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Best IBM Informix Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from database software ranked against IBM Informix on the same published basis.

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

IBM Informix alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1MySQL9.4Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2Azure SQL Database9.2Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, 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——
13Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL8.2Free planFree—
14SingleStore Helios8.2Free plan$0.99/moAPI, Web
15CockroachDB Cloud8.2Free plan$0.06/moAPI, Linux, Web
16Oracle Database8.1No—self-hosted
17Google Cloud SQL8.1No$0.04/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18Neo4j8.1Free plan$65/moself-hosted
19TiDB Cloud8.1Free plan—API, Web
20Teradata VantageCloud8.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about IBM Informix alternatives

What is the best alternative to IBM Informix?

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

What is the best free alternative to IBM Informix?

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.