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Open-source startups tagged #database
28 open-source startups in this directory carry the GitHub topic #database. 26 pushed code within 30 days of the snapshot of 2026-09-22, 1 has been quiet for 31–120 days, 1 has not pushed in over 120 days. Topics are set by each repository’s own maintainers, so this is what those projects chose to call themselves rather than a category we assigned.
26 of 28 pushed within 30 days of the snapshot of 2026-09-22. How we measure it →
The list
All 28, most-starred first.
The last column is the most recent push GitHub reported to us on 2026-09-22. It counts a push to any branch, by a person or a bot — it is not a claim that anyone is maintaining the project, and a quiet repository may be a finished one.
| Project | What it does | Stars | Ship status | Last verified push |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| supabase/supabase | The Postgres development platform. Supabase gives you a dedicated Postgres database to build your web, mobile, and AI applications. | 110.6K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| netdata/netdata | The fastest path to AI-powered full stack observability, even for lean teams. | 80.6K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| meilisearch/meilisearch | A lightning-fast search engine API bringing AI-powered hybrid search to your sites and applications. | 59.4K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| metabase/metabase | The easy-to-use open source Business Intelligence and Embedded Analytics tool that lets everyone work with data :bar_chart: | 49.4K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| drawdb-io/drawdb | Free, simple, and intuitive online database diagram editor and SQL generator. | 39.7K | Still shipping | Sep 21, 2026 |
| directus/directus | The flexible backend for all your projects 🐰 Turn your DB into a headless CMS, admin panels, or apps with a custom UI, instant APIs, auth & more. | 37.9K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| cockroachdb/cockroach | CockroachDB — the cloud native, distributed SQL database designed for high availability, effortless scale, and control over data placement. | 32.5K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| influxdata/influxdb | Scalable datastore for metrics, events, and real-time analytics | 31.8K | Still shipping | Sep 21, 2026 |
| CodePhiliaX/Chat2DB | Chat2DB is a free, cross-platform, local-first database client and SQL workspace for developers, DBAs, analysts, and data teams. Connect to 40+ databases, manage data, edit and run SQL, and use your own AI model to generate, explain, and optimize queries. Available on desktop, web, Docker, and CLI, with MCP support. | 28.2K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB | Development at the speed of light | 25.2K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| taosdata/TDengine | High-performance, scalable time-series database designed for Industrial IoT (IIoT) scenarios | 25.1K | Still shipping | Sep 17, 2026 |
| sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser | Official home of the DB Browser for SQLite (DB4S) project. Previously known as "SQLite Database Browser" and "Database Browser for SQLite". Website at: | 24.6K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| dolthub/dolt | Dolt – Git for Data | 24.5K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| tursodatabase/turso | A SQL database in Rust: SQLite-compatible, now also speaking Postgres (experimental). The LLVM of databases. | 24.3K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| beekeeper-studio/beekeeper-studio | Modern and easy to use SQL client for MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, SQL Server, and more. Linux, MacOS, and Windows. | 23.6K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| timescale/timescaledb | A time-series database for high-performance real-time analytics packaged as a Postgres extension | 23.6K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| neondatabase/neon | Neon: Serverless Postgres. We separated storage and compute to offer autoscaling, code-like database branching, and scale to zero. | 23.1K | Still shipping | Aug 31, 2026 |
| chartdb/chartdb | Database diagrams editor that allows you to visualize and design your DB with a single query. | 22.9K | Still shipping | Sep 13, 2026 |
| teableio/teable | ✨ AI Spreadsheet for Business | 21.8K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics | VictoriaMetrics: fast, cost-effective monitoring solution and time series database | 17.8K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| neo4j/neo4j | Graphs for Everyone | 17.3K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| scylladb/scylladb | NoSQL data store using the Seastar framework, compatible with Apache Cassandra and Amazon DynamoDB | 15.8K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| geldata/gel | Gel supercharges Postgres with a modern data model, graph queries, Auth & AI solutions, and much more. | 14.2K | Gone silent | Dec 24, 2025 |
| get-convex/convex-backend | The open-source reactive database for app developers | 12.6K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| gristlabs/grist-core | Grist is the evolution of spreadsheets. | 11.8K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| FerretDB/FerretDB | A truly Open Source MongoDB alternative | 11.1K | Slowed | Jun 5, 2026 |
| yugabyte/yugabyte-db | YugabyteDB - the cloud native distributed SQL database for mission-critical applications. | 10.6K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| oceanbase/oceanbase | OceanBase is the unified distributed database for the AI era — open-source, multi-model, one engine for your most demanding workloads. | 10.3K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
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Snapshot of 2026-09-22 · 721 repos in the directory · every number on this page is measured against that date, not against today. What this measurement cannot tell you →