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Top 30 Most Popular Database Management Software:

Complete List
Last Updated: November 29, 2021

The Review and Comparison of The Best Free and Licensed Database Management Software
Systems:

A database is a collection of information that is organized in tables and stored on a computer

system. This information can be updated or modified as required. We can also say it’s like a
room in an office which has files in it. If we don’t have a defined process we will not know
how to get that data from the room.

Similarly, a database management system (DBMS) is a software for creating and managing
data in the databases. The DBMS provides users and programmers a defined process for data
retrieval, management, updating, and creation.

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Database Management Software also keeps data guarded and safe. These tools help in
reducing data redundancy and maintaining the efficiency of data. Some of them are open-
source and some are commercial with specific features.

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Based on the usage and requirement we can choose a software tool that has needed features
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List Of The Top Database Management Software

The Best Database Management Tools
#1) SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
#2) DbVisualizer
#3) ManageEngine Applications Manager
#4) Oracle RDBMS
#5) IBM DB2
#6) Microsoft SQL Server
#7) SAP Sybase ASE
#8) Teradata
#9) ADABAS
#10) MySQL
#11) FileMaker
#12) Microsoft Access
#13) Informix
#14) SQLite
#15) PostgreSQL
#16) Amazon RDS
#17) MongoDB
#18) Redis
#19) CouchDB
#20) Neo4j
#21) OrientDB
#22) Couchbase
#23) Toad
#24) phpMyAdmin
#25) SQL Developer
#26) Sequel PRO
#27) Robomongo
#28) Hadoop HDFS
#29) Cloudera
#30) MariaDB 
#31) Informix Dynamic Servers
 #32) 4D (4th Dimension)
#33) Altibase
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List Of The Top Database Management Software

Given below is the list of most popular database management systems-

1. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer

2. DbVisualizer
3. ManageEngine Applications Manager
4. Oracle RDBMS
5. IBM DB2
6. Microsoft SQL Server
7. SAP Sybase ASE
8. Teradata
9. ADABAS
10. MySQL
11. FileMaker
12. Microsoft Access
13. Informix
14. SQLite
15. PostgresSQL
16. AmazonRDS
17. MongoDB
18. Redis
19. CouchDB
20. Neo4j
21. OrientDB
22. Couchbase
23. Toad
24. phpMyAdmin
25. SQL Developer
26. Seqel PRO
27. Robomongo
28. Hadoop HDFS
29. Cloudera
30. MariaDB
31. Informix Dynamic Server
32. 4D (4th Dimension)
33. Altibase 
The Best Database Management Tools
Here we go. The list includes some best free database management software.
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#1) SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is the database management software that can
perform SQL query performance monitoring, analysis, and tuning.

It supports cross-platform database performance tuning and optimization.

Few features of SolarWinds are as follows:

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer has the features of Machine Learning, Cross-
Platform Database Support, Expert Tuning Advisors, Cloud Database Support, and Automation
Management API, etc.

Costs: The price for the software starts at $2107 and it offers a fully functional free trial for 14
days.

=> Download SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer For Free

#2) DbVisualizer

DbVisualizer is a Universal Database Tool for runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS and
connects to most major databases and JDBC drivers. Browse, administer and visualize your
database objects with a single tool and user interface.

Features:

Friendly user interface in both light and dark themes, with quick and easy setup and 
installation. Simple navigation of database objects and their properties, Table data editing in
the spreadsheet, Visual rendering of primary/foreign key, Visual query builder using drag and
drop, Query optimization with an explain plan feature, and more.

Cost: Both Free and Pro versions are available. All licenses are perpetual, cost starting from
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$197 (volume discounts apply). Free Pro license is offered to students and teachers with
confirmed status. Fully functional 21-day DbVisualizer Pro evaluation offered for free.

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#3) ManageEngine Applications Manager

ManageEngine Applications Manager is an ideal and affordable tool for IT Operations, DBAs,
DevOps, and Cloud Ops engineers in small, medium as well as large enterprise organizations

ManageEngine Applications Manager provides all-round database performance management to

ensure uninterrupted business service delivery.

Features:

Deep visibility into the key performance indicators of databases.

Monitor database calls by drilling down to SQL statements.
Advanced analytics that helps anticipate future resource usage and growth of
databases.
End-to-end monitoring, code-level diagnostics for queries that are invoked in web
applications.
Intelligent and powerful fault management helps you identify and pinpoint the fault and
its sources to reduce MTTR.

Pricing: Applications Manager is free for 30 days. The price starts @ $945 for monitoring 25
application or server instances.

=> Visit ManageEngine Applications Manager Website

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#4) Oracle RDBMS

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Oracle database is the most widely used object-relational database management software.
The latest version of this tool is 12c where c means cloud computing.

It supports multiple Windows, UNIX, and Linux versions.

Few features of Oracle RDBMS are as follows:

It is secured, occupies less space, supports large databases, and reduces CPU time to process
data.

