PostgreSQL alternatives
On the evidence we track, the strongest alternative to PostgreSQL is Neon at 79/100. PostgreSQL itself ranks #8 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.
Ranked alternatives to PostgreSQL
- 1vs PostgreSQL →
- 2PlanetScalevs PostgreSQL →medium · 70%updating
- 3Supabasevs PostgreSQL →medium · 70%updating
- 4CockroachDBvs PostgreSQL →medium · 66%updating
- 5Vitessvs PostgreSQL →low · 49%updating
- 6SQLitevs PostgreSQL →medium · 54%updating
- 7Percona Servervs PostgreSQL →low · 41%updating
- 8TiDBvs PostgreSQL →medium · 61%updating
- 9YugabyteDBvs PostgreSQL →medium · 71%updating
- 10MySQLvs PostgreSQL →medium · 51%updating
- 11Amazon Auroravs PostgreSQL →low · 48%updating
- 12MariaDBvs PostgreSQL →low · 43%updating
Why these ones
An alternative here means a product in the same category as PostgreSQL (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.