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Best Open Source Databases Tools

Ranked by GitHub stars — actual adoption, not editorial taste. All 10 are free, open source and self-hostable; license and last activity on every entry.

1. 1
   mall ★ 85K

   mall项目是一套电商系统，包括前台商城系统及后台管理系统，基于Spring Boot+MyBatis实现，采用Docker容器化部署。 前台商城系统包含首页门户、商品推荐、商品搜索、商品展示、购物车、订单流程、会员中心、客户服务、帮助中心等模块。 后台管理系统包含商品管理、订单管理、会员管理、促销管理、运营管理、内容

   Apache-2.0 Java pushed 2026-09-15 details →
2. 2
   Prometheus ★ 66K

   Open source metrics collection, storage, and alerting

   Apache-2.0 Go pushed 2026-09-17 details →
3. 3
   NocoDB ★ 65K

   Transform databases into intuitive spreadsheets instantly

   NOASSERTION TypeScript pushed 2026-09-17 details →
4. 4
   etcd ★ 52K

   Distributed reliable key-value store for the most critical data of a distributed system

   Apache-2.0 Go pushed 2026-09-17 details →
5. 5
   DBeaver ★ 52K

   Free database manager for SQL databases and beyond

   Apache-2.0 Java pushed 2026-09-17 details →
6. 6
   orm ★ 48K

   Next-generation ORM for Node.js & TypeScript | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, SQLite, MongoDB and CockroachDB

   Apache-2.0 TypeScript pushed 2026-09-17 details →
7. 7
   Milvus ★ 46K

   High-performance vector database for GenAI applications

   Apache-2.0 Go pushed 2026-09-17 details →
8. 8
   TiDB ★ 41K

   Scale-out SQL database for real-time analytics

   Apache-2.0 Go pushed 2026-09-17 details →
9. 9
   drawDB ★ 40K

   Design database diagrams and generate SQL scripts instantly

   AGPL-3.0 JavaScript pushed 2026-09-13 details →
10. 10
    typeorm ★ 37K

    TypeScript & JavaScript ORM for Node.js — supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, SQL Server, Oracle, and more.

    MIT TypeScript pushed 2026-09-11 details →

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