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JetBrains DataGrip is an IDE for working with SQL and a variety of databases in one tool. Learn more about DataGrip
JetBrains DataGrip is a powerful IDE for working with databases and SQL. It is designed to help you write and save queries; work with stored procedures; view, import, and export data; and perform the work you need to do with databases, all in one tool. It supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB, and many other databases and DDL data sources. DataGrip also helps you code faster with its smart coding assistance, on-the-fly analysis and quick-fixes. Learn more about DataGrip

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
Airtable is the no-code app platform that empowers people closest to the work to accelerate their most critical business processes.
Airtable is the no-code app platform that empowers people closest to the work to accelerate their most critical business processes. Across every industry, leading enterprises trust Airtable to power workflows in product management, marketing operations, project & portfolio management, and more – all with the power of AI built-in. Central IT leaders deploy Airtable as a citizen development platform that empowers business users to build their own AI-powered applications. That’s why more than 500,000 organizations, including 80% of the Fortune 100, rely on Airtable for collaborative work management and citizen development to help transform how work gets done. The result? Faster innovation, happier customers, enterprise governance, and a modern work experience for teams and departments. Get the free edition today at airtable.com Learn more about Airtable

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
Meet the database challenges of next gen web, cloud, & communications services with uncompromising scalability, uptime and scalability
MySQL is fast, reliable, scalable, and easy to use. It was originally developed to handle large databases quickly and has been used in highly demanding production environment. MySQL Products: MySQL HeatWave, our fully managed database service, for OLTP, OLAP, & ML workloads. MySQL Enterprise Edition for delivering business-critical, enterprise database applications. MySQL Enterprise Edition for ISVs, OEMs and VARs who want a proven, low cost, embedded database. Learn more about MySQL

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
GCP offers wide range of managed database services across relational and non-relational workloads.
Google Cloud Platform offers wide range of managed database services across relational and non-relational workloads. Cloud Spanner is the only enterprise-grade, globally-distributed, and strongly-consistent database service built for the cloud specifically to combine the benefits of relational database structure with non-relational horizontal scale. Learn more about Google Cloud

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
Database and analysis offering for rapidly delivering the next generation of scalable e-commerce & line-of-business solutions.
Database and analysis offering for rapidly delivering the next generation of scalable e-commerce & line-of-business solutions. Learn more about Microsoft SQL Server

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
Leading enterprise-grade relational database that offers secure data management and transaction processing.
Oracle database services and products offer customers cost-optimized and high-performance versions of Oracle Database, the world's leading converged, multi-model database management system, as well as in-memory, NoSQL and MySQL databases. Oracle Autonomous Database, available on premises via Oracle Cloud@Customer or in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, enables customers to simplify relational database environments and reduce management workloads. Learn more about Oracle Database

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
From startups to enterprises, for the modern and the mission-critical, MongoDB is the database for giant ideas.
By offering the best of traditional databases as well as the flexibility, scale and performance todays applications require, we let innovators deploy apps as big as they can possibly dream. From startups to enterprises, for the modern and the mission-critical, MongoDB is the database for giant ideas. Learn more about MongoDB

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
Free open source post-relational database system. Leading choice by Developers and DBAs world-wide. Robust, secure, high performance.
Free open source post-relational database system that runs on all major operating systems. PostgreSQL's 25 year development history provides a huge range of features for Developers and DBAs, delivered in a robust software server used world-wide. PostgreSQL is rated in the top 5 databases by DBEngine, above most commercial systems. With millions of deployments in embedded systems, major cloud providers and major on-premise installs, PostgreSQL is the most popular choice for new app development. Learn more about PostgreSQL

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
Easily manage & share your data in Quickbase. Create a custom database today. Free 30-Day trial!
Used by over 80% of the Fortune 50, Quickbase is the fastest, easiest and most flexible way for growing companies to create and manage data, regardless of location or industry. Quickbase is a web-based platform from which workgroups can easily create unlimited customizable applications to control data processes and improve productivity. Easily import your existing data and spreadsheets, enabling instant mobile access to all your data for your entire team. Free 30 Day Trial! Learn more about Quickbase

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
Low-code platform for creating web-applications with databases for business
QuintaDB is a powerful low-code platform to configure and automate business workflows. Collect, manage, analyze data in reports and integrate custom applications with minimal steps. Control your multiplatform apps from anywhere, at any time on PC, Android or iOS devices. The service is easy to use and doesn’t require special knowledge and installation of additional software. Automate your business processes, manage, visualize and share your data into your custom applications. Learn more about QuintaDB

