Best Database Software

Database software is software that stores, organizes, and retrieves structured data for an organization. Also called database management software, it holds customer records, product information, financial figures, and other business data, and divides into relational databases and NoSQL databases.

These tools manage and retrieve data efficiently, providing fast queries, optimal storage formats, and security controls. They offer automated backup, real-time replication, and scalability, while supporting complex queries, data integrity, multi-user access, and integration with other applications. Some include real-time analytics and advanced security protocols. Organizations select on query performance, scalability, and how well the system fits their existing data model.

Best Database Software by type

G2 scores products inside each subcategory, against the products they actually compete with. Below are the three highest-scoring products in each type, in the same order as the navigation.

Rank Products Rating Reviews
1
Microsoft SQL Server
MS SQL

SQL Server 2017 brings the power of SQL Server to Windows, Linux and Docker containers for the first time ever, enabling developers to build...

SQL Server 2017 brings the power of SQL Server to Windows, Linux and Docker containers for the first time ever, enabling developers to build...

4.4/5

2,290

44 in last year

2
Oracle Database
Oracle Database

Oracle Database is a comprehensive, multi-model database management system developed by Oracle Corporation. It is designed to handle various data...

Oracle Database is a comprehensive, multi-model database management system developed by Oracle Corporation. It is designed to handle various data...

4.3/5

1,023

44 in last year

3
Supabase
Supabase

Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service (BaaS) platform that enables developers to build and scale applications efficiently without...

Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service (BaaS) platform that enables developers to build and scale applications efficiently without...

4.6/5

240

213 in last year

Showing top 3 of 184 Relational Databases products

Rank Products Rating Reviews
1
Microsoft SQL Server
MS SQL

SQL Server 2017 brings the power of SQL Server to Windows, Linux and Docker containers for the first time ever, enabling developers to build...

SQL Server 2017 brings the power of SQL Server to Windows, Linux and Docker containers for the first time ever, enabling developers to build...

4.4/5

2,290

44 in last year

2
Snowflake
Snowflake

Snowflake makes enterprise AI easy, efficient and trusted. Thousands of companies around the globe, including hundreds of the world’s largest, use...

Snowflake makes enterprise AI easy, efficient and trusted. Thousands of companies around the globe, including hundreds of the world’s largest, use...

4.6/5

775

124 in last year

3
MongoDB Atlas
MongoDB Atlas

MongoDB Atlas is a developer data platform that provides a tightly integrated collection of data and application infrastructure building blocks to...

MongoDB Atlas is a developer data platform that provides a tightly integrated collection of data and application infrastructure building blocks to...

4.5/5

906

37 in last year

Showing top 3 of 361 Database Management Systems (DBMS) products

Rank Products Rating Reviews
1
Databricks
Databricks

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian,...

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian,...

4.6/5

1,398

776 in last year

2
Google Cloud BigQuery
BigQuery

BigQuery is an AI-ready, petabyte-scale, and cost-effective data warehouse that lets you run analytics over vast amounts of data in near real time....

BigQuery is an AI-ready, petabyte-scale, and cost-effective data warehouse that lets you run analytics over vast amounts of data in near real time....

4.5/5

1,236

75 in last year

3
Snowflake
Snowflake

Snowflake makes enterprise AI easy, efficient and trusted. Thousands of companies around the globe, including hundreds of the world’s largest, use...

Snowflake makes enterprise AI easy, efficient and trusted. Thousands of companies around the globe, including hundreds of the world’s largest, use...

4.6/5

775

124 in last year

Showing top 3 of 178 Big Data Analytics Software products

Rank Products Rating Reviews
1
Databricks
Databricks

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian,...

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian,...

4.6/5

1,398

776 in last year

2
Google Cloud BigQuery
BigQuery

BigQuery is an AI-ready, petabyte-scale, and cost-effective data warehouse that lets you run analytics over vast amounts of data in near real time....

BigQuery is an AI-ready, petabyte-scale, and cost-effective data warehouse that lets you run analytics over vast amounts of data in near real time....

4.5/5

1,236

75 in last year

3
IBM watsonx.data
IBM watsonx.data

IBM® watsonx.data® helps you access, integrate and understand all your data —structured and unstructured—across any environment. It optimizes...

IBM® watsonx.data® helps you access, integrate and understand all your data —structured and unstructured—across any environment. It optimizes...

