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Learn about our [scoring methodologies](https://research.g2.com/g2-scoring-methodologies). **58** Relational Databases Products Available View all [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases) View all [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases) ### [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) [By Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/amazon-web-services-aws-3e93cc28-2e9b-4961-b258-c6ce0feec7dd) [ (908)4.5 out of 5 ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews#reviews "Read Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) Reviews") Product Description Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. It provides cost-efficient and resizable capacity while managing time-co **Users:** DevOps Engineer, Software Engineer · **Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Computer Software · **Market Segment:** 38% Mid-Market, 34% Enterprise ![Liam S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Liam S.") LS AWS RDS offers both PostgreSQL and their tweaked version, Aurora. It is stable and performs well. The query logs and insights are useful to...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews/amazon-relational-database-service-rds-review-7583409) ![Happy M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Happy M.") HM I like the automated backups and patching. It takes care of routine database maintenance, which saves a lot of time and reduces the risk of errors....[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews/amazon-relational-database-service-rds-review-10678246) Year Founded 2006 HQ Location Seattle, WA Company Website https://aws.amazon.com/?nc2=h\_lg Twitter @awscloud LinkedIn® Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon-web-services/ Ownership NASDAQ: AMZN ### [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) [By IBM](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ibm) [ (682)4.1 out of 5 ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews#reviews "Read IBM Db2 Reviews") Product Description Built to run the world’s mission-critical workloads. Designed by the world’s leading database experts, IBM Db2 empowers developers, enterprise architects, and data engineers to run low-latency tran **Users:** Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer · **Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Banking · **Market Segment:** 66% Enterprise, 21% Mid-Market ![Shivaraman R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Shivaraman R.") SR AI-enabled hybrid data management suite, which manage both structured and unstructured data across cloud and on-premise environments. Robust and...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews/ibm-db2-review-7012117) ![Verified User in Telecommunications](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Telecommunications") AT I has a great User interface. I can find what is going on a database just from few commands. It is easily manageable and one can easily diagnose...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews/ibm-db2-review-7987186) Year Founded 1911 HQ Location Armonk, New York, United States Company Website https://www.ibm.com Twitter @IBMSecurity LinkedIn® Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/1009/ Ownership SWX:IBM Phone 1-866-277-7488 [![G2 Advertising](/assets/my-g2-logo-41632af6f81a240a0a9886638f412b2ac9a29f4001534f8c83be89a58ef9d45d.svg "G2 Advertising")](https://sell.g2.com/case-studies/how-aisdr-uses-g2-ads-to-turn-g2-into-top-5-traffic-source) Sponsored G2 Advertising Get 2x conversion than Google Ads with G2 Advertising! G2 Advertising places your product in premium positions on high-traffic pages and on targeted competitor pages to reach buyers at key comparison moments. [ Learn More ](https://sell.g2.com/case-studies/how-aisdr-uses-g2-ads-to-turn-g2-into-top-5-traffic-source) ### [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews) [By Google](https://www.g2.com/sellers/google) [ (366)4.5 out of 5 ](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews#reviews "Read Google Cloud SQL Reviews") Product Description Cloud SQL is a fully-managed managed relational database service for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server with rich extension collections, configuration flags, and developer ecosystems. **Users:** Data Engineer, Software Engineer · **Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Computer Software · **Market Segment:** 41% Mid-Market, 33% Small-Business ![Ahmed A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ahmed A.") AA I love that Google Cloud SQL eliminates the need to manage infrastructure, which is a huge relief. I find it easy to use and simple, which makes my...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews/google-cloud-sql-review-12391104) ![Adam E.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Adam E.") AE I like that there are several different database types that can be used within it, it allows for more freedom and better architectural design based...