Alternatives and competitors
Sites like MySQL
The 20 closest relational database software alternatives to MySQL, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 3 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to MySQL? The closest matches are phpMyAdmin, MariaDB and PostgreSQL. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 4,032
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 17 ms
01 · Entity
About MySQL
MySQL mysql.com
MySQL
Wikidata: Open-source relational database management system
Summary by Claude
Official site of MySQL, an open-source relational database management system owned by Oracle. It offers free Community Edition downloads, documentation, and commercial products including Enterprise Edition, MySQL Cluster, embedded licensing for OEMs, and the HeatWave cloud database service with analytics and machine learning.
- Who it’s for
- Software developers, database administrators, enterprises, ISVs and OEMs
- Business model
- Commercial licenses, support subscriptions and cloud services
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to MySQL’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to MySQL
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to MySQL, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
phpMyAdmin
database administration tool
Very close cos 0.917 - 02
MariaDB Foundation - MariaDB.org
database management system, relational, open source, community developed fork of MySQL
Very close cos 0.914 - 03
PostgreSQL: The world's most advanced open source database
The official site for PostgreSQL, the world's most advanced open source database
Very close cos 0.910 - 04
Technical Difficulties
American multinational computer corporation
Very close cos 0.899 - 05
Client Challenge
free and open-source web content management system
Very close cos 0.900 - 06
Blog Tool, Publishing Platform, and CMS | WordPress.org
Open source software which you can use to easily create a beautiful website, blog, or app.
Close cos 0.893 - 07
MediaWiki
free and open-source wiki software, developed by the Wikimedia Foundation
Close cos 0.891 - 08
Wikidata
free multilingual online knowledge graph
Close cos 0.890 - 09
Laravel - The clean stack for Artisans and agents
Laravel is a framework for building modern web apps and AI agents. Expressive syntax, built-in tools, and everything you need to ship fast.
Close cos 0.885 - 10
Zotero | Your personal research assistant
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.
Close cos 0.886 - 11
Open Source ERP and CRM | Odoo
From ERP to CRM, eCommerce and CMS. Download Odoo or use it in the cloud. Grow Your Business.
Close cos 0.885 - 12
Page not found.
Close cos 0.885 - 13
openSUSE - Free Linux operating systems for desktops, servers and containers
openSUSE makes open source Linux operating systems, available for free in several flavors.
Close cos 0.883 - 14
OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.
Close cos 0.883 - 15
PHP
PHP is a popular general-purpose scripting language that powers everything from your blog to the most popular websites in the world.
Close cos 0.883 - 16
SteamDB
online video game database
Close cos 0.881 - 17
Modrinth
Download Minecraft mods, plugins, datapacks, shaders, resourcepacks, and modpacks on Modrinth. Discover and publish projects on Modrinth with a modern, easy to use interface and API.
Close cos 0.881 - 18
Wikibooks
free multilingual online collection of textbooks
Close cos 0.884 - 19
The FreeBSD Project
free Unix-like operating system
Close cos 0.881 - 20
Joomla Content Management System (CMS) - try it! It's free!
Joomla! is the mobile-ready and user-friendly way to build your website. Choose from thousands of features and designs. Joomla! is free and open source.
Close cos 0.881
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to mysql.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones MySQL uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What MySQL is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- CDN
- Akamai header x-akamai-transformed: 9 6809 0 pmb=mRUM,1
- Email hosting
- Proofpoint MX mxa-00069f01.gslb.pphosted.com
- DNS hosting
- Akamai Edge DNS NS a13-65.akam.net
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what MySQL adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console · not on mysql.com 17/20
- Google Workspace · not on mysql.com 7/20
- nginx · not on mysql.com 6/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on mysql.com 5/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on mysql.com 5/20
- PHP · not on mysql.com 4/20
- Google Fonts · not on mysql.com 4/20
- Amazon SES · not on mysql.com 4/20
- jQuery · not on mysql.com 3/20
- Atlassian · not on mysql.com 3/20
- Proofpoint 3/20
- Apple Business · not on mysql.com 3/20
- OpenAI · not on mysql.com 3/20
- Google Analytics · not on mysql.com 2/20
- SendGrid · not on mysql.com 2/20
- WordPress · not on mysql.com 2/20