Best Databases in 2025

DBeaver - Universal Database Manager and SQL Client.

Key DBeaver features:

Cross-Platform Compatibility Multi-database Support User-friendly Interface Open Source

Open Source

Ensure healthy website performance, uptime, and free from vulnerabilities. Automatic checks for SSL Certificates, domains and monitor issues with your websites all from one console and get instant notifications on any issues.

Key Netumo features:

Monitoring SSL Monitoring Twitter SMS notifications

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The world's most popular open source database.

Key MySQL features:

Reliability Performance Open Source Scalability

Open Source

Redis is an open source in-memory data structure project implementing a distributed, in-memory key-value database with optional durability.

Key Redis features:

Performance Data Structures Scalability Persistence

Open Source

PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system.

Key PostgreSQL features:

Open Source ACID Compliance Extensible Advanced SQL Features

Open Source

MongoDB (from "humongous") is a scalable, high-performance NoSQL database.

Key MongoDB features:

Scalability Flexible Schema High Performance Rich Query Language

Open Source

MySQL Workbench is a unified visual tool for database architects, developers, and DBAs.

Key MySQL Workbench features:

Intuitive Interface Comprehensive Toolset Visual Database Design Cross-Platform Support

Microsoft SQL is a best in class relational database management software that facilitates the database server to provide you a primary function to store and retrieve data.

Key Microsoft SQL features:

Comprehensive Feature Set High Performance Scalability Security

HeidiSQL is a powerful and easy client for MySQL, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL. Open source and entirely free to use.

Key HeidiSQL features:

Cost Multiple Database Support User-Friendly Interface Query Editor

Open Source

SQLite Home Page.

Key SQLite features:

Zero Configuration Lightweight Self-Contained File-Based Storage

Open Source

The Apache Cassandra database is the right choice when you need scalability and high availability without compromising performance.

Key Apache Cassandra features:

Scalability High Availability Performance Flexible Data Model

Tool for SQL and databases.

Key DataGrip features:

Cross-Platform Support Intelligent Query Console Database Support Data Visualization

Meet Neo4j: The graph database platform powering today's mission-critical enterprise applications, including artificial intelligence, fraud detection and recommendations.

Key neo4j features:

Graph DB

Open Source

A distributed open-source database with a flexible data model for documents, graphs, and key-values.

Key ArangoDB features:

Graph DB

Open Source