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Best Mobile Databases in 2026
Choosing a database for a mobile app involves weighing how it stores and synchronizes data, including what happens offline or when changes conflict. Compare offline mode, data synchronization, and conflict resolution alongside supported mobile platforms and SDK languages. Monthly sync limits, free-plan availability, and paid-from pricing add capacity and cost details. Espresso, Hive, and RxDB are among the entries…
Firestore is a managed, serverless document database for AI, web, and mobile applications.
SQLDelight generates Kotlin APIs from SQL statements and checks schemas, queries, and migrations at compile time.
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PouchDB
PouchDB is a free, open-source JavaScript database inspired by Apache CouchDB and designed for browser applications.
Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOSWebAPI7.8Free plan - 5

Sparksee
Sparksee is an embeddable graph database management system for representing and analysing relationships among entities.
Free planAndroidiOSAPILinux7.6Free plan - 6

RxDB
RxDB is a JavaScript NoSQL database that runs inside an app and stores data locally on the client.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI7.5From $99 a month - 7

ObjectBox
ObjectBox is an embedded, object-oriented NoSQL database for mobile apps and IoT devices.
Free planAndroidiOSAPILinux6.9Free plan - 8

Ditto
Ditto is a distributed database and Edge SDK for applications that must continue operating when network access is unreliable or unavailable.
Free planAndroidiOSLinuxmacOS6.7Free plan - 9
LiteDB
LiteDB is a serverless, embedded .NET NoSQL document database distributed as a single DLL.
Free planAndroidiOSAPILinux6.7Free plan - 10

Realm
Realm is an object database designed to run directly on phones, tablets, and wearables, providing local data persistence for mobile and edge applications.
Free planAndroidiOSLinuxmacOS6.7Free plan - 11
WatermelonDB
WatermelonDB is a free, MIT-licensed reactive database framework for React and React Native applications.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI6.7Free plan - 12
WCDB
WCDB is an open-source database framework based on SQLite and SQLCipher, used in the WeChat application.
Free planAndroidiOSLinuxmacOS6.7Free plan - 13
Isar
Isar is a free, open-source NoSQL database for Flutter apps that need local data access, including when a network connection is unavailable.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb6.6Free plan - 14

Parse Platform
Parse Platform is an open-source backend for mobile and web applications that can run on infrastructure supporting Node.js, including your own infrastructure.
AndroidiOSWebAPI6.5 - 15

CloudKit
CloudKit stores app data in iCloud and keeps it synchronized across devices and the web.
Free planiOSWebAPImacOS6.4Free plan - 16
Couchbase Lite
Couchbase Lite embeds a NoSQL database in applications so they can store and work with data locally, including when a network is unavailable.
AndroidiOSWebAPI6.4 - 17
GRDB.swift
GRDB.swift is a free Swift toolkit for storing application data in SQLite databases.
Free planiOSLinuxmacOS6.3Free plan - 18
Drift
Drift is a reactive persistence library for relational data in Dart and Flutter applications.
AndroidiOSWebExtension6.2 - 19
FMDB
FMDB is a free Objective-C wrapper around SQLite for Cocoa development on iOS and macOS.
Free planiOSmacOS6.2Free plan - 20
GUN
GUN is a free, open-source graph database and data protocol for developers building decentralized apps.
AndroidiOSWebAPI6.2 - 21
SQLite.swift
SQLite.swift is a free, MIT-licensed Swift library that places a type-safe layer over SQLite3.
Free planiOSLinuxmacOS6.2Free plan - 22

AWS Amplify DataStore
AWS Amplify DataStore provides an on-device repository for applications that read, write, and observe data online or offline.
AndroidiOSWeb6.1 - 23
Mimer SQL Mobile
AndroidAPILinuxSelf-hosted5.9 - 24
EMBA
EMBA is a free, open-source Linux environment for examining embedded-device firmware.
Free planLinuxSelf-hosted5.8Free plan - 255.4