Cost: It’s a commercial tool.

Website: Oracle RDBMS

#5) IBM DB2

Latest release 11.1. Developed in the year 1983. The language used is Assembly Language, C,
C++ for writing it.

It supports multiple Windows, UNIX, and Linux versions.

Few features of IBM DB2 are as follows:

It is very easy to install and set up and data is easily accessible, we can save the huge amount
of data almost up to pet bytes.

Costs: It’s a commercial tool.

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Website: IBM DB2
#6) Microsoft SQL Server
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Developed in the year 1989. The latest updated version came in 2016. The language used is
Assembly C, Linux, C++ for writing it.

Works on Linux and Windows operating systems.

Few features of MS SQL server include:

Compatible with Oracle provides efficient management of workload and allows multiple users
to use the same database.

Costs: It’s a commercial tool.

Website: Microsoft SQL server

#7) SAP Sybase ASE

ASE stands for Adaptive Server Enterprise. Its latest version is 15.7. It was started in the
middle of the eighties.

Few features of ASE are:

It can perform millions of transactions in a minute, using cloud computing even mobile
devices can be synchronized with the database.

Costs: It’s a commercial tool.

Website: SAP Sybase ASE

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#8) Teradata

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Started in 1979

Works on Linux and Windows operating systems.

Few features of Teradata are:

Data import and export is easy, multiple processing is possible at the same time, data can be
easily distributed, useful for very large databases.

Costs: It’s a commercial tool.

Website: Teradata

#9) ADABAS

ADABAS stands for Adaptable Database System.

Runs on Windows and Unix, Linux operating systems.

Few features of this tool are:

Data processing speed is fast, irrespective of the load, the output of any transaction is
reliable, its architecture is quite flexible and keeps pace with the changing demands.

Costs: It’s a commercial tool.

Website: ADABAS

#10) MySQL 
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Latest version 8. The language used is C and C++.

Works on Linux and Windows.

Few features of this tool are:

High-speed data processing, use of triggers increases productivity, with rollback and commit
helps in data recovery if required.

Costs: It’s a commercial tool.

Website: MySQL

#11) FileMaker

The latest stable release is 15.0.3.

Works on Mac, Unix, Linux, Windows operating systems.

Few features of Filemaker are:

It can be connected across platforms like connections to SQL are possible, information
sharing is easier because of the cloud.

Costs: It’s a commercial tool.

Website: Filemaker

#12) Microsoft Access

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Latest stable version 16.0.4229.1024.

Works on Microsoft Windows.

Few features of this tool are:

It is an affordable database management system used mostly by e-commerce sites.

Costs: It’s a commercial tool.

Website: Microsoft Access

#13) Informix

Latest stable release 12.10.xC7. Coded in assembly, C, C++.

Few features of this tool are:

Hardware uses less space, data is available at all times and does not need maintenance time.
It is developed by IBM.

Costs: It’s a licensed tool and the cost of each license is affordable.

Website: Informix

#14) SQLite

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It is used as a database system for mobiles. It is coded in C language.

It can work on Linux, Windows, and Mac operating systems.

Few features of this tool are:

It does not need much space hence, it can be used for storing small to medium size websites.
It is fast and does not need to set up.

Costs: It’s an open-source tool.

Website: SQLite

#15) PostgreSQL

It is an advanced database. The current version is 9.6.2.

It can be used across Linux and Windows operating systems.

Few features of this DBMS are:

It is an object-relational database. The data remains secure. Data retrieval is faster. Data
sharing through dashboards is faster.

Costs: It’s an open-source tool.

Website: PostgreSQL

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#16) Amazon RDS

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It is also called the Amazon Relational Database Service.

Few features of this system are:

Setting up and operating is very easy and the database is very secure. The backing up of the
database is an inbuilt feature. Recovery of data is also an inbuilt feature managed within.

Costs: It’s a commercial tool.

Website: Amazon RDS

#17) MongoDB

Few features of MongoDB are:

It can process a large amount of data simultaneously and uses internal memory so the data is
easily accessible, the use of very complex joins is not supported, scaling is easily possible.
Queries can be easily optimized for output.

Costs: It’s an open-source tool

Website: Mongo DB

#18) Redis

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The latest stable release is 3.2.8.

It can work on Windows and Linux operating systems. It is coded in ANSI C language.

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Few features of Redis are:

The database speed is very good, data types like hashes and strings are also supported and
the performance of queries is high.

Costs: It’s an open-source tool that is BDS licensed.

Website: Redis

#19) CouchDB

Latest stable release2.0.0. Written in Erlang Language.

Works on Windows and Linux operating systems.

Few features of  this tool are:

Secure system network, efficient error handling, the output is reliable and fast.

Costs: It’s an open-source tool.

Website: Couch DB

#20) Neo4j

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The latest stable version is 3.1.0. It is coded in Java
It can be used on Windows and Linux/Unix operating systems.

