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Best Microsoft SQL Server Alternatives in 2026

12 apps from database software ranked against Microsoft SQL Server on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    MySQL Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 8.1
    Microsoft SQL Server vs MySQL
  2. 2
    SQLite Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $12.50/mo8.1
    Microsoft SQL Server vs SQLite
  3. 3
    Amazon DynamoDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free8.0
    Microsoft SQL Server vs Amazon DynamoDB
  4. 4
    PostgreSQL Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.9
    Microsoft SQL Server vs PostgreSQL
  5. 5
    Oracle Database self-hosted 7.8
    Microsoft SQL Server vs Oracle Database
  6. 7
    Amazon RDS Free plan apiWeb Free7.7
    Microsoft SQL Server vs Amazon RDS
  7. 8
    MariaDB Server Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.7
    Microsoft SQL Server vs MariaDB Server
  8. 9
    Firestore Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free7.7
    Microsoft SQL Server vs Firestore
  9. 10
    Apache Cassandra Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.7
    Microsoft SQL Server vs Apache Cassandra
  10. 11
    Amazon Aurora Free plan Free7.5
    Microsoft SQL Server vs Amazon Aurora
  11. 12
    SingleStore Helios Free plan apiWeb $0.99/mo7.5
    Microsoft SQL Server vs SingleStore Helios
  12. 13
    MarkLogic Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free7.5
    Microsoft SQL Server vs MarkLogic
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