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Relational, distributed, NoSQL, search, time-series, analytical, vector and local-first databases, plus the backends, GUIs and migration tools teams use with them.
146M combined weekly package downloads tracked in this domain.
14 categories. Open one to filter, sort and compare its tools.
6 tools
General-purpose SQL databases that run most of the world's transactional workloads.
7 tools
Extensions and companion tools that turn Postgres into a vector, geo, time-series, search or sharded database.
9 tools
Horizontally scalable and serverless SQL databases for global, elastic or branchable workloads.
10 tools
Schema-flexible document stores and wide-column databases for high-scale, high-write workloads.
9 tools
In-memory caches and embedded or distributed key-value stores for speed, coordination and storage engines.
8 tools
Databases optimized for relationships and traversals, increasingly used for knowledge graphs and GraphRAG.
9 tools
Full-text, faceted and hybrid search engines for site search, logs and product discovery.
8 tools
Databases purpose-built for storing and querying embeddings, the fastest-growing database category.
7 tools
Databases optimized for timestamped metrics, events, IoT and financial tick data.
9 tools
Columnar databases and warehouses for fast aggregations over large datasets and real-time analytics.
9 tools
In-process databases and sync engines for apps that work offline and feel instant.
8 tools
Hosted or self-hostable backends bundling a database with auth, storage, realtime and functions.
9 tools
Desktop, web and terminal clients for exploring data, writing queries and administering databases.
8 tools
Version-controlled schema changes, declarative migrations and database CI/CD.
Monthly popularity ranking of 400+ database systems
db-engines.com
Most used and admired databases among developers
survey.stackoverflow.co
Step-by-step path to mastering PostgreSQL
roadmap.sh
Learning path for SQL fundamentals to advanced queries
roadmap.sh
CMU's encyclopedia of database management systems
dbdb.io
Curated list of PostgreSQL software, extensions and resources
github.com
Guide to SQL indexing and performance for developers
use-the-index-luke.com