Database tools here cover engines, clients, and pipelines — from real-time analytics with ClickHouse to vector search with Chroma, visual modeling in ChartDB, and SQL workspaces like Beekeeper Studio. Airbyte shows up when you need open-source ETL/ELT between APIs and warehouses. Pick by workload: analytics, embeddings, or day-to-day query UX.
The most popular open-source Database tool by GitHub stars is Supabase(100.7k stars), followed by Nocodb(62.7k stars)and Pocketbase(57.5k stars). This page lists the top 30 of 48 database tools in the directory, ranked by community adoption.
| # | Tool | Stars | Language | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Supabase Supabase is an open-source alternative to Firebase, offering a rich Postgres database solution tailored for building efficient web, mobile, and AI applications. | 100.7k | TypeScript | Apache License 2.0 |
| 2 | Nocodb An open source alternative to Airtable, offering powerful database capabilities with an intuitive spreadsheet-like interface. | 62.7k | TypeScript | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 |
| 3 | Pocketbase An open-source, realtime backend system condensed into a single file. It provides instant APIs and a stylish admin UI for managing your apps effortlessly. | 57.5k | Go | MIT License |
| 4 | Appwrite Appwrite is an open-source backend server for Web, Mobile, and Flutter developers. It provides a set of easy-to-use REST APIs for managing authentication, databases, storage, and more. | 55.7k | TypeScript | BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License |
| 5 | Dbeaver DBeaver is a free, universal database management tool and SQL client that supports a wide range of databases and offers features for database developers, analysts, and database administrators. | 49.5k | Java | Apache License 2.0 |
| 6 | Milvus A high-performance, cloud-native vector database designed for scalable and efficient vector Approximate Nearest Neighbor (ANN) search. | 43.7k | Go | Apache License 2.0 |
| 7 | Appsmith Appsmith is a platform to build admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards. It seamlessly integrates with over 25 databases and any API. | 39.6k | TypeScript | Apache License 2.0 |
| 8 | ClickHouse ClickHouse® is a high-performance real-time analytics database management system designed for handling large volumes of data at incredible speed. | 39.5k | C++ | Apache License 2.0 |
| 9 | Duckdb DuckDB is an analytical in-process SQL database management system that offers fast and efficient query processing for analytical workloads. | 37.4k | C++ | MIT License |
| 10 | Drawdb Free, simple, and intuitive online database diagram editor and SQL generator. | 37.0k | JavaScript | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 |
Supabase is an open-source alternative to Firebase, offering a rich Postgres database solution tailored for building efficient web, mobile, and AI applications.
An open source alternative to Airtable, offering powerful database capabilities with an intuitive spreadsheet-like interface.
An open-source, realtime backend system condensed into a single file. It provides instant APIs and a stylish admin UI for managing your apps effortlessly.
Appwrite is an open-source backend server for Web, Mobile, and Flutter developers. It provides a set of easy-to-use REST APIs for managing authentication, databases, storage, and more.
DBeaver is a free, universal database management tool and SQL client that supports a wide range of databases and offers features for database developers, analysts, and database administrators.
A high-performance, cloud-native vector database designed for scalable and efficient vector Approximate Nearest Neighbor (ANN) search.
Appsmith is a platform to build admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards. It seamlessly integrates with over 25 databases and any API.
ClickHouse® is a high-performance real-time analytics database management system designed for handling large volumes of data at incredible speed.
DuckDB is an analytical in-process SQL database management system that offers fast and efficient query processing for analytical workloads.
Free, simple, and intuitive online database diagram editor and SQL generator.
TypeORM is an advanced ORM for TypeScript and JavaScript that provides support for major SQL databases including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, SQLite, MS SQL Server, Oracle, SAP Hana, and WebSQL. It enables developers to work with databases in both server-side (Node.js) and client-side environments, offering a seamless experience in browsers, Ionic, Cordova, and Electron platforms.
ERPNext is a free and open-source ERP software for a wide range of industries, built on the Frappe Framework. It covers a wide range of modules from CRM to project management.
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Scalable datastore for metrics, events, and real-time analytics. Optimized for time-series data.
Dragonfly is a modern data store designed as a high-performance, in-memory replacement for Redis and Memcached, offering superior scalability and enhanced features.
Qdrant - High-performance, massive-scale Vector Database and Vector Search Engine for the next generation of AI. Also available in the cloud.
Chroma is an open-source search and retrieval database designed specifically for AI applications. It enables efficient vector storage, similarity search, and large-scale retrieval necessary for modern machine learning and LLM-powered projects.
Open Source alternative to Algolia and Pinecone, and an easier-to-use alternative to ElasticSearch. Fast, typo tolerant, in-memory fuzzy search engine for building delightful search experiences.
A high-performance, scalable time-series database designed for Industrial IoT (IIoT) scenarios, offering optimized handling of massive data influx and complex queries.
Beekeeper Studio is a modern and easy-to-use SQL client for managing databases such as MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, and SQL Server across Linux, MacOS, and Windows platforms.
A high-performance time-series database designed for real-time analytics, packaged as a PostgreSQL extension.
Database diagrams editor that allows you to visualize and design your DB with a single query.
Sonic is a fast, lightweight, and schema-less search backend. It serves as an alternative to Elasticsearch, designed to run on minimal resources, making it ideal for applications with limited memory availability. Sonic offers an efficient search and indexing mechanism at high speed while being easy to integrate.
Teable is a next-gen no-code platform and Airtable alternative powered by PostgreSQL, enabling easy database creation and management with a modern interface and automation support.
The leading data integration platform for ETL / ELT data pipelines from APIs, databases, and files to data warehouses, data lakes, and data lakehouses. Both self-hosted and Cloud-hosted.
Dgraph is a high-performance graph database designed for real-time use cases, offering horizontal scalability and native GraphQL support.
Vitess is a powerful database clustering system designed for horizontal scaling of MySQL, enabling distributed systems to manage massive databases effectively.
Open-source vector similarity search extension for PostgreSQL, enabling efficient and accurate vector-based data retrieval.
SpacetimeDB is a high-performance multiplayer database designed for real-time game and application development, enabling low-latency synchronization and seamless state sharing between clients.
ZincSearch is a lightweight alternative to Elasticsearch that requires minimal resources, written in Go.
A highly scalable, native graph database that uses an intuitive property graph model to help you efficiently store, manage, and query connected data at scale.
Supabase leads by GitHub stars(100.7k). Supabase is an open-source alternative to Firebase, offering a rich Postgres database solution tailored for building efficient web, mobile, and AI applications.
Yes. Every tool on this list is open source and free to use in your own projects. Many can be self-hosted.
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