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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
RudderStack logo

RudderStack

4.2App Advisor rating

Open-source CDP with Indian founders.

Free planOpen source

Starts at

Free plan

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Census logo

Census

4.2App Advisor rating

Reverse ETL.

Free plan

Starts at

Free plan

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Cube logo

Cube

4.2App Advisor rating

Semantic layer.

Free plan

Starts at

Free plan

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RavenDB logo

RavenDB Ltd

4.2App Advisor rating

ACID NoSQL document database with a free community licence that allows commercial use.

Free plan

Starts at

Free plan

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SurrealDB logo

SurrealDB Ltd

4.2App Advisor rating

Multi-model database for documents, graphs and vectors, available self-hosted or as a managed cloud.

Free plan

Starts at

Free plan

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Xata logo

Xata

4.2App Advisor rating

Postgres platform with instant database branching and scale-to-zero, open source or managed.

Free planOpen source

Starts at

Free plan

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Aiven logo

Aiven

4.2App Advisor rating

Managed open-source data services such as PostgreSQL, Kafka and MySQL on major clouds.

Free planOpen source

Starts at

Free plan

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QuestDB logo

QuestDB

4.2App Advisor rating

Open-source time-series database for fast SQL ingest and queries, with an enterprise edition.

Free planOpen source

Starts at

Free plan

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Memgraph logo

Memgraph

4.2App Advisor rating

In-memory graph database using Cypher, with a free community edition and memory-based enterprise pricing.

Free plan

Starts at

Free plan

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Informatica logo

Informatica

4.1App Advisor rating

Enterprise data management with Bengaluru R&D.

Enterprise ready

Starts at

On request

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Talend logo

Qlik

4.1App Advisor rating

Data integration.

Starts at

On request

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Atlan logo

Atlan

4.1App Advisor rating

Data catalogue and governance built in Delhi.

Made in India

Starts at

On request

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Collibra

4.0App Advisor rating

Data governance.

Starts at

On request

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Alation logo

Alation

4.0App Advisor rating

Data catalogue.

Starts at

On request

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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

Which database should a startup use?+

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

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