Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Squids.io

Free Fully Managed Cloud Database Platform

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Squids.io launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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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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   FaunaDB, a strongly consistent, globally distributed cloud database▲131

   2017 · fauna.com · its alternatives →

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   I wrote a RDBMS (SQLite clone) from scratch in pure Python▲371

   I wrote a relational database management system (RDBMS) (sqlite clone) from scratch in pure Python.

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   DriftDB – an open source WebSocket backend for real-time apps▲367

   Hey HN! I’ve written a bunch of WebSocket servers over the years to do simple things like state synchronization, WebRTC signaling, and notifying a client when a backend job was run. I realized that if I had a simple way to create a private, temporary, mini-redis that the client could talk to directly, it would save a lot of time. So we created DriftDB. In addition to the open source server that you can run yourself, we also provide https://jamsocket.live where you can use an instance we host on Cloudflare’s edge (~13ms round trip latency from my home in NY). You may have seen my…

   2023 · driftdb.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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   Prisma Cloud▲269

   GraphQL database platform

   2018 · app.prisma.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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   MongoLab▲104

   Fully managed MongoDB-as-a-Service

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Mongo DB management and GUI, built using Electron▲88

   FIONA77 hadir sebagai forum gaming digital dengan pilihan permainan beragam, informasi menarik, dan peluang big profit yang mudah di dapatkan.

   2015 · mongotron.io · its alternatives →

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    Stampede.io – Hybrid IaaS/Docker Orchestation Running on CoreOS▲40

    2014 · ibuildthecloud.com · its alternatives →

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    restdb.io▲131

    Simple online NoSQL database backend

    2016 · restdb.io · 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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    SquidCloud

    Unlimited encrypted storage. Your keys. Your rules.

    Apr 2026 · squidcloud.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Managed MongoDB by DigitalOcean▲93

    Dedicated MongoDB starting at $15/mo

    2021 · digitalocean.com · its alternatives →

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    DBacked▲148

    Simple, secure database backup as a service 🛠️

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    MyDuck Server – Supercharge MySQL and Postgres Analytics with DuckDB▲32

    Hello HN! We're excited to announce MyDuck Server, an open-source project that seamlessly integrates the analytical power of DuckDB with your existing MySQL & Postgres databases. *Backstory* Currently, there are no fully satisfactory open-source OLAP solutions for MySQL & Postgres. In the MySQL ecosystem, HeatWave offers close integration, but it's a proprietary, commercial product from Oracle. The Postgres community has seen promising DuckDB-based extensions emerge, including the official pg_duckdb. However, extensions can introduce isolation concerns in mission-critical environments.…

    2024 · 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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    HelixDB▲105

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

    Feb 2026 · helix-db.com · its alternatives →

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    DBeaver▲130

    A free and universal database tool

    2018 · dbeaver.io · its alternatives →

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    PouchDB - The JavaScript database that syncs▲82

    2013 · pouchdb.com · its alternatives →

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    Snapbase▲77

    Onlyfans but for databases

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    libsaas, it's libcloud for SaaS▲46

    2012 · libsaas.net · its alternatives →

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    Squidir▲5

    The European SaaS directory that doesn't sell rankings

    Jul 2026 · squidir.com · its alternatives →

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    Helios▲75

    Open-source monitoring tool for AWS serverless applications

    2021 · its alternatives →

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