Best Relational Databases in 2026
Updated
31 relational databases ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
31ranked
0free plans on this page
$10/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Relational Databases, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 6 on this page have a public API.
- 26 C++Builder API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 27 Microsoft Access API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9$10/mo
- 28 RaimaDB API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 29 Actian Zen API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
- 30 Matisse API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
- 31 Teradata Database API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.7
Compare all 6 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | Managed service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | C++Builder | 4.9 | No | — | Yes | — | self_hosted | — |
| 27 | Microsoft Access | 4.9 | No | $10/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 28 | RaimaDB | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | both | No |
| 29 | Actian Zen | 4.8 | No | — | No | — | both | — |
| 30 | Matisse | 4.8 | No | — | No | — | self_hosted | — |
| 31 | Teradata Database | 4.7 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
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