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Databases & Data Tools

Database management, data engineering, ETL pipelines, and database administration tools

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Supabase

99K

The open-source Firebase alternative — Postgres database, Auth, instant APIs, Realtime subscriptions, Edge Functions, Storage, and Vector embeddings.

Prometheus

63K

An open-source monitoring system with a dimensional data model, flexible query language, efficient time series database and modern alerting approach.

NocoDB

62K

Turn your existing database into a collaborative spreadsheet interface — without moving a single row of data.

Easy to deploy

Meilisearch

56K

Lightning-fast, typo-tolerant search engine with an intuitive API. Drop-in replacement for Algolia that you can self-host for free.

DBeaver

49K

Free universal database management tool for developers, DBAs, and analysts. Supports 100+ databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB, and more.

Milvus

43K

Milvus is a high-performance open-source vector database built for AI applications, supporting billion-scale similarity search with sub-second latency.

TiDB

40K

TiDB is an open-source, MySQL compatible, distributed SQL database that powers companies like LinkedIn, Pinterest, Square, and more.

drawDB

37K

Online database entity-relationship diagram editor, data modeler, and SQL generator. Completely free with no account required.

InfluxDB

31K

The purpose-built time series database — rewritten in Rust with SQL support, Parquet storage, and 10-20x compression in v3.

Dragonfly

30K

The most performant in-memory data store, engineered for extreme throughput at scale. A drop-in replacement for Redis and Memcached.

Qdrant

30K

The Rust-powered vector database with best-in-class metadata filtering — self-host for $5/month or use the most generous free cloud tier in the category.

Chroma

27K

Open-source vector database with a 4-function API that made RAG accessible — from in-memory prototyping to production-grade distributed search.

SearXNG

27K

SearXNG offers self-hosted, no user tracking/profiling, script & cookies optional as a self-hosted search engines.

Typesense

25K

Typesense is a self-hosted search engines tool with support for search engine, vector search, search.

Chat2DB

25K

AI-powered SQL client that converts natural language to SQL queries with support for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and more.

Valkey

25K

High-performance key/value data structure server, a community-driven fork of Redis with full compatibility.

TDengine

25K

For database management, TDengine is a self-hosted solution that provides purpose-built database for Industry 4.0 and IOT.

deepset

25K

Deepset is a self-hosted databases & data tools tool that provides accelerate AI application development for enterprises.

Beekeeper Studio

22K

The SQL client that prioritizes daily feel over feature depth — clean, fast, and genuinely pleasant to open every morning.

TimescaleDB

22K

TimescaleDB handles extend PostgreSQL for time-series data as a self-hosted solution.

Jina.ai

22K

Jina.AI gives you build cloud-native multimodal AI applications effortlessly on your own infrastructure.

Dgraph

22K

Dgraph offers AI-powered search, high performance, scalability as a self-hosted databases & data tools.

ChartDB

22K

Browser-based database diagram editor that visualizes and designs your database schema with a single query.

Neon Postgres

21K

Serverless Postgres with auto-scaling, instant database branching, and bottomless storage.

Sonic

21K

Sonic is a self-hosted databases & data tools tool that provides schema-less search backend using minimal RAM.

Teable

21K

No-code database platform combining PostgreSQL power with a spreadsheet interface for data management and collaboration.

Airbyte

21K

Airbyte is a Python-based application that syncs data from any source to any destination.

Postgres

20K

Postgres is a self-hosted databases & data tools replacement for MS SQL and Oracle Fusion ERP Cloud.

Zinc

18K

Fast, scalable open-source observability platform for logs, metrics, and traces

QuestDB

17K

QuestDB is the open-source time-series database for demanding workloads—from trading floors to mission control

Turso

17K

Turso is the lightweight database that scales to millions of agents

Neo4j

16K

Connect data as it's stored with Neo4j. Perform powerful, complex queries at scale and speed with our graph data platform

SeMI's Weaviate

16K

SeMI's Weaviate lets you run vector database for scalable search entirely on your own server.

Weaviate

16K

Bring AI-native applications to life with less hallucination, data leakage, and vendor lock-in

Dagster

15K

Dagster is the data orchestrator platform that helps you build, schedule, and monitor reliable data pipelines - fast, flexible, and built for teams

ArangoDB

14K

ArangoDB lets you run arangoDB: versatile multi-model database supporting documents entirely on your own server.

