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MySQL is an open source relational database for SQL-based transactional and analytical workloads, supporting replication, high availability, and clustering options.
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The self-hosted PostgreSQL alternative
Open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) for storing and querying structured data with SQL. Offers ACID-compliant transactions, concurrency control, replication, extensibility (custom types/functions), and advanced features like JSON, indexing, and window functions.
Alternatives to PostgreSQL
What replacing PostgreSQL actually involves
Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 1 of 1 shipped a commit in the last six months. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.
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