alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1MySQL8.1Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2Azure SQL Database8.1Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, 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
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Questions about Google Cloud Spanner alternatives

What is the best alternative to Google Cloud Spanner?

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

What is the best free alternative to Google Cloud Spanner?

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.