Hyperscaler & Cloud-Provider Databases
13 entriesManaged database services from the major public-cloud providers.
01Amazon AuroraUnparalleled high performance and availability at global scale for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and DSQL.
02Amazon RDSManaged relational database service that sets up, operates and scales databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Oracle, SQL Server and Db2 in the cloud.
03Amazon DynamoDBA fully managed, serverless NoSQL key-value and document database offering single-digit-millisecond performance at any scale.
04Azure SQL DatabaseBuild limitless, trusted, AI-ready apps on a fully managed SQL database.
05Azure Cosmos DBA fully managed, globally distributed NoSQL and vector database for modern apps, with multiple APIs and turnkey multi-region replication.
06Google SpannerAlways-on database with virtually unlimited scale — build intelligent, mission-critical apps on a single database that unifies relational, graph, key-value, and search.
07Google AlloyDBA fully managed, PostgreSQL-compatible database service from Google Cloud for demanding transactional, analytical and AI workloads.
08Oracle AI DatabaseData is the fuel AI needs. Oracle AI Database 26ai brings AI to your data, making it simple to power app development and mission-critical workloads with AI.
09IBM Cloud Database ServicesUnlock innovation with highly secure, fully-managed Database-as-a-Service capabilities on IBM Cloud.
10Alibaba Cloud PolarDBA database service that decouples computing resources from storage and uses integrated software and hardware to provide secure, reliable services with high performance and auto scaling within seconds.
11Huawei Cloud GaussDBA trustworthy data foundation for mission-critical workloads where high availability, performance, security, scalability, and intelligence are non-negotiable.
12TencentDBTencent Cloud's family of managed relational, NoSQL and in-memory database services.
13DigitalOcean Managed DatabasesManaged PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB and other database clusters with automated backups, failover and scaling.
Distributed SQL & Relational Platforms
9 entriesCloud-native relational and PostgreSQL- or MySQL-compatible databases built to scale.
14CockroachDBA cloud-native, Postgres-compatible database built for zero downtime, effortless scale, and control over data placement. Cockroach Labs retired its free self-hosted Core edition in 2024 in favour of a single Enterprise licence, free for qualifying small organizations; check its current licensing terms.
15YugabyteDBA PostgreSQL-compatible distributed database for cloud-native apps — resilient, scalable, and flexible.
16TiDB CloudThe managed service for TiDB, an open-source distributed SQL database that is MySQL-compatible and supports hybrid transactional and analytical workloads.
17SingleStore Helios®A cloud database-as-a-service available on leading public clouds delivering elastic scalability, high availability, and exceptional price-performance.
18EDB Postgres AI and Data PlatformEasily manage, observe, and operationalize your data for agentic AI in hybrid and sovereign environments.
19MariaDBAn open-source relational database that is also offered as a managed cloud service. K1 acquired MariaDB plc in 2024, and it is now privately held.
20PlanetScaleA managed database platform built on MySQL with Vitess-powered horizontal scaling and developer workflows such as branching.
21NeonServerless PostgreSQL that separates storage and compute, with autoscaling, scale-to-zero and instant database branching. Databricks announced the acquisition of Neon in May 2025, and Neon's blog now refers to its team at Databricks (August 2026); check Neon's site for current terms.
22SupabaseAn open-source Postgres development platform that bundles a managed database with authentication, storage and real-time APIs.
NoSQL, Graph, Vector & Multi-Model
8 entriesDocument, key-value, graph, vector and multi-model databases for flexible data.
23MongoDB AtlasAn integrated suite of data services centered around a cloud database designed to accelerate and simplify how you build with data.
24CouchbaseA distributed NoSQL developer database platform that delivers unmatched versatility, performance, scalability, and financial value for critical applications. Haveli Investments completed its acquisition of Couchbase in September 2025, and it is now privately held.
25Redis CloudFully managed Redis 8 — more than caching as you know it, with faster commands, more data structures, and real-time performance at scale.
26Neo4j AuraDBFully managed graph database — mirror your data design like sketching on a whiteboard and adapt effortlessly to changing business needs.
27MarkLogicA multi-model database from Progress for managing and searching documents, graphs and relational data.
28InterSystems IRISA complete cloud-first data platform that makes it easier to build and deploy high-performance, AI-enabled applications that connect data and application silos.
29PineconeA fully managed vector database for building AI applications that need fast similarity search and retrieval at scale.
30AivenA managed data infrastructure platform that runs open-source databases and data services such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Apache Kafka and OpenSearch across major clouds.
Analytics & Data Platforms
9 entriesCloud data platforms and analytical databases for warehousing, lakehouse and AI workloads.
31Snowflake PlatformAccelerate time to data and AI innovation on a fully managed, enterprise-ready platform that is easy to use, connected across your entire data and AI estate.
32Databricks Data Intelligence PlatformAllows your entire organization to use data and AI. Built on a lakehouse to provide an open, unified foundation for all data and governance.
33Cloudera PlatformA data and AI platform that large organizations trust to bring AI to their data anywhere it lives — the cloud, data centers, and the edge.
34Teradata VantageCloudUnlock data, activate analytics, and accelerate value.
35SAP HANA CloudThe trusted database that powers SAP's mission-critical solutions with multi-model engines and enterprise-grade performance and reliability.
36ExasolAn in-memory analytics database available as a managed service on major clouds.
37ClickHouse CloudThe managed cloud service for ClickHouse, a column-oriented database built for fast real-time analytics on large datasets.
38Data Lakehouse PlatformsLakehouse platforms and the open table formats, catalogs and engines beneath them.
39Streaming DatabasesDatabases that keep SQL results continuously up to date over event streams.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a cloud database management system?
A cloud database management system, often delivered as database as a service (DBaaS), is a database run and managed by a provider in the cloud. The provider handles provisioning, patching, backups, high availability and scaling so teams can focus on their data and applications.
What is the difference between relational and NoSQL cloud databases?
Relational databases such as Amazon Aurora, Azure SQL and Google Spanner organize data in tables and use SQL with strong consistency guarantees. NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB, MongoDB Atlas and Couchbase use flexible models like documents or key-value pairs and often favor horizontal scaling and schema flexibility.
What is distributed SQL?
Distributed SQL databases such as CockroachDB, YugabyteDB, TiDB and Google Spanner provide a familiar SQL interface and transactions while spreading data across many nodes and regions. They aim to combine relational consistency with horizontal scalability and resilience.
Why are vector databases listed here?
Vector databases such as Pinecone store embeddings and support fast similarity search, which AI applications use for retrieval-augmented generation and semantic search. Many general-purpose databases listed here also add vector search capabilities.