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Best Azure SQL Database Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from database software ranked against Azure SQL Database on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    MySQL Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 9.4
    Azure SQL Database vs MySQL
  2. 3
    SQLite Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $12.50/mo9.2
    Azure SQL Database vs SQLite
  3. 4
    Amazon DynamoDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free9.0
    Azure SQL Database vs Amazon DynamoDB
  4. 5
    PostgreSQL Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free8.8
    Azure SQL Database vs PostgreSQL
  5. 6
    MariaDB Server Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free8.6
    Azure SQL Database vs MariaDB Server
  6. 7
    Firestore Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free8.6
    Azure SQL Database vs Firestore
  7. 8
    Amazon RDS Free plan apiWeb Free8.5
    Azure SQL Database vs Amazon RDS
  8. 9
    Apache Cassandra Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free8.5
    Azure SQL Database vs Apache Cassandra
  9. 10
    MarkLogic Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free8.4
    Azure SQL Database vs MarkLogic
  10. 11
    InfluxDB Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 8.3
    Azure SQL Database vs InfluxDB
  11. 12
    Microsoft SQL Server 8.2
    Azure SQL Database vs Microsoft SQL Server
  12. 13
    SingleStore Helios Free plan apiWeb $0.99/mo8.2
    Azure SQL Database vs SingleStore Helios
  13. 14
    CockroachDB Cloud Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.06/mo8.2
    Azure SQL Database vs CockroachDB Cloud
  14. 15
    Oracle Database self-hosted 8.1
    Azure SQL Database vs Oracle Database
  15. 16
    Google Cloud SQL Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin $0.04/mo8.1
    Azure SQL Database vs Google Cloud SQL
  16. 17
    Neo4j Free plan self-hosted $65/mo8.1
    Azure SQL Database vs Neo4j
  17. 18
    TiDB Cloud Free plan apiWeb 8.1
    Azure SQL Database vs TiDB Cloud
  18. 19
    Teradata VantageCloud Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free8.1
    Azure SQL Database vs Teradata VantageCloud
  19. 20
    Amazon Aurora Free plan Free8.0
    Azure SQL Database vs Amazon Aurora
  20. 21
    Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL Free plan Free8.0
    Azure SQL Database vs Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Azure SQL Database alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1MySQL9.4Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3SQLite9.2Free plan$12.50/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Amazon DynamoDB9.0Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5PostgreSQL8.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6MariaDB Server8.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7Firestore8.6Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Web
8Amazon RDS8.5Free planFreeAPI, Web
9Apache Cassandra8.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10MarkLogic8.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11InfluxDB8.3Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Microsoft SQL Server8.2No——
13SingleStore Helios8.2Free plan$0.99/moAPI, Web
14CockroachDB Cloud8.2Free plan$0.06/moAPI, Linux, Web
15Oracle Database8.1No—self-hosted
16Google Cloud SQL8.1No$0.04/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Neo4j8.1Free plan$65/moself-hosted
18TiDB Cloud8.1Free plan—API, Web
19Teradata VantageCloud8.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
20Amazon Aurora8.0Free planFree—
21Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL8.0Free planFree—
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Questions about Azure SQL Database alternatives

What is the best alternative to Azure SQL Database?

MySQL, number 1 in database software with a score of 9.4 out of 10. The others here: SQLite, Amazon DynamoDB, PostgreSQL and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Azure SQL Database?

MySQL is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.