Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to FaunaDB

Serverless database, w native GraphQL, daily free tiers <5GB

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. FaunaDB launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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FaunaDB, a strongly consistent, globally distributed cloud database▲131
2017 · fauna.com · 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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Try FaunaDB's GraphQL API▲42
2019 · fauna.com · its alternatives →
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LatticeDB – Like SQLite but for graph databases▲190
We have been using graph DBs more and more at work. I found them painful to work with locally and decided to try and build something better.
Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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InstantDB▲320
Complete backend with auth and storage in one prompt
Apr 2026 · instantdb.com · its alternatives →
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SereneDBfree▲262
Ultra-Fast Search & Analytics Database, Agentic AI ready
Sep 2026 · serenedb.com · 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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PlanetScale▲215
The MySQL-compatible serverless database platform
2021 · planetscale.com · its alternatives →
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SQLite Online – 11 years of solo development, 11K daily users▲465
SQL OnLine - SQLite, DuckDB, PGLite, MariaDB / MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server. AI error analysis, User-friendly interface for Data Science. No registration for start, No DownLoad, No Install. | sql compiler, federated queries, temporal query federation, BI Analytics
2025 · sqliteonline.com · its alternatives →
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Realm React Native▲137
The fastest database for cross platform mobile apps
2016 · mongodb.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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EasyDB – A One-Click Ephemeral Database▲158
2019 · easydb.io · its alternatives →
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8base▲211
Bring powerful apps to market fast - 8base GraphQL Backend
2020 · 8base.com · its alternatives →
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Astra Serverless Database▲82
An on-demand database for supercharging your next project
2021 · ibm.com · its alternatives →
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Nubostore▲71
Serverless, real-time data store with GraphQL and search
2022 · its alternatives →
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WunderBase – Serverless OSS database on top of SQLite, Firecracker▲179
WunderBase is an open source Serverless GraphQL database built on SQLite, Firecracker, and Prisma. Sleep mode saves cost—perfect for fast, lightweight apps.
2022 · wundergraph.com · its alternatives →
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PeerDB▲110
Fast, native ETL for Postgres
2023 · peerdb.io · its alternatives →
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Xata, serverless database on top of PostgreSQL and Elasticsearch▲47
Hi! Xata was on HackerNews once before (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28590816) a bit over a year ago, when we were at the beginning of our development. We've promised we're going to do a Show HN page when we come out of Private Beta, and this just happened today. Xata is a product in the serverless database space. We know that the space is fairly crowded now, with lots of great companies started recently. We're happy to see a fresh wave of database products, that are focused more on the developer experience, rather than a race to the bottom on performance and cost. We…
2022 · xata.io · 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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8base – Ready-to-Rock GraphQL API and Serverless Back End▲84
8base delivers an AI-first solution that simplifies your journey from idea to working software application. | Ask us how.
2019 · 8base.com · its alternatives →
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lolaDB▲84
Build data rich web apps without building an API
2023 · its alternatives →
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Apollo Engine▲123
Unlock the full power of GraphQL
2017 · apollographql.com · its alternatives →
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Easy Serverless GraphQL APIs with Serverless Framework AppSync▲90
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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IronDB – a resilient key-value store for the browser▲73
IronDB is now ImmortalDB: https://github.com/gruns/ImmortalDB - gruns/irondb
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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