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews/google-cloud-sql-review-12398507) Year Founded 1998 HQ Location Mountain View, CA Company Website https://cloud.google.com/ Twitter @google LinkedIn® Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/1441/ Ownership NASDAQ:GOOG Phone +1 (650) 253-0000 ### [MariaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews) [By MariaDB](https://www.g2.com/sellers/mariadb) [ (226)4.4 out of 5 ](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews#reviews "Read MariaDB Reviews") Product Description MariaDB frees companies from the costs, constraints and complexity of proprietary databases, enabling them to reinvest in what matters most – rapidly developing innovative, customer-facing application **Users:** Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer · **Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Computer Software · **Market Segment:** 43% Small-Business, 33% Mid-Market NI MariaDB is a powerful database server with open source features that is improved every day by MySQL developers. It has many features and its speed...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews/mariadb-review-7966567) ![Suraj S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Suraj S.") SS The best thing I like about MariaDB is that it is super-compatible with MySQL, by which new users won't find it difficult to shift and start the...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews/mariadb-review-8434445) Year Founded 2014 HQ Location Espoo, Finland Company Website https://mariadb.com Twitter @mariadb LinkedIn® Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/1214250/ Ownership NYSE: MRDB ### [Teradata Autonomous Knowledge Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/teradata-autonomous-knowledge-platform/reviews) [By Teradata Autonomous Knowledge Platform](https://www.g2.com/sellers/teradata-autonomous-knowledge-platform) [ (377)4.3 out of 5 ](https://www.g2.com/products/teradata-autonomous-knowledge-platform/reviews#reviews "Read Teradata Autonomous Knowledge Platform Reviews") Product Description Teradata Autonomous Knowledge Platform activates enterprise intelligence by unifying data, knowledge and business context to achieve tangible outcomes. With Teradata, organizations can provide agents **Users:** Data Engineer, Software Engineer · **Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Financial Services · **Market Segment:** 68% Enterprise, 22% Mid-Market User SentimentHow are these determined? Reviewers frequently mention its ability to efficiently process large datasets, its strong performance, and its support for integration with different tools, making data management and workflows more convenient. Users reported that the platform can feel complex for beginners, the user interface is outdated, and it becomes expensive when data volume and computer usage grow. Year Founded 1979 HQ Location San Diego, CA Company Website https://www.teradata.com Twitter @Teradata LinkedIn® Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/1466/ Ownership NYSE:TDC Phone +1 (317) 814-6465 ### [IBM Informix](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-informix/reviews) [By IBM](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ibm) [ (111)4.5 out of 5 ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-informix/reviews#reviews "Read IBM Informix Reviews") Product Description • Harness data with broad functionality and unlimited scalability. IBM Informix is a secure embeddable database, optimized for OLTP and Internet of Things (IoT) data. Informix has the unique ability t **Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Computer Software · **Market Segment:** 45% Enterprise, 32% Mid-Market ![Verified User in Accounting](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Accounting") UA It's maintenance free, up-time is amazing[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-informix/reviews/ibm-informix-review-3265023) ![Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain") EL Administration free, fast, reliable, easy to mantain[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-informix/reviews/ibm-informix-review-3277080) Year Founded 1911 HQ Location Armonk, New York, United States Company Website https://www.ibm.com Twitter @IBMSecurity LinkedIn® Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/1009/ Ownership SWX:IBM Phone 1-866-277-7488 ### [Knack](https://www.g2.com/products/knack/reviews) [By Knack](https://www.g2.com/sellers/knack) [ (114)4.3 out of 5 ](https://www.g2.com/products/knack/reviews#reviews "Read Knack Reviews") Product Description Knack is an AI-powered no-code platform for building custom, database-driven applications, internal tools, and portals. Businesses use Knack to create systems that manage data, automate workflows, and **Industries:** Construction, Information Technology and Services · **Market Segment:** 56% Small-Business, 32% Mid-Market ![Verified User in Marketing and Advertising](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Marketing and Advertising") UM Knack helped our team build app-based tables for client management. It was really fast to build detailed database, forms, and reports.[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/knack/reviews/knack-review-4820467) ![Andrew P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Andrew P.") AP Knack is a fantastic way to build your own custom database and front-end web interface. The price sure beats having a developer custom design a...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/knack/reviews/knack-review-7448078) Year Founded 2010 HQ Location New York, NY Company Website https://www.knack.com Twitter @knackhq LinkedIn® Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/knackhq ### [TiDB](https://www.g2.com/products/tidb/reviews) [By PingCAP](https://www.g2.com/sellers/pingcap) [ (67)4.6 out of 5 ](https://www.g2.com/products/tidb/reviews#reviews "Read TiDB Reviews") Product Description TiDB is an advanced open-source, distributed SQL database solution designed to help data-intensive businesses manage and scale their data operations seamlessly. Developed by PingCAP, TiDB combines the **Users:** DBA, Senior Software Engineer · **Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services · **Market Segment:** 31% Enterprise, 27% Small-Business ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC \* Mostly MySQL compatible, makes it easier to migrate from mysql \* Much more scalable than single box mysql to support our business need \*...