4.4/5

176

58 in last year

Showing top 3 of 123 Big Data Processing And Distribution Systems products

Rank Products Rating Reviews
1
Supabase
Supabase

Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service (BaaS) platform that enables developers to build and scale applications efficiently without...

Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service (BaaS) platform that enables developers to build and scale applications efficiently without...

4.6/5

240

213 in last year

2
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database...

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. It provides...

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. It provides...

4.5/5

908

16 in last year

3
Databricks
Databricks

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian,...

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian,...

4.6/5

1,398

776 in last year

Showing top 3 of 139 Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers products

Rank Products Rating Reviews
1
Beyond Compare
Beyond Compare

Beyond Compare allows you to quickly and easily compare your files and folders. By using simple, powerful commands you can focus on the...

Beyond Compare allows you to quickly and easily compare your files and folders. By using simple, powerful commands you can focus on the...

4.6/5

152

0 in last year

2
SQL Compare
SQL Compare

Redgate creates ingeniously simple software to help data professionals get the most value out of any database, anywhere, through the provision of...

Redgate creates ingeniously simple software to help data professionals get the most value out of any database, anywhere, through the provision of...

4.4/5

28

0 in last year

3
Toad Edge
Toad Edge

Your next-gen toolset for open source relational database environments.

Your next-gen toolset for open source relational database environments.

4.5/5

16

0 in last year

Showing top 3 of 45 Database Comparison Software products

Rank Products Rating Reviews
1
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Access

Microsoft Access is a database management system (DBMS) developed by Microsoft, combining the relational Access Database Engine with a graphical...

Microsoft Access is a database management system (DBMS) developed by Microsoft, combining the relational Access Database Engine with a graphical...

4/5

856

12 in last year

2
Kintone
Kintone

Kintone is a no-code business application platform designed to empower non-technical users to create robust applications, workflows, and databases...

Kintone is a no-code business application platform designed to empower non-technical users to create robust applications, workflows, and databases...

4.6/5

285

37 in last year

3
Ninox
Ninox Database

Ninox is an AI-native low-code platform designed to empower teams to create the software solutions they truly require. By blending artificial...

Ninox is an AI-native low-code platform designed to empower teams to create the software solutions they truly require. By blending artificial...

4.7/5

362

3 in last year

Showing top 3 of 20 Desktop Database Software products

Rank Products Rating Reviews
1
MongoDB Atlas
MongoDB Atlas

MongoDB Atlas is a developer data platform that provides a tightly integrated collection of data and application infrastructure building blocks to...

MongoDB Atlas is a developer data platform that provides a tightly integrated collection of data and application infrastructure building blocks to...

4.5/5

906

37 in last year

2
Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch

Build next generation search experiences for your customers and employees that support your organization’s technology objectives. Elasticsearch...

Build next generation search experiences for your customers and employees that support your organization’s technology objectives. Elasticsearch...

4.5/5

315

58 in last year

3
Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon DynamoDB

Amazon DynamoDB is a pioneering NoSQL, fully managed, serverless database with limitless scalability and single-digit millisecond latency...

Amazon DynamoDB is a pioneering NoSQL, fully managed, serverless database with limitless scalability and single-digit millisecond latency...

4.4/5

529

10 in last year

Showing top 3 of 64 Document Databases products

Rank Products Rating Reviews
1
Confluent
Confluent

Today’s customers expect every digital experience to be immediate, connected, and personalized. That takes more than data at rest - it takes...

Today’s customers expect every digital experience to be immediate, connected, and personalized. That takes more than data at rest - it takes...

4.3/5

144

32 in last year

2
Aiven for Apache Kafka
Aiven for Apache Kafka

Aiven for Apache Kafka® is a fully managed distributed event streaming service, that can be deployed in the cloud of your choice. Aiven for Apache...

Aiven for Apache Kafka® is a fully managed distributed event streaming service, that can be deployed in the cloud of your choice. Aiven for Apache...

4.3/5

245

23 in last year

3
Redpanda Data Platform
Redpanda Data Platform

The Redpanda Data Platform is the streaming platform that simplifies building real-time AI applications. It’s a simple, fast, and secure solution...

The Redpanda Data Platform is the streaming platform that simplifies building real-time AI applications. It’s a simple, fast, and secure solution...

4.6/5

66

44 in last year

Showing top 3 of 74 Event Stream Processing Software products

Rank Products Rating Reviews
1
Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon DynamoDB

Amazon DynamoDB is a pioneering NoSQL, fully managed, serverless database with limitless scalability and single-digit millisecond latency...

