Best Spatial Databases in 2026
Updated
In short: MySQL is ranked #1 of 31 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of RavenDB and Teradata VantageCloud. The best-ranked option with a free plan is RavenDB. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Google Cloud SQL at $0.04/mo.
For location-aware workloads, compare spatial data types, 3D geometry support, raster support and coordinate transforms across these database options. Query interface and deployment model can help you assess how an option fits the way your team works with data; free plans and paid-from pricing add cost context. GeoMesa and rasdaman lead the ranking, with Tile38 and MySQL among the early entries. Consider which spatial capabilities your application needs and how you plan to query and deploy them, then use the listed fields to focus your evaluation.
31 spatial databases ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MySQL | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | both | View |
| 2 |  RavenDB | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | both | View |
| 3 |  Teradata VantageCloud | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 4 | CockroachDB Cloud | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.06/mo | No | — | — | View |
| 5 |  CrateDB | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | both | View |
| 6 |  rasdaman | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 7 |  SingleStore Helios | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.99/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 8 | Amazon RDS | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | No | — | both | View |
| 9 | Elasticsearch | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | 99 /mo | — | View |
| 10 |  GeoMesa | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | — | — | self_hosted | View |
| 11 | MonetDB | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 12 | Supabase | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $25/mo | Yes | 25 /mo | — | View |
| 13 |  Tile38 | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 14 |  Virtuoso Universal Server | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 15 | BigQuery Data Clean Rooms | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 16 | ClickHouse Cloud | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $53/mo | No | 50 /mo | — | View |
| 17 |  Couchbase Lite | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 18 | Google Cloud SQL | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.04/mo | No | — | — | View |
| 19 | MongoDB Ops Manager | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | 8 /mo | — | View |
| 20 |  Snowflake CoCo | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 21 | YugabyteDB Anywhere | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 22 |  Microsoft SQL Server | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | both | View |
| 23 |  Databricks Notebooks | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | No | — | — | View |
| 24 | GeoDesk | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 25 |  SedonaDB | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | — | — | self_hosted | View |
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Numbered spots on this list can be sponsored. They are labelled, and the editorial order and scores never change for payment.
Questions about this list
Which spatial database is ranked first on Inferse?
MySQL is ranked #1 of 31 with a score of 7.4. RavenDB is second and Teradata VantageCloud third.
How many of these have a free plan?
15 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Google Cloud SQL has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.04/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.