Best open source Database projects of 2026

Elasticsearch

JAVA

Free and Open, Distributed, RESTful Search Engine

Redis

C

Redis is an in-memory database that persists on disk

NocoDB

★ FEATUREDTYPESCRIPT

Convert any database into a no-code platform with spreadsheet interface. Connect PostgreSQL/MySQL or use hosted database. Scale to millions of rows effortlessly.

Memos

★ FEATUREDGO

A self-hosted, open-source solution for secure and efficient note-taking, allowing you to easily capture and share your thoughts.

Plane

★ FEATUREDTYPESCRIPT

Collaborative workspace for agile teams to plan, track, and ship projects with customizable workflows and powerful features.

Gogs

★ FEATUREDGO

Lightweight, cross-platform Git service for self-hosting. Easy installation, minimal requirements, runs on Raspberry Pi. 100% open source and free.

ClickHouse

C++

ClickHouse is the fastest and most resource efficient open-source database for real-time apps and analytics

Discourse

★ FEATUREDRUBY

A powerful, customizable platform for building and managing online forums, fostering engaging discussions and collaborative spaces.

cal-com

★ FEATUREDTYPESCRIPT

An open-source scheduling platform that simplifies appointment booking, integrates seamlessly, and enhances team collaboration.

TiDB

GO

TiDB is an open-source, cloud-native, distributed, MySQL-compatible database

DuckDB

C++

DuckDB is an analytical in-process SQL database management system

drawDB

★ FEATUREDJAVASCRIPT

Free online database diagram editor with SQL generation. Create ER diagrams, visualize relationships, export scripts, and reverse engineer schemas - no signup required.

Dokploy

★ FEATUREDTYPESCRIPT

Streamline your deployment process with Dokploy. Manage applications and databases on any VPS using Docker and Traefik for improved performance and security.

CockroachDB

GO

CockroachDB is a distributed SQL database built on a transactional and strongly-consistent key-value store

SurrealDB

RUST

A scalable, distributed, collaborative, document-graph database

InfluxData

★ FEATUREDRUST

The platform for building and operating time series applications.

Dragonfly

★ FEATUREDC++

Dragonfly is a high-performance, Redis-compatible in-memory data store that delivers up to 25x more throughput and 80% lower costs than legacy solutions.

JumpServer

★ FEATUREDPYTHON

Open-source privileged access management solution offering secure, browser-based access to SSH, RDP, Kubernetes, databases and remote applications.

Redash

PYTHON

Redash is an open-source data visualization and analytics platform that helps teams make sense of their data through SQL queries and interactive dashboards.

TDengine

C

Purpose-built database for Industry 4.0 and IoT that enables real-time ingestion, storage, and analysis of massive sensor data with high compression

beekeeper-studio

TYPESCRIPT

A user-friendly SQL editor and database manager supporting MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, SQL Server and more with full feature parity across operating systems.

Timescale

C

Extend PostgreSQL for time-series data with automatic partitioning, scalable ingestion, and advanced analytics for mission-critical applications.

Neon

RUST

Serverless Postgres. We separated storage and compute

Matomo

PHP

Comprehensive web analytics platform offering full data ownership, privacy protection, and customizable insights for data-driven decision making.

Teable

TYPESCRIPT

Open-source platform combining powerful database capabilities with a user-friendly spreadsheet interface for efficient data management and collaboration.