Top 15 Most Popular Databases in the World 2023: Advantages, Supported Operating System, and more about the world’s most popular DBMS

Deploying the right database for the business can help increase the value of the business by allowing better management and organization of data. A database management system also enhances the security of data and reduces the risk of data breaches. In this article, you can find a list of the top 15 most popular databases in the world in 2023.

Top 15 Databases In the World In 2023

The table below presents the list of the 15 best databases in the world in 2023 along with their price details.

S. No.	Database	Supported OS
1	Oracle	Linux, Solaris x86-64, SPARC, Windows
2	MySQL	Linux, Solaris, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD
3	Microsoft SQL Server	Linux, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows
4	MongoDB	Windows Vista and later, Linux, OS X 10.7 and later, Solaris, FreeBSD
5	PostgreSQL	Linux, macOS (64-bit), Windows 64-bit, FreeBSD, OpenBSD
6	Apache Cassandra	Windows, Linux
7	Redis	Unix-like
8	Elasticsearch	Cross-platform
9	IBM Db2	Linux, Unix-like, Windows
10	MariaDB	Linux, Windows, macOS
11	SQLite	Cross-platform
12	Microsoft Access	Windows
13	Amazon DynamoDB	Cross-platform
14	Neo4j	macOS 10.10+ (Yosemite), Ubuntu 22.04, Debian 11, Windows 10, with PowerShell 5.1+
15	OrientDB	Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows

15 Best Databases In the World In 2023

Check out some more details related to the top 15 databases in the world in 2023:

1. Oracle

Oracle is one of the most popular databases in the world known for its performance, scalability, security, data warehousing, etc. It is quite famous among developers because of its well-written documents, and amazing new features, and is also very easy to use.

2. MySQL

MySQL is a free and open-source database management system that supports large databases and is popular for its customization ability. This property helps programmers to modify the MySQL software and meet their own specific needs. Many websites, including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube use MySQL.

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3. Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft SQL Server or MS SQL Server is the most widely used commercial DBMS. Developed by Microsoft and launched in 1989, the SQL Server is built for the basic function of storing and retrieving data. Different editions of Microsoft SQL Server are available to cater to different audiences and workloads.

4. MongoDB

MongoDB is a document-oriented database system known for its high performance, high availability, and easy scalability. It is one of the most popular type of NoSQL databases. MongoDB provides a flexible structure that can be easily modified and supports field queries, range queries, and regular-expression searches.

5. PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL is another free and open-source database management system quite popular in the world. This database is developed by a worldwide team of volunteers at Berkeley Computer Science Department, University of California. Many big companies including Apple, Cisco, Fujitsu, Skype, and IMDb use PostgreSQL as their database.

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6. Apache Cassandra

Apache Cassandra is a highly scalable, distributed database developed to manage a large amount of structured data. It is one of the best NoSQL alternatives of MongoDB that finds its application mainly in the fields of banking, finance, and logging. Its most impressive properties include Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability or ACID.

7. Redis

Redis is an in-memory data structure store that is used as a database, and also a cache and message broker. It is very fast as it holds its database entirely in the memory. It is an open-source database that provides multi-utility tools beneficial in several use cases. Data structures such as strings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets, etc. are supported by Redis.

8. Elasticsearch

Elasticsearch is a search and analytics engine that can be used as a database with a lot of features, that cannot be found in a normal database. It is a NoSQL database that provides a powerful set of REST APIs for high-performance tasks. Elasticsearch is one of the most popular enterprise search engines and also one of the best database management systems.

9. IBM Db2

IBM Db2 is a database developed by IBM and designed to store, analyze, and retrieve data efficiently. It supports the relational model, object-relational features, and non-relational structures. Db2 can be hosted from the cloud or a physical server or both at the same time.

10. MariaDB

MariaDB is developed from the MySQL source code by some of the original developers of MySQL. It is however more community-driven than MySQL. MariaDB is intended to maintain high compatibility with MySQL so that it can easily replace it without requiring any code changes.

11. SQLite

SQLite is one of the best open-source databases with an integrated RDBMS (relational database management system). This database requires no configuration, or even a server or installation. SQLite contains many commonly used software functionalities and is used by several of the top web browsers, operating systems, and mobile phones.

12. Microsoft Access

Microsoft Access is another database developed by Microsoft that comes with a graphical user interface and software development tools. It stores all database tables, queries, reports, forms, etc. as a single file. Access is included in the Microsoft 365 suite Professional and higher editions and can be installed separately as well.

13. Amazon DynamoDB

DynamoDB is a non-relational database developed by Amazon and offered as part of Amazon Web Services. It is a widely popular database for mobile apps that automatically scales up and down while backing up data. Built-in security, in-memory caching, and consistent latency are some of the best features of DynamoDB.

14. Neo4j

Neo4j is a Java-based, open-source, NoSQL graph database developed by Neo4j, Inc. In this database system, the data is saved as graphs rather than tables. Neo4j allows the discovery of patterns and insights across billions of data connections deeply, easily, and quickly.

15. OrientDB

OrientDB is also a NoSQL open-source database that supports graph, document, key/value, and object models. OrientDB is one of the most popular graph databases written in Java and supported on Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows.