Best TinyDB Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from document databases ranked against TinyDB on the same published basis.
- 1TinyDB vs RavenDB
- 2TinyDB vs eXist-db
- 3TinyDB vs MarkLogic
- 4TinyDB vs Apache CouchDB
- 5TinyDB vs Firestore
- 6TinyDB vs JasDB
- 7TinyDB vs LiteDB
- 8TinyDB vs Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse
- 9TinyDB vs restdb.io
- 10TinyDB vs Percona Server for MongoDB
- 11TinyDB vs SurrealDB
- 12TinyDB vs Couchbase Capella
- 13TinyDB vs Couchbase Lite
- 14TinyDB vs Amazon DocumentDB
- 15TinyDB vs MongoDB Ops Manager
- 16TinyDB vs BaseX
- 17TinyDB vs RethinkDB
- 19TinyDB vs Apache AsterixDB
- 20TinyDB vs Couchbase Server
- 21TinyDB vs JayDB
TinyDB alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RavenDB | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | eXist-db | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | MarkLogic | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Apache CouchDB | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Firestore | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 6 | JasDB | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | LiteDB | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | restdb.io | 7.0 | Free plan | $19/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 10 | Percona Server for MongoDB | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 11 | SurrealDB | 6.7 | Free plan | $0.19/mo | self-hosted |
| 12 | Couchbase Capella | 6.6 | Free plan | $0.15/mo | Web |
| 13 | Couchbase Lite | 6.6 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 14 | Amazon DocumentDB | 6.1 | No | — | API, Web |
| 15 | MongoDB Ops Manager | 6.1 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 16 | BaseX | 5.9 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | RethinkDB | 5.9 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | Apache AsterixDB | 5.8 | No | — | Web, Mac, Linux |
| 20 | Couchbase Server | 5.8 | No | — | — |
| 21 | JayDB | 5.8 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about TinyDB alternatives
What is the best alternative to TinyDB?
RavenDB, number 1 in document databases with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: eXist-db, MarkLogic, Apache CouchDB and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to TinyDB?
RavenDB is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 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.