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title: PostgreSQL alternatives
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# PostgreSQL alternatives

> Every tool toolweight compares against PostgreSQL, ranked on default weights and fully sourced.

## Alternatives

### As a database engines

| # | Alternative | Score | One-liner | Head to head |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [MariaDB](https://toolweight.com/options/mariadb) | - | GPL-only MySQL fork under a foundation, with Galera clustering and native vectors. | https://toolweight.com/vs/mariadb-vs-postgresql |
| 2 | [MySQL](https://toolweight.com/options/mysql) | - | The relational server that ran the early web, now Oracle-stewarded and InnoDB-based. | https://toolweight.com/vs/mysql-vs-postgresql |
| 3 | [SQLite](https://toolweight.com/options/sqlite) | - | Embedded SQL engine that runs inside your process, a file, not a server. | https://toolweight.com/vs/postgresql-vs-sqlite |
| 4 | [DuckDB](https://toolweight.com/options/duckdb) | - | In-process columnar analytics engine, SQLite's shape, a warehouse's execution model. | https://toolweight.com/vs/duckdb-vs-postgresql |

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