QGIS

13K

QGIS offers create maps, class-leading cartography, professional map production as a self-hosted databases & data tools.

OpenSearch

13K

OpenSearch is a self-hosted web analytics replacement for AWS Kendra, Algolia, and more.

Manticore Search

12K

Manticore Search is a self-hosted database management tool that searches database delivering 2.83x faster performance than Elasticsearch. Features vector...

Encore

12K

Encore is a self-hosted database management tool that provides powerful platform for building cloud backends.

Whoogle

11K

Whoogle lets you run ad-free, privacy-respecting metasearch engine entirely on your own server.

Convex

11K

Convex lets you run reactive database entirely on your own server.

FerretDB

11K

FerretDB is a self-hosted database management tool with support for postgresql, golang, database.

Grist

11K

Released under Apache-2.0, Grist provides versatile data management platform combining spreadsheet simplicity on self-hosted infrastructure.

Orama

10K

Orama is a self-hosted search engines tool with support for vector database, search engine, vector search.

Uno

9.9K

For databases & data tools, Uno offers a self-hosted way to build mobile, desktop, and web apps with one codebase.

Instant

9.8K

Released under Apache-2.0, Instant provides database solution for building real-time and offline-enabled applications on self-hosted infrastructure.

Databend

9.2K

Self-hosted database management tool that provides elastic cloud data warehouse built for high-performance analytics and seamless integration.

Nhost

9.1K

Nhost is a TypeScript-based application that provides managed backend infrastructure.

Activeloop

9K

Activeloop is a self-hosted databases & data tools tool with support for AI, LLM, vector database.

Mage

8.7K

Mage is a self-hosted databases & data tools tool that provides data pipeline platform for effortless data integration.

phpMyAdmin

7.8K

Released under GPL-2.0, phpMyAdmin provides web interface for MySQL and MariaDB on self-hosted infrastructure.

Adminer

7.3K

Adminer gives you database management in a single PHP file. Available for MySQL on your own infrastructure.

Sandstorm

7K

Sandstorm offers chat, file storage, task & project management as a self-hosted deployment & paas.

DbGate

6.8K

DbGate lets you run cross-platform database manager entirely on your own server.

Rowy

6.8K

Rowy is a self-hosted API management replacement for Airtable, Glide, and more.

Databasus

6.1K

Databasus handles postgreSQL backup tool as a self-hosted solution.

HeidiSQL

5.9K

Released under GPL-2.0, HeidiSQL manages multiple databases with ease on self-hosted infrastructure.

JanusGraph

5.7K

JanusGraph gives you scalable, distributed graph database optimized for large-scale data storage and querying on your own infrastructure.

AppBase

4.9K

AppBase is a JavaScript-based application that searches UI components for React and Vue.

Mathesar

4.9K

Mathesar lets you run tool that provides an intuitive entirely on your own server.

CloudBeaver

4.7K

For database management, CloudBeaver offers a self-hosted way to manage databases, supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite and more. A web/hosted version of DBeaver.

WhoDB

4.7K

WhoDB is a Go-based application that provides lightweight database explorer.

Baserow

4.5K

Baserow is a Python-based application that creates your own database without technical experience.

Baserow

4.5K

Self-hosted database management tool that provides create, customize, and manage databases.

Grit

4.4K

For search engines, Grit is a self-hosted solution that provides uses machine learning and static analysis to automatically generate pull requests.

Orchest

4.1K

Orchest is a TypeScript-based application that builds data pipelines, the easy way.

HelixDB

4K

HelixDB is a Rust-based application that provides rust-built native graph-vector database combining vector similarity search and graph traversals.

Redis Commander

4K

Self-hosted caching & in-memory tool that provides redis web management tool.

Memgraph

3.8K

Memgraph handles scalable, in-memory graph database solution offering high-performance computing and Neo4j as a self-hosted solution.

pgAdmin

3.5K

PgAdmin handles administration and development platform for PostgreSQL as a self-hosted solution.

TerminusDb

3.2K

TerminusDb handles enhance AI models with your data as a self-hosted solution.

Swirl Search

3K

For search engines, Swirl Search is a self-hosted solution that provides AI-powered search and RAG platform.

aaPanel

2.9K

AaPanel handles simplifies Linux server management as a self-hosted solution.

SlateDB

2.8K

SlateDB is a self-hosted database management replacement for Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage, and more.

Trieve

2.6K

Trieve handles offers an all-in-one solution for search as a self-hosted solution.

FeatureBase

2.5K

FeatureBase is a self-hosted databases & data tools replacement for Imply, MongoDB, and more.

PG Back Web

2.5K

Released under AGPL-3.0, PG Back Web provides effortless PostgreSQL backups with an user-friendly web interface on self-hosted infrastructure.

Grida

2.4K

Grida lets you run design platform featuring a customizable canvas editor entirely on your own server.

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Aleph

2.3K

Self-hosted databases & data tools tool that provides tool for indexing large amounts of both documents (PDF.

Azimutt

2.1K

Azimutt is a Elm-based application that provides visual database exploration made for real world databases (big and messy). Explore your database.

Sequin

2K

Sequin is a self-hosted search engines replacement for Amazon SQS, Bitly, and more.

SerpBear

1.9K

SerpBear is a TypeScript-based application that searches engine position tracking and keyword research.

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Apache Solr

1.6K

Apache Solr lets you run enterprise search platform featuring full-text search entirely on your own server.

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Databunker

1.4K

Databunker lets you run network-based, GDPR compliant, secure database for personal data or PII entirely on your own server.

Conar

1.3K

Conar handles modern PostgreSQL database management as a self-hosted solution.

Apache Cloudberry

1.2K

Self-hosted database management tool that provides leverage advanced analytics with a modern PostgreSQL kernel. 100% for robust data solutions.

Samba

1.1K

Samba offers file and print services, smb/cifs protocol support, active directory integration as a self-hosted databases & data tools.

Artie

833

Artie lets you run streamline your data pipeline entirely on your own server.

Grouparoo

774

For databases & data tools, Grouparoo offers a self-hosted way to sync data between your warehouse and cloud tools.

Meme Search

643

Meme Search gives you AI-powered meme search engine. Automatically extracts descriptions from images using on your own infrastructure.

Portabase

612

Portabase is a self-hosted backup & recovery tool with support for Backups, Database.

Ente.io

523

Ente.io gives you store, share, and discover your photos with end-to-end encryption on your own infrastructure.

Hister

514

Hister handles blazing fast, content-based search for visited websites as a self-hosted solution.

Velld

467

For backup & recovery, Velld is a self-hosted solution that provides database backup management and automation.

Sosse

402

Self-hosted server monitoring tool that provides selenium based search engine and crawler with offline archiving.

Orbital

350

Orbital handles automated data integration platform as a self-hosted solution.

Redict

342

Self-hosted database management tool that provides distributed key/value store and independent fork of Redis.

DynamoDB Dashboard

51

DynamoDB Dashboard is a Vue-based application that provides web GUI dashboard for DynamoDB.

Vanguard

38

Vanguard is a self-hosted databases & data tools tool with support for laravel, S3, web application.

Why Self-Host Your Data Infrastructure?

Database management tools and data platforms are the backbone of every application, yet managed cloud services like Firebase, AWS Aurora, and PlanetScale introduce vendor lock-in at the most fundamental layer of your stack. Migrating a database off a proprietary managed platform is expensive and risky. Self-hosting your data layer — databases, admin tools, ETL pipelines, and search engines — gives you portability, cost control, and the ability to run your systems wherever you need them.

The self-hosted database tooling ecosystem is exceptionally strong. Supabase provides a Postgres-based backend-as-a-service you can run on your own infrastructure, competing directly with Firebase while using a fully open standard. For database administration, DBeaver, Beekeeper Studio, and phpMyAdmin support dozens of database engines and run as self-hosted web interfaces. NocoDB and Baserow turn any database into a spreadsheet-like interface, replicating Airtable’s UX without sending your data to Airtable’s servers.

Search and vector databases have become critical components for AI-powered applications. Self-hosted options like Meilisearch, Typesense, and Qdrant deliver fast, relevant search without the cost of managed Elasticsearch or Pinecone. For data engineering and ETL, Airbyte provides hundreds of pre-built connectors to move data between systems on your schedule and your infrastructure. With over 120 open source database and data tools available, teams can build a complete, self-sufficient data stack without relying on any single cloud provider.