Best WatermelonDB Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from mobile databases ranked against WatermelonDB on the same published basis.
- 1WatermelonDB vs Espresso
- 2WatermelonDB vs Hive
- 3WatermelonDB vs RxDB
- 4WatermelonDB vs Ditto
- 5WatermelonDB vs ObjectBox
- 6WatermelonDB vs Realm
- 7WatermelonDB vs SQLDelight
- 8WatermelonDB vs WCDB
- 9WatermelonDB vs Firebase Cloud Messaging
- 10WatermelonDB vs Firestore
- 11WatermelonDB vs TBase
- 13WatermelonDB vs LiteDB
- 14WatermelonDB vs Drift
- 15WatermelonDB vs Isar
- 16WatermelonDB vs SQLite.swift
- 17WatermelonDB vs Parse Platform
- 18WatermelonDB vs EMBA
- 19WatermelonDB vs Couchbase Lite
- 20WatermelonDB vs Mimer SQL Mobile
- 21WatermelonDB vs Sparksee
WatermelonDB alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Espresso | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web |
| 2 | Hive | 7.5 | Free plan | $5/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | RxDB | 7.5 | Free plan | $99/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Ditto | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | ObjectBox | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | Realm | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | SQLDelight | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | WCDB | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Firebase Cloud Messaging | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Web |
| 10 | Firestore | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 11 | TBase | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 13 | LiteDB | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 14 | Drift | 7.0 | No | — | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Isar | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 16 | SQLite.swift | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Linux, Mac |
| 17 | Parse Platform | 6.8 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | EMBA | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 19 | Couchbase Lite | 6.6 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 20 | Mimer SQL Mobile | 5.9 | No | — | Android, Linux, Windows |
| 21 | Sparksee | 5.9 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
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Questions about WatermelonDB alternatives
What is the best alternative to WatermelonDB?
Espresso, number 1 in mobile databases with a score of 7.5 out of 10. The others here: Hive, RxDB, Ditto and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to WatermelonDB?
Espresso is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 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.