Open source database software till now never commanded the respect it deserved but with changing times along with improved and better security features more and more companies are embracing open osurce database as its primary source for their database requirement. Earlier businesses did not have many options to go for expect MySQL but today more choices are available to choose as per their requirements. Some of the best are mentioned below, go through it and decide which is perfect for you.
1. PostgreSQL
This object-relational database management system (ORDBMS) is one of the most sophisticated open-source databases. This database is available for various platforms like Linux, Ssolaris, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X etc along with improved set of drivers and support for both ANSI-SQL and extended features. Heroku, the cloud service provider has chosen PostgreSQL as their RDBMS storage option.
Website: http://www.postgresql.org/
2. MySQL
One of the oldest database software MySQL even today remains highly used database for development many web applications. With robust features like multiple storage engines, clustering, full-text indexing, and others have made it developers favorite. Some of the other benefit that it offers includes Performance & Scalability, 99.999% Availability & Data Integrity, Deployment Flexibility, better Security etc.
Website: http://www.mysql.com/
3. Cassandra
When you need an alternative for regular MySQL then you can opt for Cassandra, this Java based database offer you high scalability and superior performance. Cassandra offers convenience of column indexes with the performance of log-structured updates. It is mostly used for logging purposes and real-time analysis.
Website: http://cassandra.apache.org/
4. Couchbase
Though many of you might have not heard of Couchbase but it is one of the most popular open source databases developed by Couchbase, Inc. It is fast, easy and reliable and offers robust features, flexibility for developers, scalability for your applications, and much needed performance for your web applications. Thousands of organization depends on Couchbase to store their operational data.
Website: http://www.couchbase.com/
5. Riak
Riak form Basho Technologies is open source distributed database written in C and Erlang. It helps developers by giving the flexibility to quickly prototype, test, and deploy their applications. Some of the companies using Riak include Comcast, Mozilla, AOL, Ask.com, Yammer etc.
Website: http://wiki.basho.com/
