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Best Databases & data platforms in India (2026)

Databases and data platforms store and move application and analytics data — relational and NoSQL databases, managed cloud databases, warehouses and ETL/ELT pipelines. Most are open source with paid managed offerings.

88 products compared3 made in India68 with a free plan
PostgreSQL logo

PostgreSQL Global Development Group

4.7App Advisor rating

Advanced open-source relational database.

RecommendedFreeOpen source

Starts at

Free

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Cassandra logo

Apache Software Foundation

4.7App Advisor rating

Distributed NoSQL.

Free

Starts at

Free

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MySQL logo

Oracle

4.6App Advisor rating

Popular open-source database.

RecommendedFree planOpen source

Starts at

Free plan

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MongoDB logo

MongoDB

4.6App Advisor rating

Document database with Atlas cloud.

Free plan

Starts at

Free plan

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MariaDB logo

MariaDB Foundation

4.6App Advisor rating

MySQL fork.

RecommendedFree plan

Starts at

Free plan

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Redis logo

Redis

4.6App Advisor rating

In-memory data store.

Free plan

Starts at

Free plan

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Elasticsearch logo

Elastic

4.6App Advisor rating

Search and analytics engine.

Free plan

Starts at

Free plan

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Hevo Data logo

Hevo

4.6App Advisor rating

No-code data pipelines built in Bengaluru.

Made in IndiaFree plan

Starts at

Free plan

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OpenSearch logo

OpenSearch Foundation

4.5App Advisor rating

Open-source search.

FreeOpen source

Starts at

Free

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ScyllaDB logo

ScyllaDB

4.5App Advisor rating

High-performance NoSQL.

Free plan

Starts at

Free plan

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CockroachDB logo

Cockroach Labs

4.5App Advisor rating

Distributed SQL.

Free plan

Starts at

Free plan

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TiDB logo

PingCAP

4.5App Advisor rating

Distributed SQL.

Free plan

Starts at

Free plan

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Apache Druid logo

Apache Software Foundation

4.5App Advisor rating

Real-time analytics database.

Free

Starts at

Free

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YugabyteDB logo

Yugabyte

4.5App Advisor rating

Distributed SQL with Indian founders.

Free plan

Starts at

Free plan

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Zoho DataPrep logo

Zoho Corporation

4.5App Advisor rating

Data preparation from Zoho.

Made in IndiaFree plan

Starts at

Free plan

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Apache Kafka logo

Apache Software Foundation

4.5App Advisor rating

Event streaming.

Free

Starts at

Free

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Neon logo

Neon (Databricks)

4.4App Advisor rating

Serverless Postgres.

Free plan

Starts at

Free plan

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Turso logo

Turso

4.4App Advisor rating

Edge SQLite.

Free plan

Starts at

Free plan

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How to choose databases & data platforms

Use managed services unless you have DBAs.

Choose a warehouse only when analytics queries slow your production DB.

Check Indian region availability for residency.

What to look for

  • Relational and NoSQL engines
  • Managed cloud hosting
  • Data warehouses
  • ETL/ELT pipelines
  • Vector search for AI
  • Backup and replication
  • Scaling and sharding
  • Security and encryption

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Databases & data platforms — frequently asked questions

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PostgreSQL is the default choice; MongoDB for document data; a managed service (Supabase, Neon, MongoDB Atlas, RDS) saves operations time.

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