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24 alternatives to Riak

Distributed NoSQL key-value data store.

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

1. 1
   Datomic▲73

   Distributed immutable transactional database for the cloud

   2014 · datomic.com · its alternatives →

2. 2UP
   Unbounded – Programmable NoSQL Data store▲5

   2020 · unbounded.cloud · its alternatives →

3. 3
   DataStories▲83

   Clear solutions to complex problems

   2015 · datastories.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   TinyStorage▲178

   A Modern GUI For S3

   2025 · tinybrief.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   ROOK▲9

   Open, Cloud Native, and Universal Distributed Storage

   2016 · rook.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   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 →

7. 7
   Servant▲94

   A simple cloud database for everyone

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Datastory▲118

   Turn the world's data into stories worth sharing

   22d ago · datastory.tech · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Nubostore▲71

   Serverless, real-time data store with GraphQL and search

   2022 · its alternatives →

10. 10RG
    Rinocloud – GitHub for data▲8

    2016 · rinocloud.com · its alternatives →

11. 11KV
    Key/Value Store as-a-Service▲70

    2017 · keyvalue.xyz · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Relic▲84

    A private, synced vault of everything you copy

    Sep 2026 · relic.space · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Badger – an embeddable, persistent key-value store written in Go▲88

    Fast key-value DB in Go. Contribute to dgraph-io/badger development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    MemSQL Community Edition▲89

    A database so scalable everyone can use it

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    A threaded, TCP, key value store in Haskell▲63

    A multi-threaded, TCP, key-value store inspired by Redis implemented in Haskell. - honza/redish

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    PipelineDB▲62

    Realtime analytics database

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ArangoDB▲6

    The multi-model NoSQL databas

    2015 · arango.ai · its alternatives →

18. 18
    NoSQL Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Emerging World of Polyglot Persistence▲3

    A concise but thorough introduction to NoSQL

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    presto▲1

    Distributed SQL Query Engine for Big Data

    2015 · prestodb.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Frictionless Open Data▲11

    A clean layout of data sets, simple, easy to access

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Crate Data▲7

    Open source massively scalable data store with 0 admin

    2014 · cratedb.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Visualize your streaming data in real-time▲5

    A distributed block-based data storage and compute engine - varchar-io/nebula

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23FM
    FreshSQL – Modern, Native, Fast SQL Querying Tool▲5

    2021 · freshsql.com · its alternatives →

24. 24AL
    A Lightweight Kafka Alternative▲6

    www.github.com/nubskr/walrus

    Nov 2025 · 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 →