Amazon DynamoDB is a pioneering NoSQL, fully managed, serverless database with limitless scalability and single-digit millisecond latency...

4.4/5

529

10 in last year

2
ScyllaDB
ScyllaDB

ScyllaDB is a specialty database for workloads that require predictable performance at scale. It’s adopted by organizations that require ultra-low...

ScyllaDB is a specialty database for workloads that require predictable performance at scale. It’s adopted by organizations that require ultra-low...

4.5/5

429

90 in last year

3
OceanBase Database
OceanBase Database

OceanBase Database is a native, enterprise-level distributed database developed independently by the OceanBase team. It provides financial-grade...

OceanBase Database is a native, enterprise-level distributed database developed independently by the OceanBase team. It provides financial-grade...

5/5

45

44 in last year

Showing top 3 of 66 Key Value Databases products

Rank Products Rating Reviews
1
InterSystems IRIS
InterSystems IRIS

InterSystems IRIS is a complete cloud-first data platform that includes a multi-model transactional data management engine, an application...

InterSystems IRIS is a complete cloud-first data platform that includes a multi-model transactional data management engine, an application...

4.6/5

76

20 in last year

2
Google Cloud Storage for Firebase
Google Cloud Storage for...

Cloud Storage for Firebase is a robust and cost-effective object storage service designed to store and serve user-generated content such as images,...

Cloud Storage for Firebase is a robust and cost-effective object storage service designed to store and serve user-generated content such as images,...

4.3/5

22

3 in last year

3
LanceDB
LanceDB

LanceDB is an innovative database designed specifically for multimodal AI applications, enabling efficient storage, retrieval, and management of...

LanceDB is an innovative database designed specifically for multimodal AI applications, enabling efficient storage, retrieval, and management of...

4.2/5

23

23 in last year

Showing top 3 of 25 Object-Oriented Databases products

Rank Products Rating Reviews
1
Google Firebase Realtime Database
Google Firebase Realtime...

Google Firebase Realtime Database is a cloud-hosted NoSQL database that lets you store and sync data between your users in realtime.

Google Firebase Realtime Database is a cloud-hosted NoSQL database that lets you store and sync data between your users in realtime.

4.5/5

35

3 in last year

2
Datomic
Datomic

Datomic is a database of flexible, time-based facts, supporting queries and joins, with elastic scalability, and ACID transactions. Datomic can...

Datomic is a database of flexible, time-based facts, supporting queries and joins, with elastic scalability, and ACID transactions. Datomic can...

4.3/5

24

0 in last year

3
XLForm
XLForm

XLForm is an iOS library to create dynamic table-view forms.

XLForm is an iOS library to create dynamic table-view forms.

4.3/5

15

0 in last year

Showing top 3 of 13 Other Non-Relational Databases Software products

Rank Products Rating Reviews
1
Progress MarkLogic
Progress MarkLogic

Progress MarkLogic is an enterprise-grade multi-model data management platform that unlocks value from complex data. It works with the full breadth...

Progress MarkLogic is an enterprise-grade multi-model data management platform that unlocks value from complex data. It works with the full breadth...

4.3/5

65

0 in last year

2
RDFox
RDFox

RDFox is a high-performance in-memory knowledge graph and semantic reasoner. Optimised for speed and advanced reasoning, it affords query and...

RDFox is a high-performance in-memory knowledge graph and semantic reasoner. Optimised for speed and advanced reasoning, it affords query and...

4.8/5

14

0 in last year

3
BrightstarDB
BrightstarDB

BrightstarDB is an RDF triple store. It does not require the definition of a database schema, and with the RDF data model model you can easily add...

BrightstarDB is an RDF triple store. It does not require the definition of a database schema, and with the RDF data model model you can easily add...

3.9/5

10

0 in last year

Showing top 3 of 11 RDF Databases products

Rank Products Rating Reviews
1
ClickHouse
ClickHouse

ClickHouse is the fastest and most resource efficient real-time database and data warehouse. ClickHouse is optimized to serve a wide range of...

ClickHouse is the fastest and most resource efficient real-time database and data warehouse. ClickHouse is optimized to serve a wide range of...

4.3/5

57

37 in last year

2
SingleStore
SingleStore

SingleStore enables organizations to scale from one to one million customers, handling SQL, JSON, full text and vector workloads — all in one...

