Best Perst Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from embedded databases ranked against Perst on the same published basis.
- 1Perst vs Chroma
- 2Perst vs LadybugDB
- 3Perst vs RxDB
- 4Perst vs SQLite
- 5Perst vs bbolt
- 6Perst vs ObjectBox
- 7Perst vs Qdrant
- 8Perst vs RocksDB
- 9Perst vs Accessibility Test Framework for Android
- 10Perst vs DuckDB UI
- 11Perst vs H2 Database Engine
- 12Perst vs Firebird
- 13Perst vs LevelDB
- 14Perst vs LiteDB
- 15Perst vs PGlite
- 16Perst vs LanceDB
- 17Perst vs libSQL
- 18Perst vs LMDB
- 19Perst vs EJDB2
- 20Perst vs Empress Embedded Database
Perst alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chroma | 6.8 | Free plan | $250/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | LadybugDB | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | RxDB | 6.8 | Free plan | $99/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | SQLite | 6.8 | Free plan | $12.50/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | bbolt | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | ObjectBox | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | Qdrant | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | RocksDB | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | Accessibility Test Framework for Android | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | DuckDB UI | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 11 | H2 Database Engine | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Firebird | 6.5 | Free plan | €199/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 13 | LevelDB | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 14 | LiteDB | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 15 | PGlite | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 16 | LanceDB | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 17 | libSQL | 5.7 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 18 | LMDB | 5.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 19 | EJDB2 | 5.6 | No | — | API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 20 | Empress Embedded Database | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
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Questions about Perst alternatives
What is the best alternative to Perst?
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 Perst?
Chroma is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 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.