Database Open Source Tools

Alternative toCouchbase Capella

NoSQL database with multi-primary sync and HTTP API

• 6,981 GitHub stars
• Apache-2.0Licence Apache-2.0
• #Database

Alternative toNeo4j

Distributed open source graph database for massive scale

• 5,858 GitHub stars
• Apache-2.0Licence Apache-2.0
• #Database

Alternative toSalesforce Sales Cloud

Self-hosted CRM with leads, quotes, and workflow automation.

• 5,805 GitHub stars
• AGPL-3.0Licence AGPL-3.0
• #CRM

Alternative toTablePlus

Open-source desktop SQL workspace with AI, notebooks, and MCP

• 5,253 GitHub stars
• Apache-2.0Licence Apache-2.0
• #Database

Alternative toAzure Cosmos DB

Multi-model NoSQL database: graphs, docs, and key-value

• 4,995 GitHub stars
• Apache-2.0Licence Apache-2.0
• #Database

Alternative toAmazon Managed Blockchain

Blockchain database with high throughput and low latency

• 4,033 GitHub stars
• Apache-2.0Licence Apache-2.0
• #Database

Alternative toSmugMug

Self-hosted photo library with albums, controls, and plugins

• 3,869 GitHub stars
• GPL-2.0Licence GPL-2.0

Alternative toSqlDBM

Explore and document complex database schemas visually

• 2,191 GitHub stars
• MITLicence MIT
• #Database

Alternative toSimpleBackups

Self-hosted backup tool for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and 7 more

• 1,850 GitHub stars
• Apache-2.0Licence Apache-2.0

Alternative toFirebase

Self-hosted backend with real-time API and search built in

• 1,668 GitHub stars
• Apache-2.0Licence Apache-2.0
• #BaaS