Best Distributed SQL Databases in 2026
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Distributed SQL databases are options to assess when your application needs SQL alongside distributed deployment characteristics. Compare horizontal scaling, geo-partitioning, and multi-region deployment, then check the listed HTAP workload support and MySQL or PostgreSQL compatibility against your stack. Deployment model, free-plan availability, and paid-from pricing add practical dimensions. MySQL, CrateDB, and TiDB Cloud are among the entries to weigh. Focus on the workload and compatibility requirements you need to meet, and use the listed deployment and scaling details to judge technical fit.
Distributed SQL Databases, one module each.A lit port is something its maker publishes; 15 of 15 with a known API signal have a public API.
- 01 MySQL API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.4Free
- 02 CrateDB API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 03 TiDB Cloud API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 04 CockroachDB Cloud API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2$0.06/mo
- 05 OceanBase Database API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 06 SingleStore Helios API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2$0.99/mo
- 07 VoltDB API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 08 YDB API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 09 Amazon RDS API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 10 Apache Ignite API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 11 PrestoDB API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 12 YugabyteDB Anywhere API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.1
- 13 ActorDB API yesDOCS 6.8
- 14 Google Cloud Spanner API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7
- 15 Huawei CloudTable ClickHouse API yesDOCS 6.6
- 16 MatrixOne FREE yesDOCS 5.7Free
- 17 TBase FREE yesDOCS 5.7Free
- 18 Oracle Database DOCS 5.4
- 19 MariaDB Enterprise Analytics DOCS 5.2
- 20 Oracle Globally Distributed AI Database DOCS 5.2
- 21 Tencent Cloud CDN FREE noDOCS 5.2CNY 21/mo
- 22 PolarDB-X DOCS 5.1
- 23 BigchainDB DOCS 5.0
- 24 TDSQL DOCS 5.0
- 25 MariaDB Enterprise Manager DOCS 4.9
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | PostgreSQL compatibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MySQL | 7.4 | Free plan | Yes | both | ||
| 2 | CrateDB | 7.3 | Free plan | Yes | both | Yes | |
| 3 | TiDB Cloud | 7.3 | Free plan | Yes | cloud | No | |
| 4 | CockroachDB Cloud | 7.2 | Free plan | No | |||
| 5 | OceanBase Database | 7.2 | Free plan | Yes | both | ||
| 6 | SingleStore Helios | 7.2 | Free plan | Yes | |||
| 7 | VoltDB | 7.2 | Free plan | No | both | ||
| 8 | YDB | 7.2 | Free plan | both | |||
| 9 | Amazon RDS | 7.1 | Free plan | No | cloud | ||
| 10 | Apache Ignite | 7.1 | Free plan | self_hosted | |||
| 11 | PrestoDB | 7.1 | Free plan | self_hosted | Yes | ||
| 12 | YugabyteDB Anywhere | 7.1 | No | ||||
| 13 | ActorDB | 6.8 | self_hosted | ||||
| 14 | Google Cloud Spanner | 6.7 | No | No | both | Yes | |
| 15 | Huawei CloudTable ClickHouse | 6.6 | cloud | Yes | |||
| 16 | MatrixOne | 5.7 | Free plan | Yes | both | No | |
| 17 | TBase | 5.7 | Free plan | self_hosted | Yes | ||
| 18 | Oracle Database | 5.4 | No | both | |||
| 19 | MariaDB Enterprise Analytics | 5.2 | No | ||||
| 20 | Oracle Globally Distributed AI Database | 5.2 | both | ||||
| 21 | Tencent Cloud CDN | 5.2 | No | both | Yes | ||
| 22 | PolarDB-X | 5.1 | both | ||||
| 23 | BigchainDB | 5.0 | self_hosted | No | |||
| 24 | TDSQL | 5.0 | both | Yes | |||
| 25 | MariaDB Enterprise Manager | 4.9 | No |
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