SingleStore enables organizations to scale from one to one million customers, handling SQL, JSON, full text and vector workloads — all in one...

4.5/5

118

0 in last year

3
CrateDB
CrateDB

The real-time database for analytics, search, and AI. Store any type of data and combine the simplicity of SQL with the scalability of NoSQL....

The real-time database for analytics, search, and AI. Store any type of data and combine the simplicity of SQL with the scalability of NoSQL....

4.4/5

85

5 in last year

Showing top 3 of 32 Real-time Analytic Database Software products

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Rank Products Rating Reviews
1
InfluxDB
InfluxDB

InfluxDB is a purpose-built data platform designed to handle all time series data, from users, sensors, applications and infrastructure —...

InfluxDB is a purpose-built data platform designed to handle all time series data, from users, sensors, applications and infrastructure —...

4.5/5

101

2 in last year

2
Tiger Data
Tiger Data

Tiger Data, from the creators of TimescaleDB, is the #1 Postgres time-series database for developers, devices and agents. Keep sensor, on-chain,...

Tiger Data, from the creators of TimescaleDB, is the #1 Postgres time-series database for developers, devices and agents. Keep sensor, on-chain,...

4.6/5

32

0 in last year

3
CrateDB
CrateDB

The real-time database for analytics, search, and AI. Store any type of data and combine the simplicity of SQL with the scalability of NoSQL....

The real-time database for analytics, search, and AI. Store any type of data and combine the simplicity of SQL with the scalability of NoSQL....

4.4/5

85

5 in last year

Showing top 3 of 54 Time Series Databases products

Rank Products Rating Reviews
1
MongoDB Atlas
MongoDB Atlas

MongoDB Atlas is a developer data platform that provides a tightly integrated collection of data and application infrastructure building blocks to...

MongoDB Atlas is a developer data platform that provides a tightly integrated collection of data and application infrastructure building blocks to...

4.5/5

906

37 in last year

2
Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch

Build next generation search experiences for your customers and employees that support your organization’s technology objectives. Elasticsearch...

Build next generation search experiences for your customers and employees that support your organization’s technology objectives. Elasticsearch...

4.5/5

315

58 in last year

3
Supabase
Supabase

Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service (BaaS) platform that enables developers to build and scale applications efficiently without...

Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service (BaaS) platform that enables developers to build and scale applications efficiently without...

4.6/5

240

213 in last year

Showing top 3 of 47 Vector Database Software products

Rank Products Rating Reviews
1
ScyllaDB
ScyllaDB

ScyllaDB is a specialty database for workloads that require predictable performance at scale. It’s adopted by organizations that require ultra-low...

ScyllaDB is a specialty database for workloads that require predictable performance at scale. It’s adopted by organizations that require ultra-low...

4.5/5

429

90 in last year

2
Amazon Keyspaces
Amazon Keyspaces

Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra is a fully managed, serverless database service that enables users to run Cassandra workloads on AWS without...

Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra is a fully managed, serverless database service that enables users to run Cassandra workloads on AWS without...

4.6/5

17

0 in last year

3
Google Cloud BigTable
Bigtable

Cloud Bigtable is Google's NoSQL Big Data database service. It's the same database that powers many core Google services, including Search,...

Cloud Bigtable is Google's NoSQL Big Data database service. It's the same database that powers many core Google services, including Search,...

4.4/5

41

0 in last year

Showing top 3 of 23 Wide Column Database Software products

Rank Products Rating Reviews
1
InterSystems IRIS
InterSystems IRIS

InterSystems IRIS is a complete cloud-first data platform that includes a multi-model transactional data management engine, an application...

InterSystems IRIS is a complete cloud-first data platform that includes a multi-model transactional data management engine, an application...

4.6/5

76

20 in last year

2
IBM Db2
IBM Db2

Built to run the world’s mission-critical workloads. Designed by the world’s leading database experts, IBM Db2 empowers developers, enterprise...

Built to run the world’s mission-critical workloads.

Designed by the world’s leading database experts, IBM Db2 empowers developers, enterprise...

4.1/5

684

6 in last year

3
Flexter
Flexter

Flexter is a distributed and secure big data solution for converting XML to text, Hadoop, or a database. It provides rapid conversion of complex...

Flexter is a distributed and secure big data solution for converting XML to text, Hadoop, or a database. It provides rapid conversion of complex...

4.6/5

10

0 in last year

Showing top 3 of 22 XML Databases products

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Published: 2026-08-25