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Databases
Popular database management systems spanning relational, document, key-value, graph, and time-series types.
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Name↕ | Type↕ | Developer↕ | Initial Release Year↕ | License↕ | Popular For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | Relational | PostgreSQL Global Development Group | 1,996 | Open Source (PostgreSQL License) | General purpose, geospatial, analytics |
| MySQL | Relational | Oracle Corporation | 1,995 | Open Source (GPL) / Commercial | Web applications, LAMP stack |
| SQLite | Relational (Embedded) | D. Richard Hipp | 2,000 | Public Domain | Embedded apps, mobile, local storage |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Relational | Microsoft | 1,989 | Proprietary | Enterprise, .NET ecosystem |
| Oracle Database | Relational | Oracle Corporation | 1,979 | Proprietary | Enterprise, banking, ERP |
| MongoDB | Document | MongoDB Inc. | 2,009 | SSPL | Flexible schemas, JSON data, prototyping |
| Redis | Key-Value | Redis Ltd. | 2,009 | Dual (RSALv2 / SSPLv1) | Caching, sessions, real-time data |
| Elasticsearch | Search Engine | Elastic NV | 2,010 | SSPL / Elastic License | Full-text search, log analytics |
| Cassandra | Wide-Column | Apache Software Foundation | 2,008 | Open Source (Apache 2.0) | High-write throughput, distributed |
| MariaDB | Relational | MariaDB Foundation | 2,009 | Open Source (GPL) | MySQL drop-in replacement |
| DynamoDB | Key-Value / Document | Amazon Web Services | 2,012 | Proprietary (Cloud) | Serverless, AWS-native apps |
| Neo4j | Graph | Neo4j Inc. | 2,007 | GPL / Commercial | Knowledge graphs, recommendations |
| CouchDB | Document | Apache Software Foundation | 2,005 | Open Source (Apache 2.0) | Offline-first, replication |
| InfluxDB | Time-Series | InfluxData | 2,013 | Open Source (MIT) / Commercial | IoT, monitoring, metrics |
| ClickHouse | Columnar (OLAP) | ClickHouse Inc. | 2,016 | Open Source (Apache 2.0) | Real-time analytics, big data |
| CockroachDB | Relational (Distributed) | Cockroach Labs | 2,015 | BSL / Commercial | Distributed SQL, multi-region |
| Firebase Realtime DB | Document (Cloud) | 2,012 | Proprietary (Cloud) | Mobile apps, real-time sync | |
| Supabase (Postgres) | Relational (Cloud) | Supabase Inc. | 2,020 | Open Source (Apache 2.0) | Firebase alternative, serverless |
| TimescaleDB | Time-Series | Timescale Inc. | 2,017 | Open Source (Apache 2.0) / Commercial | Time-series on PostgreSQL |
| Dragonfly | Key-Value | DragonflyDB | 2,022 | BSL | Redis-compatible, high performance |
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