Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to ThisDB

Highly available cloud key/value database

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

1RF
RonDB – fast key-value database in the cloud▲112
2021 · rondb.com · its alternatives →
2IA
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 →
3EA
EasyDB – A One-Click Ephemeral Database▲158
2019 · easydb.io · its alternatives →
4
KeyVal▲87
Free and simple key-value database
2021 · its alternatives →
5
NocoDB▲472
Free & open source Airtable alternative
2021 · its alternatives →
6
restdb.io▲131
Simple online NoSQL database backend
2016 · its alternatives →
7NO
NocoDB – Open-Source Airtable Alternative▲562
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
8CP
CaskDB – project to teach you building a key value store▲175
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
9AS
A SQL database implemented purely in TypeScript type annotations▲426
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
10
EasyDB▲155
A one-click ephemeral database
2019 · its alternatives →
11IS
Infreqdb – S3 backed key/value database for infrequent read access▲39
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
12
ZeroDB▲119
An open-source, end-to-end encrypted database protocol
2015 · its alternatives →
13RI
Restdb.io – a plug and play database service▲101
2016 · restdb.io · its alternatives →
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kvdb.io▲12
Simple Key-Value Store for Metrics & IoT
2018 · its alternatives →
15VA
voidDB – A transactional key-value DB written in Go for 64-bit Linux▲67
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
16TD
Textdb.dev – simple data sharing for fun projects▲200
2020 · textdb.dev · its alternatives →
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Endb▲8
Simple key-value database with multi adapter support
2019 · its alternatives →
18BA
BerylDB – a small key-value database▲57
2021 · docs.beryl.dev · its alternatives →
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NearDB▲6
Simple JSON DB focus on inexpensive, scalable edge delivery.
2019 · its alternatives →
20WS
WhoDB – Streamlined, Lightweight Database Management with a Sleek UI/UX▲37
Hello fellow hackers! I'm excited to share the launch of WhoDB by Clidey. We are hoping to redefine the user experience with database management. Going away from the LLMs hype, we really just want to make developers' lives better! WhoDB is written in Golang, is lightweight, and supports a variety of database backends (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite3, MongoDB, & Redis). WhoDB offers: * Better UX: Intuitive and easy-to-use interface. * Faster Performance: Built with GoLang for exceptional speed and table virtualization in the Frontend. * Schema Visualization: Interactive graphs to visualize your…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
21SS
SmartDB – Serverless MySQL management made easy▲11
2020 · smartdb.io · its alternatives →
22
DBeaver▲130
A free and universal database tool
2018 · its alternatives →
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PeerDB▲110
Fast, native ETL for Postgres
2023 · its alternatives →
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Textdb▲70
A simple way to share small amounts of data
2020 · its alternatives →

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