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SQLitePostgreSQL
Free

Free for any purpose; the source code is in the public domain.

 Free

Free and open source under the PostgreSQL Licence, a permissive licence similar to BSD and…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
  • Whole database in a single file with no server to run
  • Public-domain source code usable for any purpose
  • Over 35 years of development with a strong reputation for reliability and correctness
  • Extensible with custom types, index methods and procedural languages; PostGIS and pgvector are built on that
  • Mainly a library; the bundled sqlite3 shell is command-line only
  • No graphical browser included
  • Default configuration is conservative and needs tuning for real workloads
  • Built-in replication and failover require third-party tooling to become a full HA setup
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License: Public domain License: PostgreSQL
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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