Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to NearDB

Simple JSON DB focus on inexpensive, scalable edge delivery.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. NearDB launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   InstantDB – A Modern Firebase▲1,145

   Hey there HN! We’re Joe and Stopa, and today we’re open sourcing InstantDB, a client-side database that makes it easy to build real-time and collaborative apps like Notion and Figma. Building modern apps these days involves a lot of schleps. For a basic CRUD app you need to spin up servers, wire up endpoints, integrate auth, add permissions, and then marshal data from the backend to the frontend and back again. If you want to deliver a buttery smooth user experience, you’ll need to add optimistic updates and rollbacks. We do these steps over and over for every feature we build, which can…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   EasyDB – A One-Click Ephemeral Database▲158

   2019 · easydb.io · its alternatives →

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   Textdb▲70

   A simple way to share small amounts of data

   2020 · textdb.dev · its alternatives →

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   EasyDB▲155

   A one-click ephemeral database

   2019 · its alternatives →

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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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   NocoDB▲465

   Free & open source Airtable alternative

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   restdb.io▲131

   Simple online NoSQL database backend

   2016 · restdb.io · its alternatives →

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   clientdb▲285

   Build lightning fast apps with instantaneous interactions

   2022 · 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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    Textdb.dev – simple data sharing for fun projects▲200

    2020 · textdb.dev · 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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    SpreadsheetDB – A database that you can query with spreadsheets▲144

    2017 · spreadsheetdb.io · its alternatives →

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    PouchDB - The JavaScript database that syncs▲82

    2013 · pouchdb.com · its alternatives →

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    SimpleDB▲74

    Let you store data without touching the database

    2022 · simpledb.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    JSONBase▲118

    API based JSON storage

    2019 · 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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    SoloDB – A document database build on top of SQLite with JSONB▲27

    A document database built on top of SQLite with full LINQ/IQueryable support. - Unconcurrent/SoloDB

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    RonDB – fast key-value database in the cloud▲112

    The most advanced distribution system of NDB Cluster, by Mikael Ronström the inventor of NDB Cluster; made to work for the most advanced ML applications.

    2021 · rondb.com · its alternatives →

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    RipDB▲65

    Fast, decentralized key-value Store for web3 builders

    2022 · zdenham.github.io · 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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    a small weekendish project - JSON Blob▲106

    2013 · jsonblob.com · its alternatives →

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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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    PeerDB▲110

    Fast, native ETL for Postgres

    2023 · peerdb.io · 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 →

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 →