IT Intelligence's analysis of leading databases — scores, trade-offs, and a clear recommendation.
Updated August 16, 2026
This comparison covers the performance, cost, features, and maturity of MySQL and PostgreSQL in the database market as of 2026
This comparison covers the performance, cost, features, and maturity of MongoDB and Cassandra in the NoSQL database market as of 2026
This comparison covers the performance, cost, features, and maturity of Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle Database in the relational database market as of 2026
This comparison covers the performance, cost, features, and maturity of Redis and Amazon DynamoDB in the in-memory and NoSQL database market as of 2026