18.4
CrateDB is a database for real-time analytics on live operational data.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinux
Best Distributed SQL Databases in 2026
Distributed SQL databases offer different approaches to deployment, scaling, and workloads across systems or regions. Compare horizontal scaling, geo-partitioning, and multi-region deployment, then check support for HTAP workloads and compatibility with MySQL or PostgreSQL. Deployment model can help clarify how each option is used, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add practical cost details. MySQL,…
28.2
OceanBase Database is a distributed database for transactional, analytical, and AI workloads, bringing those workload types into one database.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinux
38.1
SingleStore Helios is a cloud database-as-a-service available on AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
Free planWebAPILinux
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TiDB Cloud
TiDB Cloud is a managed cloud database service built around an open-source distributed SQL database with MySQL compatibility.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted8.1Free plan - 5
MySQL
MySQL is an open-source database for web, e-commerce, SaaS, and online transaction processing applications.
Free planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted7.9Free plan - 6
PrestoDB
PrestoDB is a free, open-source distributed SQL query engine for querying large datasets across different data systems.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinuxmacOS7.7Free plan - 7
VoltDB
VoltDB is a distributed, in-memory database and real-time decisioning layer for processing data, ingesting streams, running business logic, and integrating AI.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinuxmacOS7.6Free plan - 8
Apache Ignite
Apache Ignite is an open-source, memory-first distributed SQL database for high-velocity workloads.
Free planOpen sourceAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted7.4Free plan - 9
IBM Db2
Free planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted7.4From $630 a month - 10
CockroachDB Cloud
CockroachDB Cloud is a fully managed distributed SQL platform for workloads ranging from development and testing to production applications.
Free planWebAPILinux7.1Free plan - 11
Google Cloud Spanner
Google Cloud Spanner is a globally distributed database combining relational, graph, key-value, and search capabilities.
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.6 - 12
TBase
TBase is Tencent-published, open-source database software for distributed hybrid transactional and analytical processing (HTAP).
Free planAndroidiOSLinuxmacOS6.6Free plan - 13
YugabyteDB Anywhere
YugabyteDB Anywhere (YBA) is a self-managed database-as-a-service for deploying and operating YugabyteDB universes.
Free planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.5Free plan - 14
Amazon Aurora
Amazon Aurora is a fully managed relational database service offering PostgreSQL, MySQL, and DSQL engines.
Free planAPI6.3Free plan - 15
YDB
Free planAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.2Free plan - 16
ActorDB
ActorDB is an open-source distributed relational SQL database that organizes data into independent actors.
APILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted5.9 - 17
MatrixOne
MatrixOne is a self-hosted, MySQL-compatible database that combines transactional, analytical, vector, and full-text workloads.
Free planSelf-hosted5.6Free plan - 18
MariaDB Enterprise Manager
MariaDB Enterprise Manager is a self-hosted management product for MariaDB Server, delivered through Linux and web platforms.
WebLinux5.1 - 19
Oracle Globally Distributed AI Database
Oracle Globally Distributed AI Database is paid web software for distributing database workloads across locations.
Web4.9 - 204.8
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TDSQL
Web4.6 - 25
BigchainDB
Linux4.4