Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to JSON

Product categories

Android Configuration Management Data Integration Databases Development Key-Value Database Mobile Apps NoSQL Databases Productivity Relational Databases Software Development Synchronization

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to JSON are TOML, YAML, and Realm.io. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

TOML Landing Page
1

TOML

TOML - Tom's Obvious, Minimal Language
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Mobile Apps #Configuration Management #Software Development 11 social mentions
YAML Landing Page
2

YAML

YAML 1.2 --- YAML: YAML Ain't Markup Language
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Configuration Management #Software Development #Mobile Apps 36 social mentions
Realm.io Landing Page
3

Realm.io

Realm is a mobile platform and a replacement for SQLite & Core Data. Build offline-first, reactive mobile experiences using simple data sync.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Data Integration #Databases #NoSQL Databases 24 social mentions
Firebird Landing Page
4

Firebird

Relational database offering many ANSI SQL standard features that runs on Linux, Windows, and a variety of Unix platform
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Databases #NoSQL Databases #Relational Databases 3 social mentions
ObjectBox Landing Page
5

ObjectBox

ObjectBox empower edge computing with an edge device database and synchronization solution for Mobile & IoT. Store and sync data from edge to cloud.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Databases #NoSQL Databases #Synchronization 7 social mentions
MongoDB Landing Page
6

MongoDB

MongoDB (from "humongous") is a scalable, high-performance NoSQL database.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#NoSQL Databases #Databases #Document Databases 15 social mentions
CouchBase Landing Page
7

CouchBase

Document-Oriented NoSQL Database
Pricing:
- Open Source
#NoSQL Databases #Databases #Graph Databases 2 social mentions
Dhall Configuration Language Landing Page
8

Dhall Configuration Language

A non-repetitive alternative to YAML
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Configuration Management #Software Development #Productivity 83 social mentions
CUBRID Database Landing Page
9

CUBRID Database

CUBRID is a free, open-source database engine, that has powerful built-in enterprise features. CUBRID is a relational database with high-availability and rich SQL syntax.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Databases #NoSQL Databases #Data Integration
FerretDB Landing Page
10

FerretDB

FerretDB is an open-source proxy, which is an alternative to MongoDB.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Development #Databases #NoSQL Databases
JSON Editor Online Landing Page
11

JSO

JSON Editor Online

View, edit and format JSON online
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Development #Image Optimisation #Image Editing 22 social mentions
Vertica Landing Page
12

Vertica

Vertica is a grid-based, column-oriented database designed to manage large, fast-growing volumes of...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Databases #NoSQL Databases #Big Data