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Alternatives

Microsoft SQL Server alternatives

On the evidence we track, the strongest alternative to Microsoft SQL Server is Neon at 79/100. Microsoft SQL Server itself ranks #18 of 18 in relational databases. Every product below is scored on the same independent signals, so the ranking is comparable rather than a matter of opinion.

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Ranked alternatives to Microsoft SQL Server

  1. 179
    Neon

    Serverless Postgres with instant branching and automatic scaling

    medium · 71%updating
    vs Microsoft SQL Server →
  2. 267
    PlanetScale
    medium · 70%updating
    vs Microsoft SQL Server →
  3. 364
    Supabase
    medium · 70%updating
    vs Microsoft SQL Server →
  4. 463
    CockroachDB
    medium · 66%updating
    vs Microsoft SQL Server →
  5. 562
    Vitess
    low · 49%updating
    vs Microsoft SQL Server →
  6. 661
    SQLite
    medium · 54%updating
    vs Microsoft SQL Server →
  7. 760
    Percona Server
    low · 41%updating
    vs Microsoft SQL Server →
  8. 860
    PostgreSQL
    medium · 56%updating
    vs Microsoft SQL Server →
  9. 960
    TiDB
    medium · 61%updating
    vs Microsoft SQL Server →
  10. 1059
    YugabyteDB
    medium · 71%updating
    vs Microsoft SQL Server →
  11. 1156
    MySQL
    medium · 51%updating
    vs Microsoft SQL Server →
  12. 1250
    Amazon Aurora
    low · 48%updating
    vs Microsoft SQL Server →

Why these ones

An alternative here means a product in the same category as Microsoft SQL Server (Relational Databases), ranked by the Vioscale composite: a confidence-weighted blend of independent signals such as adoption, release activity, pricing transparency and security posture. There are no user reviews in it, and no vendor can pay to appear or to rank higher. Where we have not confirmed something, we show that rather than guessing.

Generated . See the method for how the composite is built, and why we are independent.