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
Caspio is the world's leading LOW-CODE platform for building online database applications without having to write code.
Caspio is the world's leading LOW-CODE platform for building online database applications without coding. The all-in-one platform provides everything you need to digitally transform business operations and workflows. It includes an integrated cloud database, a visual application builder, enterprise-grade security, regulatory compliance, and scalable global infrastructure. See why Caspio is trusted by over 15,000 companies worldwide. Try it for FREE. Learn more about Caspio

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a database, including Aurora, MySQL, PostgreSQL
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) allows users to set up, operate, and scale a database in the cloud. Amazon RDS provides cost-efficient and resizable capacity while automating time-consuming administration tasks such as hardware provisioning, setup, patching, and backups. It frees you to focus on applications so you can give them the performance and security they need. Available Amazon RDS database engines: Amazon Aurora, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Oracle Database, and SQL Server. Learn more about Amazon RDS

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
Claris FileMaker – The award-winning database. Create stunning databases that work exactly the way you want that run on every device.
Join the 50,000+ companies that trust Claris FileMaker to create stunning database solutions. With drag-and-drop simplicity and built-in templates, you can create custom solutions to manage contacts, track inventory, organize projects, and improve collaboration. FileMaker apps integrate with other platforms to help you build a complete database management system. Get a 45-day free trial. Learn more about Claris FileMaker

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
Database management system that allows users to store and manage data and create database-powered apps.
Database management system that allows users to store and manage data and create database-powered apps. Learn more about Microsoft Access

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
Your Business Data OS: Collect, organize & understand your data.
Formaloo is the all-in-one collaboration platform that enables you to build beautiful forms, access-controlled databases, and highly customizable business apps without any code - all in one place. Start now, go live today! Happy formaloo-ing! Learn more about Formaloo

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
Secure and resizable compute capacity in the cloud. Launch applications when needed without upfront commitments.
Amazon EC2 presents a true virtual computing environment, allowing you to use web service interfaces to launch instances with a variety of operating systems, load them with your custom application environment, manage your network’s access permissions, and run your image using as many or few systems as you desire. Learn more about Amazon EC2

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
Store, organize, analyze and evaluate your complex data in your own structured way and share it with your team members.
With Ninox you can store and organize your complex data in your own structured way. Ninox provides a highly customizable user interface which allows you to process, analyze and evaluate any kind of data. Furthermore you can integrate different services e.g. from Google with Ninox's API. Ninox works across all platforms and can be accessed through its native macOS, iOS, and Android App or via any web browser. Learn more about Ninox

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
Zoho Creator is an online database management software to build powerful web and mobile-ready applications.
Zoho Creator is a powerful online database software to build applications that collect and organize business data in real time. No programming skills required. Do a 'smart Import' of your data from offline sources (like Excel and MS-Access) and make them available online without worrying about IT-related challenges like maintenance, hosting, and scalability. Currently, 13,000+ customers have built 6M applications on Zoho Creator, a testimony to the power of the platform Learn more about Zoho Creator

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
Think about it. Build it. Kintone's visual application builder lets you create and customize your own agile, cloud-based databases.
Spreadsheets are so last century. Kintone's visual application builder lets you convert your inefficient, static spreadsheets into dynamic, custom databases in a snap, zero coding required. As live databases, your data can do so much more, from creating custom reports with one click to triggering action-packed workflows that improve team collaboration. Learn more about kintone

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
A cloud built for developers. Powerful & scalable. Quickly and easily spin up a high-performance database cluster.
Worry-free database hosting. Leave the complexity of database administration to us. We’ll handle setting up, backing up, and updating — so you can focus on building great apps. Learn more about DigitalOcean

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
Open source database engine used by applications due to its compact size, cross platform stability and serverless functionality.
Open source database engine used by applications due to its compact size, cross platform stability and serverless functionality. Learn more about SQLite

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
The modern SQL client and db tool for devs, DBAs and analysts.
DbVisualizer is one of the world’s most popular database editors. Developers, analysts, and DBAs use it to elevate their SQL experience with modern tools to visualize and manage their databases, schemas, objects, and table data, and to auto-generate, write and optimize queries. And so much more. It connects to all popular databases (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, Cassandra, Snowflake, SQLite, BigQuery, and 20+ more) and runs on all major OSes. Free and Pro versions are available. Learn more about DbVisualizer

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
Help Desk Migration is a unique service that allows to move data from one help desk system to another.
Help Desk Migration is a unique service that allows moving data from one platform to another. Service supports around 30 most popular help desk systems: Zendesk, Freshdesk, Freshservice, Kayako, Intercom, Desk.com, Help Scout, Parature, Samanage, etc. You can also migrate data from and to CSV files. Now you can migrate tickets, contacts, agents, attachments and other data within several hours. Learn more about Help Desk Migration

