Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Apache CouchDB

Document-oriented NoSQL database.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Apache CouchDB launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   NocoDB – Open-Source Airtable Alternative▲562

   🔥 🔥 🔥 A Free & Self-hostable Airtable Alternative. Contribute to nocodb/nocodb development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Couchbase Mobile▲5

   NoSQL database solution for mobile

   2016 · couchbase.com · its alternatives →

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   NocoDB▲465

   Free & open source Airtable alternative

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   pgweb▲78

   Web-based PostgreSQL database browser

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Nebula – a distributed graph database written in C++▲178

   A distributed, fast open-source graph database featuring horizontal scalability and high availability - GitHub - vesoft-inc/nebula: A distributed, fast open-source graph database featuring horizontal scalability and high availability

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   NebulaDB▲9

   A fast, drop-in replacement for npm install, focused on drastically speeding up Node.js dependency installation through deterministic caching, parallel operations, and .flashpack archive snapshotting.

   2025 · nom-nom-hub.github.io · its alternatives →

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   ZeroDB▲119

   An open-source, end-to-end encrypted database protocol

   2015 · zerodb.io · its alternatives →

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   JSDB.io▲152

   Database of Javascript libraries, frameworks & plugins.

   2014 · rxdb.info · its alternatives →

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   SleekDB – A NoSQL Database made using PHP▲62

   SleekDB is a simple flat file NoSQL like database implemented in PHP without any third-party dependencies that store data in plain JSON files.

   2021 · sleekdb.github.io · its alternatives →

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    restdb.io▲131

    Simple online NoSQL database backend

    2016 · restdb.io · its alternatives →

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    JawsDB▲116

    Fast, reliable, no-bullshark MySQL as a service

    2017 · jawsdb.com · its alternatives →

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    BedquiltDB – A Mongo-like JSON doc store built on Postgres▲145

    2016 · bedquiltdb.github.io · its alternatives →

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    PipelineDB▲65

    Open-source database that runs SQL queries continuously

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    CurioDB – A distributed/persistent Redis clone built with Scala/Akka▲62

    Distributed NoSQL Database. Contribute to stephenmcd/curiodb development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    MongoDB▲3

    Open source document database.

    2015 · mongodb.com · its alternatives →

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    GrapheneDB▲121

    Graph databases as-a-service

    2014 · graphenedb.com · its alternatives →

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    MemSQL Community Edition▲89

    A database so scalable everyone can use it

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    FaunaDB, a strongly consistent, globally distributed cloud database▲131

    2017 · fauna.com · its alternatives →

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    Google Cloud Bigtable▲99

    A fast, fully managed, scalable NoSQL database service

    2015 · cloud.google.com · its alternatives →

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    SleekDB - NoSQL▲7

    A NoSQL Database made using PHP

    2018 · sleekdb.github.io · its alternatives →

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    ArangoDB▲6

    The multi-model NoSQL databas

    2015 · arango.ai · its alternatives →

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    Announcing the FaunaDB Add-On for Netlify▲49

    Realize the speed, agility and performance of a scalable, composable web architecture with Netlify. Explore the composable web platform now!

    2019 · netlify.com · its alternatives →

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    Software Engineering Daily - Scaling PostgreSQL▲70

    A look at modern database approaches and how Citus scales PG

    2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →

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    Schemezy▲78

    NoSQL schema design and documentation made easy

    2021 · schemezy.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →