🗄️ Free Database as a Service Tools 2026

bit.io

Freemium

Serverless PostgreSQL with git-like sharing

4.9 (248)

bit.io provides serverless PostgreSQL databases with git-like sharing and forking. Connect from any Postgres client or library. Public and private databases for data collaboration.

Best for: Data scientists and analysts who want to share and collaborate on PostgreSQL datasets like code repositories

Hasura Cloud

Freemium

Instant GraphQL API on any Postgres database

4.9 (129)

Hasura auto-generates a real-time GraphQL API on your PostgreSQL or MySQL database in minutes. Authorization built-in, action/event support, and direct database connection. Connect your own Postgres or use Neon.

Best for: Developers who want to instantly expose their PostgreSQL database as a GraphQL API

PlanetScale Vitess

Free

MySQL-compatible serverless — Vitess under the hood

4.8 (205)

PlanetScale is built on Vitess, the database scaling technology developed at YouTube and used to serve billions of queries. Horizontal sharding, schema migrations via Pull Requests, and serverless scaling.

Best for: Database engineers wanting to understand or self-host the Vitess technology underlying PlanetScale

Turso

Freemium

Edge SQLite — create thousands of DB instances

4.8 (206)

Turso offers SQLite-based databases at the edge for multi-tenant SaaS. Create thousands of database instances, each at a different edge location. Per-tenant isolation at SQLite pricing.

Best for: SaaS developers who need per-tenant database isolation at the edge for low-latency globally

Tigris

Freemium

Globally distributed database built for modern apps

4.8 (108)

Tigris is a serverless NoSQL database with built-in search and S3-compatible object storage. Global distribution, no connection pools needed, and developer-first design. Used on Fly.io.

Best for: Fly.io users and serverless developers who want database, search, and object storage from a single platform

Neon

Freemium

Serverless Postgres with branching and scale-to-zero

4.6 (305)

Neon is serverless PostgreSQL with database branching, scale-to-zero, and connection pooling. Scales to zero when not in use — no idle charges.

Best for: Developers using Next.js or serverless frameworks who want Postgres with branching at zero idle cost

PocketBase

Free

Open source backend in a single file

4.5 (188)

PocketBase is an open source backend consisting of a single executable file with embedded SQLite database, realtime subscriptions, auth, file storage, and an admin dashboard.

Best for: Developers who want the simplest possible backend for small apps and prototypes in a single binary

CockroachDB

Freemium

Distributed SQL database that survives failures

4.4 (357)

CockroachDB is a distributed SQL database built to survive datacenter failures. Postgres-compatible, strong consistency, and automatic scaling across regions. Serverless and dedicated options.

Best for: Applications requiring high availability across multiple regions where database availability is mission-critical

PlanetScale

Freemium

Serverless MySQL with database branching

4.4 (357)

PlanetScale is serverless MySQL-compatible database with git-like branching, non-blocking schema changes, and auto-scaling. Used by companies serving billions of queries.

Best for: Teams running MySQL at scale who need schema migrations without downtime

YugabyteDB

Freemium

Distributed PostgreSQL for global applications

4.4 (116)

YugabyteDB is a cloud-native distributed PostgreSQL-compatible database designed for global, highly available applications. Active-active geo-distribution, ACID transactions, and auto-sharding.

Best for: Global SaaS applications needing an active-active distributed PostgreSQL database across multiple regions

MySQL HeatWave (Oracle)

Freemium

MySQL with in-memory analytics — free 30-day trial

4.3 (404)

Oracle MySQL HeatWave runs OLTP MySQL plus in-memory OLAP analytics in the same database engine. Serverless OLAP queries without ETL pipelines. Available on OCI, AWS, and Azure.

Best for: MySQL teams who need analytics on transactional data without building separate data pipelines

Upstash

Freemium

Serverless Redis, Kafka, QStash — per-request pricing

4.3 (105)

Serverless Redis, Kafka, and QStash with per-request pricing. Zero management, global replication, and REST API for edge functions. Free tier includes 10,000 daily commands.

Best for: Serverless and edge function developers needing caching, queuing, and rate limiting without managing Redis

Appwrite Cloud

Freemium

Open source Firebase alternative with self-hosting

4.2 (135)

Appwrite is an open source BaaS with database, authentication, storage, functions, and messaging. Self-hostable on Docker. Appwrite Cloud provides managed hosting.

Best for: Developers wanting an open source self-hostable Firebase alternative for mobile and web apps

AWS EC2

Freemium

The original cloud — 750+ instance types

4.1 (128)

Amazon EC2 is the original IaaS cloud, offering 750+ instance types across compute, memory, storage, and GPU. On-demand, reserved, and spot pricing. 99 availability zones globally.

Best for: Enterprise teams with AWS expertise who need the broadest instance selection and global availability

Supabase

Freemium

Open-source Firebase alternative with PostgreSQL

4.0 (92)

Supabase is a backend-as-a-service platform providing PostgreSQL databases, real-time subscriptions, authentication, and storage. Built for developers who want PostgreSQL's power without vendor lock-in.

Best for: Teams building web/mobile apps who prefer PostgreSQL's relational model and want to avoid vendor lock-in.