IT Intel's analysis of leading databases — scores, trade-offs, and a clear recommendation.
Updated June 22, 2026
This comparison evaluates the performance, cost, features, and maturity of MySQL and PostgreSQL, two popular open-source relational databases.
This comparison assesses the performance, cost, features, and maturity of MongoDB and Cassandra, two popular NoSQL databases.
This comparison evaluates the performance, cost, features, and maturity of Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle Database, two popular commercial relational databases.
This comparison assesses the performance, cost, features, and maturity of CockroachDB and Google Cloud Spanner, two popular cloud-native databases.