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
OperationsOS/RingLead's no-code, automated data management engine, companies can build a strong, unified go-to-market data foundation.
OperationsOS/RingLead enables revenue teams to build clean and complete sales and marketing data, get new data through connections with ZoomInfo and 60+ 3rd party data sources, infuse critical first party data into the right systems, and accurately route their now engagement-ready data to the correct sales reps. With RingLead’s no-code, automated data management engine, organizations can easily build a strong, unified go-to-market data foundation to better power revenue motions. Learn more about ZoomInfo Operations

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion
CRM system that helps organizations manage members and lets users set table types, items, hierarchies, associations, and reports.
Fullfree features cloud-sharing tools that enable multiple individuals to share and simultaneously edit files from remote locations. The access rights function allows company administrators to restrict data and functions accessible to users. The software automatically backs up data during every editing operation, letting establishments in Japan restore files and information after unexpected losses. Users may also create invoices, receipts, estimates, and delivery statements in Excel and incorporate them into the system. Businesses can create mailing labels and output data in PDF, HTML, or Excel formats. Additionally, they can manage hierarchical data, multiple values, and related information in table format. Learn more about Fullfree

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  • Data Connectors
  • Data Virtualization
  • Performance Analysis
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Data Migration
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Data Replication
  • Database Conversion

Database Software Buyers Guide

What is database management software?

Database management software helps businesses capture, store, and organize their structured and unstructured data. These systems include a set of tools that allows users to manage, manipulate and combine disparate data sets from multiple non-relational data sources into an integrated company-wide database.

The benefits of database management software

Database management software helps users create a single data source that can be leveraged by multiple users simultaneously. Most importantly, it helps enforce safety standards for a business' data. It helps organizations make better, broader, and more efficient use of their key data by combining capabilities for data manipulation, analytics, and reporting.

Specific benefits include:

  • Minimized data redundancy: A database acts as a collective repository of a business' data that can be accessed by individuals, teams, or departments. When records are changed in one central system, they're simultaneously updated across all other instances in real time, ensuring that all users have the latest version. This eliminates data inconsistencies and redundant updates at the individual or departmental level.
  • Create backups to prevent data loss: Data is the most critical resource in any organization; businesses cannot afford to lose it. Database management software provides both manual and recurring backups, ensuring complete data recovery in case of human error or natural disaster.
  • Increase data search speed: Database management software is capable of handling thousands of search queries simultaneously from multiple users, providing answers almost instantaneously.

Typical features of database management software

  • Data Management: Store, categorize, manage, update, and retrieve data from the database based on user commands.
  • Data Retrieval: Acquire specific data from a database by submitting certain queries or commands.
  • Queries: Enter a set of instructions to perform specific actions (such as updating, retrieval, and calculations) in the database.
  • Data Replication: Create duplicate instances of a database across multiple servers and use them as distributed databases where users can access data relevant to their task without interfering with others’ work.
  • Data Security: Ensure the security of the database facility, including data, database applications, servers, and associated network links from malicious attacks, illegitimate use, or external threats.
  • Database Conversion: Transfer data from one database to another (aka data migration).

Considerations when purchasing database management software

  • Deployment options: Database management software is available in a variety of deployment options, including self-hosted, cloud-hosted by the vendor, or cloud-hosted by a third party. Self-hosted solutions often incur high one-time licensing costs on top of software update costs, but offer a faster data transfer speed. For cloud-hosted solutions, monthly or annual subscription costs are generally lower, making the solutions more economical when you need to scale. However, these systems present challenges in the transfer speed of large-volume data sets when compared to on-premise systems.
  • Data models: Database management solutions are available in two variants: relational software that works on structured data and non-relational software that works on both structured and unstructured data sources. Businesses should determine whether a product works on structured, unstructured, or both data types when compiling a software shortlist.
  • Implementation and service costs: Database management software isn’t cheap; it often involves a high initial investment, as well as recurring support and maintenance costs. Consider the pricing options available to your business when you start searching for software, weigh your needs and budget constraints, and select accordingly.
  • Database management is getting smarter with machine learning and artificial intelligence: As the volume of data keeps increasing, it’s becoming more difficult and complex for database administrators to manage and configure database settings such as memory usage, read/write speed, and data storage for optimal use. Database management software now offers built-in machine learning capabilities that examine previous settings and determine how the system responds to different configurations. It then automatically fine-tunes the system with recommended configurations, saving administrators time and effort.
  • Cloud-based deployment is on the rise: More and more buyers are interested in cloud-based database management software deployment, which saves them from having to install expensive servers at their office and avoids the complexity of handling those servers and networks.
  • Non-relational database management systems are gaining traction: The demand for non-relational database management software (also known as NoSQL DBMS) is on the rise due to these systems’ ability to manage both structured and unstructured data sets.