Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to CarrotDB

A JSON based database for Node.js 🥕

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. CarrotDB launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Sir – Git-diff-able JSON database on yer filesystem▲115

   :man: a simple, git diffable JSON database on yer filesystem. By the power of NodeJS - DO-SAY-GO/sirdb

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   scrape-it▲186

   A Node.js scraper for humans.

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   HelixDB – Open-source vector-graph database for AI applications (Rust)▲237

   Hey HN, we want to share HelixDB (https://github.com/HelixDB/helix-db/), a project a college friend and I are working on. It’s a new database that natively intertwines graph and vector types, without sacrificing performance. It’s written in Rust and our initial focus is on supporting RAG. Here’s a video runthrough: https://screen.studio/share/szgQu3yq. Why a hybrid? Vector databases are useful for similarity queries, while graph databases are useful for relationship queries. Each stores data in a way that’s best for its main type of query (e.g.…

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   SirixDB – Bitemporal binary JSON database system and event store▲109

   I had already posted the project a couple of years ago, and it gained some interest, but a lot of stuff has been done since then, especially regarding performance, a completely new JSON store, a REST API, various internals refactored, an improved JSONiq based query engine allowing updates, implementing set-oriented join optimizations, a now already dated web UI, a new Kotlin based CLI, a Python and TypeScript client to ease the use of Sirix... First prototypes from a precursor stem already from 2005. So, what is it all about? The system uses ideas from ZFS (a keyed index trie, storing…

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A JSON database on the filesystem with indexes▲12

   :man: a simple, git diffable JSON database on yer filesystem. By the power of NodeJS - DO-SAY-GO/sirdb

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Restdb.io – a plug and play database service▲101

   Simple online database service in the cloud with NoSQL, REST API, low code javascript hooks, MongoDB support and more. Perfect for API automation, custom development, enterprise, backoffice, serverless backends, database driven websites. It provides easy collaboration and data management with secure

   2016 · restdb.io · its alternatives →

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   Kinase▲159

   A framework for building web scrapers for Chrome

   2017 · b12.io · its alternatives →

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   Bunny Database▲244

   The content delivery platform that truly hops.

   Feb 2026 · bunny.net · its alternatives →

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   restdb.io▲131

   Simple online NoSQL database backend

   2016 · restdb.io · its alternatives →

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    Squirrelbyte – a SQLite-based JSON document server▲118

    2021 · squirrelbyte.com · its alternatives →

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    Stubdb – database for projects too small to fail▲9

    :man: a simple, git diffable JSON database on yer filesystem. By the power of NodeJS - DO-SAY-GO/sirdb

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    HelixDB▲105

    An open-source OLTP graph-vector database built in Rust.

    Feb 2026 · helix-db.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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    NotebookJS▲109

    Scientific computation for JavaScript

    2016 · datazar.com · its alternatives →

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    PouchDB - The JavaScript database that syncs▲82

    2013 · pouchdb.com · its alternatives →

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    Node.js ORM to query SQL database through an array-like API▲123

    Hello everyone! I'm exited to share a NodeJS package I was working on for the past two months. The package is designed to simplify querying SQL databases through an array-like API. Qustar supports PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL, and MariaDB, and offers TypeScript support for a robust development experience. It's in early stage of development. I would like to hear your thoughts about it.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    NodeDB▲36

    Vector, Graph, Array, Columnar, KV - all in one database

    May 2026 · nodedb.bizapps24.com · its alternatives →

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    The Changelog - #189: JSON API with Yehuda Katz▲66

    Yehuda's start as a programmer and the spec for building API

    2016 · changelog.com · its alternatives →

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    Leafjs▲81

    A lightweight web-components based frontend framework

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    MongoDB in Action▲68

    A comprehensive and practical guide to MongoDB

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    SlamData▲75

    SQL on MongoDB Analytics

    2015 · slamdata.com · 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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    Sirdb – simple Git diffable toy database on the filesystem▲7

    :man: a simple, git diffable JSON database on yer filesystem. By the power of NodeJS - DO-SAY-GO/sirdb

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ToroDB Stampede▲6

    SQL Analytics for MongoDB, 100x faster than native queries

    2016 · torodb.com · its alternatives →

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