Open source distributed-database projects
Every project in the registry tagged distributed-database, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
Distributed reliable key-value store for the most critical data of a distributed system
Scale-out SQL database for real-time analytics
Empowering Data Intelligence with Distributed SQL for Sharding, Scalability, and Security Across All Databases.
Official repository of Trino, the distributed SQL query engine for big data, formerly known as PrestoSQL (https://trino.io)
The world's fastest open query engine for sub-second analytics both on and off the data lakehouse. With the flexibility to support nearly any scenario, StarRock
High-performance distributed database for all workloads
Unified observability database for metrics, logs, and traces
Scalable SQL database for real-time analytics
Unlock Data's Potential with Open Source Power
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Frequently asked questions
How many open source distributed-database projects are there?
This registry tracks 9 projects tagged distributed-database, with 161,775 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is etcd at 52,270 stars.
Are these distributed-database projects free to use?
Yes — 9 of the 9 carry an explicit open-source licence across 1 distinct licence, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.
Which distributed-database project should I choose?
The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.
Are these distributed-database projects still maintained?
9 of the 9 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.