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/tidb/reviews/tidb-review-11534189) ![Hanif S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Hanif S.") HS It is free and easy to implemntation and speedy sql database[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/tidb/reviews/tidb-review-11756197) Year Founded 2015 HQ Location Sunnyvale Company Website https://tidb.io Twitter @PingCAP LinkedIn® Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/pingcap ### [SingleStore](https://www.g2.com/products/singlestore/reviews) [By SingleStore](https://www.g2.com/sellers/singlestore) [ (118)4.5 out of 5 ](https://www.g2.com/products/singlestore/reviews#reviews "Read SingleStore Reviews") Product Description SingleStore enables organizations to scale from one to one million customers, handling SQL, JSON, full text and vector workloads — all in one unified platform. **Users:** Data Engineer, Software Developer · **Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Computer Software · **Market Segment:** 39% Enterprise, 37% Small-Business ![Herman S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Herman S.") HS I really enjoyed using the SingleStore website! I found the tutorial and UI to be very clean and easy to use. The tutorial was helpful as well to...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/singlestore/reviews/singlestore-review-6665701) TM It is a "Ferrari" of a database. The native pipeline / ingestion is ultra-fast. I have worked with Oracle RDB, MySQL, IBM DB2.0, and PostGRES; ...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/singlestore/reviews/singlestore-review-6731185) Year Founded 2011 HQ Location San Francisco, CA Company Website https://singlestore.com Twitter @SingleStoreDB LinkedIn® Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/singlestore/ ### [YugabyteDB](https://www.g2.com/products/yugabytedb/reviews) [By Yugabyte, Inc.](https://www.g2.com/sellers/yugabyte-inc) [ (65)4.5 out of 5 ](https://www.g2.com/products/yugabytedb/reviews#reviews "Read YugabyteDB Reviews") Product Description YugabyteDB is AI-ready, turbocharged PostgreSQL for business-critical transactional applications. 100% open source, it offers built-in resilience, on-demand scaling, and more! YugabyteDB eliminate **Industries:** Financial Services, Computer Software · **Market Segment:** 45% Mid-Market, 40% Small-Business DG I like the way in which it manages the implementations of the website and safely stores customer data. YugabyteDB admits many programming languages...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/yugabytedb/reviews/yugabytedb-review-11318759) ![Abhishek K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Abhishek K.") K What I really like about YugabyteDB is how well it scales as our traffic grows. We were able to start small and then add more nodes without major...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/yugabytedb/reviews/yugabytedb-review-11667713) Year Founded 2016 HQ Location Sunnyvale, CA Company Website https://www.yugabyte.com/ Twitter @Yugabyte LinkedIn® Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/10643910 ### [InterSystems IRIS](https://www.g2.com/products/intersystems-iris/reviews) [By InterSystems](https://www.g2.com/sellers/intersystems) [ (68)4.6 out of 5 ](https://www.g2.com/products/intersystems-iris/reviews#reviews "Read InterSystems IRIS Reviews") Product Description InterSystems IRIS is a complete cloud-first data platform that includes a multi-model transactional data management engine, an application development platform, and interoperability engine, and an ope **Industries:** Computer Software, Hospital & Health Care · **Market Segment:** 50% Small-Business, 28% Mid-Market User SentimentHow are these determined? Reviewers appreciate the high performance, ease of infrastructure scalability, and the immediate access to engineers in crisis situations provided by InterSystems IRIS. Reviewers mentioned the steep learning curve for newer features, lack of online tutorials and discussions covering the development process, and the high licensing costs. Year Founded 1978 HQ Location Cambridge, MA Company Website https://www.intersystems.com Twitter @InterSystems LinkedIn® Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/6959 ### [Aiven for PostgreSQL](https://www.g2.com/products/aiven-for-postgresql/reviews) [By Aiven](https://www.g2.com/sellers/aiven) [ (78)4.4 out of 5 ](https://www.g2.com/products/aiven-for-postgresql/reviews#reviews "Read Aiven for PostgreSQL Reviews") Product Description Aiven for PostgreSQL is a fully managed, scalable PostgreSQL service. It is full-featured, and backed by a 99.99% SLA. You can launch a fully operational PostgreSQL cluster in the cloud and region of **Users:** CTO · **Industries:** Computer Software, Financial Services · **Market Segment:** 67% Small-Business, 27% Mid-Market ![Verified User in Accounting](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Accounting") AA We have already used the service prior to professional use during a group work assignment at the university. The ease of setup and getting things...