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24 alternatives to MemSQL Community Edition

A database so scalable everyone can use it

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

1. 1
   MemSQL▲114

   World's fastest in-memory database

   2015 · singlestore.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Microcosm▲72

   A modern forum platform

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Orchestrate▲120

   Making databases simple again

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Datomic▲73

   Distributed immutable transactional database for the cloud

   2014 · datomic.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Servant▲94

   A simple cloud database for everyone

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   GrapheneDB▲121

   Graph databases as-a-service

   2014 · graphenedb.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Gridcraft▲76

   The spreadsheet meets database - reinvented

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Datamatic▲156

   Editable data visualizations for the web

   2017 · datamatic.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Fraym▲67

   A new open-source CMS

   2014 · fraymm.wordpress.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Scaphold 2.0▲207

    GraphQL backend as a service

    2017 · kamaldadoriyachickmaker.in.net · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Frontends▲93

    A community for front-end developers

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Datazar 2.0▲118

    Advanced, cloud-based research collaboration

    2017 · datazar.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Y Combinator Startups▲159

    An Interactive Database

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Restyaboard▲197

    An open source alternative to Trello

    2015 · restya.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Proto.io▲135

    Fast, fully-interactive, high-fidelity mobile prototypes

    2014 · proto.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Spiral 3.0▲81

    Proximity-based community forum

    2014 · getspiralapp.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    BigchainDB▲105

    The scalable blockchain database.

    2016 · bigchaindb.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Milq▲72

    A way to find/experience culture & connect w people about it

    2014 · milq.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Software Engineering Daily - Scaling PostgreSQL▲70

    A look at modern database approaches and how Citus scales PG

    2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    JawsDB▲116

    Fast, reliable, no-bullshark MySQL as a service

    2017 · jawsdb.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Helios▲66

    An extensible open-source mobile backend framework

    2014 · globalli.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Joyent Manta▲66

    Big Compute for Big Data

    2014 · joyent.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Sense▲67

    Cloud platform for data science and big data analytics

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    DataStories▲83

    Clear solutions to complex problems

    2015 · datastories.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 →