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Best Microsoft SQL Server Alternatives in 2026

12 platforms from database software ranked against Microsoft SQL Server on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    MySQL Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 9.0
    Microsoft SQL Server vs MySQL
  2. 2
    Amazon RDS Free plan apiWeb Free8.5
    Microsoft SQL Server vs Amazon RDS
  3. 3
    SQLite Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $12.50/mo8.5
    Microsoft SQL Server vs SQLite
  4. 4
    Amazon DynamoDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free8.4
    Microsoft SQL Server vs Amazon DynamoDB
  5. 5
    Firestore Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free8.4
    Microsoft SQL Server vs Firestore
  6. 6
    SingleStore Helios Free plan apiWeb $0.99/mo8.3
    Microsoft SQL Server vs SingleStore Helios
  7. 7
    Apache Doris apiLinuxself-hosted 8.3
    Microsoft SQL Server vs Apache Doris
  8. 8
    TiDB Cloud Free plan apiWeb 8.3
    Microsoft SQL Server vs TiDB Cloud
  9. 9
    MarkLogic Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free8.3
    Microsoft SQL Server vs MarkLogic
  10. 10
    CockroachDB Cloud Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.06/mo8.2
    Microsoft SQL Server vs CockroachDB Cloud
  11. 11
    Teradata VantageCloud Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free8.2
    Microsoft SQL Server vs Teradata VantageCloud
  12. 12
    InfluxDB Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 8.1
    Microsoft SQL Server vs InfluxDB
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