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/aiven-for-postgresql/reviews/aiven-for-postgresql-review-6713144) ![Xu R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Xu R.") XR Aiven is a fantastic platform for getting up and running as quickly as possible. The cost is very competitive and flexible. The number of database...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/aiven-for-postgresql/reviews/aiven-for-postgresql-review-8976353) Year Founded 2016 HQ Location Helsinki, Southern Finland Company Website https://aiven.io/ Twitter @aiven\_io LinkedIn® Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/10294984/ ### [Progress OpenEdge](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-progress-openedge/reviews) [By Progress Software](https://www.g2.com/sellers/progress-software) [ (49)4.0 out of 5 ](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-progress-openedge/reviews#reviews "Read Progress OpenEdge Reviews") Product Description OpenEdge 12 provides the performance, availability, agility and security you need to facilitate your application evolution effort. Read about the exceptional enhancements and new features in OpenEdge **Users:** Senior Software Engineer · **Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services · **Market Segment:** 47% Enterprise, 37% Mid-Market ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Super stable platform for building dependable and scalable applications. The levels of security are world class and this means that you can have...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-progress-openedge/reviews/progress-openedge-review-4491783) ![Verified User in Airlines/Aviation](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Airlines/Aviation") CA Programming language in itself is easy to learn and is actually quite nice. It is backward compatible and pretty stable most of the time.[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-progress-openedge/reviews/progress-openedge-review-4494072) Year Founded 1981 HQ Location Burlington, MA. Company Website https://www.progress.com/ Twitter @ProgressSW LinkedIn® Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/progress-software/ Ownership NASDAQ:PRGS Phone 1-888-365-2779 ### [CockroachDB](https://www.g2.com/products/cockroachdb/reviews) [By Cockroach Labs](https://www.g2.com/sellers/cockroach-labs) [ (29)4.3 out of 5 ](https://www.g2.com/products/cockroachdb/reviews#reviews "Read CockroachDB Reviews") Product Description Overview Cockroach Labs is the creator of CockroachDB, the cloud-native, resilient, distributed SQL database enterprises worldwide trust to run mission-critical AI and other applications that scale **Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services · **Market Segment:** 55% Small-Business, 34% Mid-Market ![Verified User in Computer Games](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Games") AC CockroachDB is the only database we could find that had a truly global architecture. CockroachDB speaks PostgreSQL, so it was very easy to...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/cockroachdb/reviews/cockroachdb-review-6535841) ![Benjamin Y.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Benjamin Y.") BY I have an option to evaluate this product using an open source option and take some university courses to educate myself on how to use the database...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/cockroachdb/reviews/cockroachdb-review-7184216) Year Founded 2015 HQ Location New York, NY Company Website https://www.cockroachlabs.com/ Twitter @CockroachDB LinkedIn® Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/cockroach-labs/ ### [SQL Prompt](https://www.g2.com/products/redgate-software-sql-prompt/reviews) [By Redgate Software](https://www.g2.com/sellers/redgate-software) [ (22)4.7 out of 5 ](https://www.g2.com/products/redgate-software-sql-prompt/reviews#reviews "Read SQL Prompt Reviews") Product Description Redgate creates ingeniously simple software to help data professionals get the most value out of any database, anywhere, through the provision of end-to-end Database DevOps. More than 200,000 people g **Industries:** Computer Software · **Market Segment:** 50% Enterprise, 27% Small-Business ![Khijar S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Khijar S.") KS As I give title it enhance the productivity and development and reduce production cost and timing[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/redgate-software-sql-prompt/reviews/sql-prompt-review-8935219) ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC The autocomplete is super-fast, it auto-suggests joins when there is a PK/FK relationship, formats my code the way I want. Just so many things. ...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/redgate-software-sql-prompt/reviews/sql-prompt-review-11274218) Year Founded 1999 HQ Location Cambridge, United Kingdom Company Website https://www.red-gate.com Twitter @redgate LinkedIn® Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/39481/ [![G2 Advertising](/assets/my-g2-logo-41632af6f81a240a0a9886638f412b2ac9a29f4001534f8c83be89a58ef9d45d.svg "G2 Advertising")](https://sell.g2.com/case-studies/how-aisdr-uses-g2-ads-to-turn-g2-into-top-5-traffic-source) Sponsored G2 Advertising Get 2x conversion than Google Ads with G2 Advertising! G2 Advertising places your product in premium positions on high-traffic pages and on targeted competitor pages to reach buyers at key comparison moments. 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