Appwriteappwrite/appwrite
Backend platform for web, mobile and AI appsPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsWebDocker / self-host★ 58kBSD-3-Clausecommit 24 hours ago88worth
Open-source alternatives to drawDB
24 projects in the catalog share a category with drawDB (Databases & backends). They are ranked by how closely their categories, platforms and GitHub topics match, then by worth score. Of these, 15 run with Docker, 20 have a permissive license and 24 had a commit in the last 90 days.
Compare at a glance
| Project | Runs on | Self-host with Docker | License | Stars | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| drawDB (this project) | Web | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 40k | |
| Appwrite | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | BSD-3-Clause | 58k | |
| Supabase | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 111k | |
| Strapi | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | Custom (read before use) | 73k | |
| NocoDB | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | Custom (read before use) | 65k | |
| etcd | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 52k | |
| TypeORM | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 37k | |
| TiDB | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 41k | |
| Storybook | Web, Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 91k | |
| ClickHouse | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 50k | |
| RustFS | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 34k | |
| DBeaver | Desktop | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 52k | |
| Dgraph | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 22k | |
| Milvus | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 46k | |
| Payload | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 45k | |
| DuckDB | CLI, Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 42k | |
| Qdrant | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 35k | |
| tldraw | Web, Library / SDK | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 51k | |
| PocketBase | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 61k | |
| Prisma ORM | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 48k | |
| SeaweedFS | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 35k | |
| Hasura | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 32k | |
| Mongoose | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 27k | |
| InsForge | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 13k | |
| Meilisearch | Docker / self-host | Yes | Custom (read before use) | 59k |
Web apps (6)
Supabasesupabase/supabase
Postgres development platformPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsWebDocker / self-host★ 111kApache-2.0commit yesterday83worth
Strapistrapi/strapi
Open-source headless CMSPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksDatabases & backendsWebDocker / self-host★ 73kcommit yesterday80worth
NocoDBnocodb/nocodb
Self-hostable Airtable alternativePersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsSelf-hosted appsWebDocker / self-host★ 65kcommit yesterday78worth
Storybookstorybookjs/storybook
Build, document and test UI components in isolationPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsDesign & creativeWebLibrary / SDK★ 91kMITcommit yesterday86worth
tldrawtldraw/tldraw
SDK for infinite canvas appsPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsDesign & creativeWebLibrary / SDK★ 51kcommit 23 hours agolive demo82worth
Self-hosted Docker apps (11)
etcdetcd-io/etcd
Reliable distributed key-value storeEnterpriseDatabases & backendsInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-host★ 52kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago89worth
TiDBpingcap/tidb
Distributed SQL databaseEnterpriseDatabases & backendsDocker / self-host★ 41kApache-2.0commit 3 days ago87worth
ClickHouseClickHouse/ClickHouse
Real-time analytics databaseEnterpriseDatabases & backendsData & analyticsDocker / self-host★ 50kApache-2.0commit 17 hours ago85worth
RustFSrustfs/rustfs
High-performance S3-compatible object storagePersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-host★ 34kApache-2.0commit 16 hours ago85worth
Dgraphdgraph-io/dgraph
Distributed graph databaseEnterpriseDatabases & backendsDocker / self-host★ 22kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago84worth
Milvusmilvus-io/milvus
Cloud-native vector databaseEnterpriseDatabases & backendsRAG & vector DBsDocker / self-host★ 46kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago83worth
Qdrantqdrant/qdrant
High-performance vector database and search engineEnterpriseDatabases & backendsRAG & vector DBsDocker / self-host★ 35kApache-2.0commit last month82worth
SeaweedFSseaweedfs/seaweedfs
Distributed storage for billions of filesEnterpriseDatabases & backendsInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-host★ 35kApache-2.0commit 18 hours ago82worth
Hasurahasura/graphql-engine
Instant GraphQL APIs on your dataEnterpriseDatabases & backendsAPI toolsDocker / self-host★ 32kApache-2.0commit 2 weeks ago82worth
InsForgeInsForge/InsForge
Backend platform for agentic codingPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsCoding assistantsDocker / self-host★ 13kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago82worth
Meilisearchmeilisearch/meilisearch
Lightning-fast search engine APIPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsDocker / self-host★ 59kcommit 4 days ago81worth
Desktop apps (1)
DBeaverdbeaver/dbeaver
Universal database tool and SQL clientPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsDesktop★ 52kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago84worth
Command-line tools (2)
DuckDBduckdb/duckdb
In-process analytical SQL databasePersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsData & analyticsCLILibrary / SDK★ 42kMITcommit yesterday83worth
PocketBasepocketbase/pocketbase
Open-source backend in one filePersonalDatabases & backendsCLI★ 61kMITcommit 3 weeks ago82worth
Libraries & SDKs (4)
TypeORMtypeorm/typeorm
ORM for TypeScript and JavaScriptPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsLibrary / SDK★ 37kMITcommit 3 days ago88worth
Payloadpayloadcms/payload
Full-stack Next.js framework with a CMSPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksDatabases & backendsLibrary / SDK★ 45kMITcommit 23 hours ago83worth
Prisma ORMprisma/orm
Type-safe ORM for Node.js and TypeScriptPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsLibrary / SDK★ 48kApache-2.0commit yesterday82worth
MongooseAutomattic/mongoose
MongoDB object modeling for Node.jsPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsLibrary / SDK★ 27kMITcommit 17 hours ago82worth