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Gel

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Gel (formerly EdgeDB) is a graph-relational database that combines the relational model with graph database traversal capabilities through its EdgeQL query language. Built on PostgreSQL, it eliminates the object-relational impedance mismatch with a type system that maps directly to application data models. Features built-in migrations, authentication, and an interactive web UI.

Open-source graph-relational database built on PostgreSQL (Apache-2.0). Self-hosting via Docker or Kubernetes is 100% free. Gel Cloud provides a fully managed database service featuring unlimited reads/writes, 10 GiB included storage ($0.50/GiB overage), 100 GiB included egress ($0.10/GiB overage), automated TLS, and integrated schema/auth tools.
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Tembo

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Tembo is a managed PostgreSQL platform that packages 200+ Postgres extensions into purpose-built stacks for specific workloads. Stacks include OLAP analytics, vector search, message queues, geospatial, and machine learning, turning PostgreSQL into a specialized database for each use case. Eliminates the need for separate Redis, Elasticsearch, or Kafka instances alongside Postgres.

Open-source PostgreSQL platform and Kubernetes operator (Apache-2.0) with managed Tembo Cloud service. Self-hosted deployments are 100% free with access to the Trunk extension registry (200+ extensions). Tembo Cloud offers a Free tier with $10 usage allowance, Pro at $60/mo, and Max at $200/mo (prepaid compute credits, metered at $0.0403/vCPU-hr and $0.0130/GiB-RAM-hr).

Open-source ElectricSQL alternatives

Gel, Tembo — see all open-source developer tools.

Free ElectricSQL alternatives

Gel, Tembo offer a free plan or free tier.

More Databases & ORMs tools

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UpstashUpstash provides serverless Redis, Kafka, and vector database services with per-request pricing and zero operational overhead. Redis supports global replication for edge computing. Kafka offers pay-per-message event streaming. QStash provides HTTP-based message queues for serverless. Features REST APIs alongside native protocols, ideal for edge and serverless deployments. Integrates with Vercel, Cloudflare Workers, and AWS Lambda natively.NeonServerless Postgres platform separating storage and compute for branching, autoscaling, read replicas, instant restore, and scale-to-zero workloads. Neon works with standard PostgreSQL clients and ORMs, supports extensions such as pgvector, and sits inside a broader Neon backend platform with Auth, Data API, Functions, Object Storage, and AI Gateway features.SupabaseOpen-source Firebase alternative providing a full backend-as-a-service on PostgreSQL. Auto-generated REST and GraphQL APIs from your schema, real-time subscriptions, built-in auth with 20+ social providers and Row Level Security, S3-compatible file storage with CDN, and Deno-powered Edge Functions. Visual dashboard with SQL editor and table editor. Supports pgvector for AI apps. Self-hostable or managed with a generous free tier. 75K+ GitHub stars.Drizzle ORMLightweight, serverless-ready TypeScript ORM with zero dependencies bringing SQL-like syntax into TypeScript for maximum type-safety. Maps queries closely to raw SQL with full auto-completion and type inference. Features Drizzle Kit for migrations, Drizzle Studio for visual browsing, supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and Turso. Runs on Node.js, Bun, Deno, Cloudflare Workers, and Vercel Edge. 26K+ GitHub stars, growing fast as a Prisma alternative.QdrantQdrant is a high-performance vector similarity search engine and database written in Rust. Designed for production-grade AI applications with advanced filtering, payload indexing, and distributed deployment. Supports billion-scale vector collections with sub-second query times. Popular choice for RAG, recommendation systems, and anomaly detection.PineconePinecone is a leading managed vector database designed for high-performance similarity search at scale. Purpose-built for AI applications including RAG, recommendation systems, and semantic search. Offers managed serverless infrastructure with automatic scaling, filtering, hybrid retrieval, and namespacing. No infrastructure management required.HelixDBHelixDB is an open-source, unified graph-vector database engineered in Rust that merges relational, graph, and vector workloads into a single OLTP engine, using LMDB local caching and S3 object storage for scalable agent memory.LanceDBLanceDB is an open-source embedded vector database built on the Lance columnar format for multimodal AI. It delivers near in-memory performance from disk with zero-copy architecture, supporting vector search, full-text search, and SQL. Native SDKs for Python, TypeScript, and Rust integrate with LangChain, LlamaIndex, and DuckDB. Backed by a $30M Series A, used by Harvey AI and Runway, with 18,000+ GitHub stars.RagieRagie is a managed retrieval-augmented generation platform that handles document ingestion, indexing, and retrieval so developers can build grounded AI applications without managing vector databases or chunking pipelines. It connects to Google Drive, Notion, Slack, Confluence, and other enterprise data sources with simple APIs for hybrid search and entity extraction.

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FAQ

Which ElectricSQL alternative is listed first?

Gel is first in the editor-selected list of 2 ElectricSQL alternatives. The stored order is editorial; review scores do not determine membership or position.

Are there open-source ElectricSQL alternatives?

Yes — Gel, Tembo are open source.

Are there free ElectricSQL alternatives?

Yes — Gel, Tembo offer a free plan or free tier.