Few features of this tool are:

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It has a large capacity server, this database stores data in the form of graphs. It is also called
a graph database management system.

Costs: It’s an open-source tool.

Website: Neo4j

#21) OrientDB

The latest stable version is 2.2.17. It is coded in Java language

It can be used on Windows and Linux platforms.

Few features of this DBMS are:

It is a graphical database. It is widely used across big data market and in real-time web-based
applications.

Costs: It’s an open-source tool.

Website: OrientDB

#22) Couchbase

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The latest stable version is 4.5 and is coded in C, C++/Eriang. It’s an open-source tool. It can
work on Windows and Linux operating systems.
Few features of this tool are:

The latency and throughput are good for loads of medium size. Data Corruption proof system.

Costs: It’s an open-source tool.

Website: Couchbase

#23) Toad

Few features of Toad DBMS are:

Easy to use, faster to install, highly efficient output and data can be exported in many
formats, lesser time required for its management, it can export a large amount of data in
various formats.

Costs: It’s a commercial tool.

Website: Toad

#24) phpMyAdmin

The latest stable release is 4.6.6. It is coded in PHP, Javascript, and XHTML.

It can work on Windows and Linux operating systems.

Few features of this tool are:

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The interface is user-friendly, data can be exported in CSV, SQL, XML files and it can be
imported from both CSV and SQL file formats.

Costs: It’s an open-source tool.

Website: phpMyAdmin

#25) SQL Developer

The latest stable release is 4.1.5.21.78. It is coded in Java.

It can work on Windows and Linux operating systems.

Few features of this DBMS are:

Lesser execution time needed for queries. Queries can be run and generated in many formats
such as HTML, PDF, XML, and Excel.

Costs: It’s an open-source tool.

Website: SQL Developer

#26) Sequel PRO

Few features of this tool are:

Used for Mac databases. It is easy to use and works with My SQL databases. Connectivity is
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easy and flexible. Installation is easy and quick. It makes work smooth for web applications
using it and the output is fast.
Costs: It’s an open-source tool.

Website: Sequel PRO

#27) Robomongo

It can be used across Windows and Linux platforms. Free and open-source tool.

Few features of Robomongo are:

The tool is robust and can be used for a large quantity of load. Error handling is better, more
stable as a tool and has many upcoming features.

Costs: It’s an open-source tool.

Website: Robomongo

#28) Hadoop HDFS

Few features of Hadoop HDFS are:

It provides large data storage and uses many machines for storing data, therefore, the data is
easy to access. Data loss is prevented by storing data redundantly. Data authentication is also
available. Parallel processing of data is possible.

Costs: It’s a commercial tool.

Website: Hadoop HDFS

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#29) Cloudera

Few features of Cloudera are:

High-speed data processing makes it an attractive option for large enterprises. Greater
efficiency for a large amount of data provides a high level of security, this tool improves
performance.

Costs: It’s an open-source tool.

Website: Cloudera

#30) MariaDB

Works on Mac/Unix/Linux/Windows operating systems

Few features of this tool are:

It has higher uptime or availability and is highly scalable, has multicore support, uses multiple
threads, supports Internet Protocol. It provides real-time database access.

Costs: It’s an open-source tool.

Website: MariaDB

#31) Informix Dynamic Servers 

Works on Mac/UnixLinuxx/Windows operating systems.

Few features of this DBMS are:

It is highly available and scalable, has multicore support, uses multiple threads, supports
Internet Protocol. It provides parallel processing of data.

Costs: It’s a commercial tool.

Website: Informix Dynamic Server

#32) 4D (4th Dimension)

Works on Windows and Mac operating systems.

Few features of 4D are:

It has the facility to import and export data. There is a script debugger, it supports XML
format, it has drag and drop facility.

Costs: It’s a commercial tool.

Website: 4D (4th Dimension)

#33) Altibase
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Altibase is an enterprise-grade, high-performance, and relational open-source database.
Altibase has over 650 enterprise clients including 8 Fortune Global 500 companies and has
been deployed over 6,000 mission-critical use cases in various industries.

Its main characteristics include:

1. Altibase is a hybrid DBMS. A single database that delivers high-intensity data processing
through an in-memory database portion and a large storage capacity through an on-disk
database portion.
2. Altibase is among a very small subset of relational DBMSs that currently provide scale-
out technology, sharding, etc.

Costs: Altibase is an open-source DBMS that includes its sharding

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Conclusion
In a nutshell, we can say all the above-mentioned database management systems have their
advantages and disadvantages, some might be useful whereas others might not be that
suitable per your requirements.

Today’s time is the time of data where an enormous amount of data has to be stored,
updated, and created daily. The demand for Database Management Tools is growing
exponentially and the competition is also high.

With each tool trying to be better in terms of features compared to the others, you can select
a DBMS per your requirement from the above list.

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