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Best Databases And Backend in 2026

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    Aiven for PostgreSQL

    Free plan Open source APISelf-hostedWeb

    Aiven for PostgreSQL handles routine database operations and includes recovery features, with extensions and cloud-provider options.

    9.2 Free plan · paid from $5/mo Visit site
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    TiDB Cloud

    by TiDB Cloud
    Free plan Open source APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    TiDB Cloud pairs managed database hosting with a free Starter quota and support for transactional and analytical workloads.

    8.6 Free plan Visit site
  3. 3

    Amazon DynamoDB

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+5

    DynamoDB offers managed NoSQL storage with automatic scaling, multiple access patterns and recovery options.

    7.7 Free plan Visit site
  4. 4

    Appwrite Realtime

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+2
    7.6 Free plan Visit site
  5. 5

    Amazon RDS

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

    Amazon RDS combines a broad engine selection with managed backups, scaling, and AWS security and monitoring integrations.

    7.5 Visit site
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    Azure SQL Database

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

    Azure SQL Database pairs managed operations with development interfaces, APIs, and recovery capabilities. Review the free-tier limits and overage behavior before relying on the free offer.

    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    Backendless

    by Backendless
    Free plan WebiPhoneAndroid

    Backendless combines core backend services with mobile publishing across three listed platforms.

    7.4 Free plan · paid from $15/mo Visit site
  8. 8

    Convex

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+2
    7.4 Free plan · paid from $25/mo Visit site
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    Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

    by Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL
    Free plan APISelf-hosted

    Choose Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL if your application needs a managed cloud database with JSON documents, transactions, scaling, or multi-region support.

    7.3 Free plan · 30-day trial Visit site
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    CockroachDB Cloud

    by CockroachDB Cloud
    Free plan APILinuxWeb

    CockroachDB Cloud combines managed operations with distributed SQL and deployments across regions and cloud providers.

    7.3 From $0.06 · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Firestore

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Firestore combines flexible document storage with search, transactions, real-time updates, and offline syncing. Check the database quota and server-side IAM requirements when assessing its fit.

    7.3 Free plan Visit site
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    Hasura

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    Hasura offers multiple API types, database connections, and deployment paths.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from $5/mo Visit site
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    Amazon Aurora

    by Amazon Aurora
    Free plan API

    Choose Amazon Aurora if you need a managed relational database with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or DSQL engines and want database operations through the RDS console, CLI, or API.

    7.2 Visit site
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    Neon

    Free plan APILinuxMac+2

    Neon combines managed PostgreSQL with compute that can pause during inactivity, database branching, and programmatic management.

    7.2 Free plan Visit site
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    Nhost

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+5
    7.2 Free plan · paid from $25/mo Visit site
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    PocketBase

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+5
    7.1 Free plan Visit site
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    Railway

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

    Railway brings deployment, infrastructure, observability and environment workflows together, with multiple deployment sources and database templates.

    7.1 Free plan · paid from $5/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Supabase

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

    Supabase brings a Postgres database and several backend services together, with client libraries and self-hosting documentation.

    7.0 Free plan · paid from $25/mo Visit site
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    Turso

    by Turso
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    Turso combines an embedded SQLite-compatible engine with managed cloud services, synchronization, and deployment controls.

    7.0 Free plan · paid from $4.99/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Directus

    Free plan Web
    6.9 Free plan · paid from $499/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Parse Platform

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    Parse Platform offers a broad, deployable backend with APIs, Cloud Code, authentication, real-time features, and multiple storage choices.

    6.8 Open source Visit site
  22. 22

    Xata

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
    6.8 Free plan · paid from $9/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    SurrealDB

    by SurrealDB
    Free plan Self-hosted

    SurrealDB combines several data models and query capabilities while offering both managed and self-hosted options.

    6.6 Free plan · paid from $0.02 Visit site
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    Google Cloud Spanner

    Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    Spanner combines several data models with scaling, search, and live-data analytics capabilities.

    6.2 90-day trial Visit site
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    Google Cloud SQL

    by Google Cloud SQL
    Free trial APILinuxMac+2

    Cloud SQL offers managed relational databases with backups, recovery, availability, and migration support.

    6.2 From $0.04 Visit site

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