DuckDBduckdb/duckdb
In-process analytical SQL databasePersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsData & analyticsCLILibrary / SDK★ 42kMITcommit yesterday83worth
Open-source alternatives to Lance
24 projects in the catalog share a category with Lance (Databases & backends). They are ranked by how closely their categories, platforms and GitHub topics match, then by worth score. Of these, 9 run with Docker, 21 have a permissive license and 23 had a commit in the last 90 days.
Compare at a glance
| Project | Runs on | Self-host with Docker | License | Stars | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance (this project) | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 7.1k | |
| DuckDB | CLI, Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 42k | |
| ClickHouse | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 50k | |
| Elasticsearch | Docker / self-host | Yes | Custom (read before use) | 78k | |
| TypeORM | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 37k | |
| Payload | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 45k | |
| Prisma ORM | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 48k | |
| Mongoose | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 27k | |
| Drizzle ORM | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 36k | |
| RocksDB | Library / SDK | Not listed | GPL-2.0 | 32k | |
| Sequelize | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 30k | |
| Chroma | Docker / self-host, Library / SDK | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 29k | |
| Realm Swift | Mobile, Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 17k | |
| GORM | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 40k | |
| Zvec | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 16k | |
| SQLite | CLI, Library / SDK | Not listed | blessing | Not on GitHub | Unknown |
| MMKV | Mobile, Library / SDK | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 19k | |
| etcd | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 52k | |
| Appwrite | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | BSD-3-Clause | 58k | |
| TiDB | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 41k | |
| CCXT | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 44k | |
| 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 | |
| Supabase | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 111k |
Libraries & SDKs (15)
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 21 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 15 hours ago82worth
Drizzle ORMdrizzle-team/drizzle-orm
Headless TypeScript ORMPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsLibrary / SDK★ 36kApache-2.0commit 2 weeks ago81worth
RocksDBfacebook/rocksdb
Embeddable persistent key-value storeEnterpriseDatabases & backendsLibrary / SDK★ 32kGPL-2.0commit 18 hours ago80worth
Sequelizesequelize/sequelize
Feature-rich ORM for Node.jsPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsLibrary / SDK★ 30kMITcommit 5 days ago78worth
Chromachroma-core/chroma
Open-source embedding database for AI appsPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsRAG & vector DBsDocker / self-hostLibrary / SDK★ 29kApache-2.0commit yesterday77worth
Realm Swiftrealm/realm-swift
Mobile database for Apple platformsPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsMobileLibrary / SDK★ 17kApache-2.0commit 7 days ago76worth
GORMgo-gorm/gorm
Developer-friendly ORM for GoPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsLibrary / SDK★ 40kMITcommit 3 weeks ago75worth
Zvecalibaba/zvec
In-process vector databasePersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsRAG & vector DBsLibrary / SDK★ 16kApache-2.0commit 4 days ago74worth
SQLitesqlite.org
The most widely deployed database engine in the worldPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsCLILibrary / SDK★ 0blessing70worth
MMKVTencent/MMKV
Fast mobile key-value storagePersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsMobileLibrary / SDK★ 19kcommit last month70worth
CCXTccxt/ccxt
Unified API for 100+ crypto exchangesPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsData & analyticsLibrary / SDK★ 44kMITcommit yesterday85worth
Web apps (2)
Appwriteappwrite/appwrite
Backend platform for web, mobile and AI appsPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsWebDocker / self-host★ 58kBSD-3-Clausecommit 22 hours ago88worth
Supabasesupabase/supabase
Postgres development platformPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsWebDocker / self-host★ 111kApache-2.0commit 22 hours ago83worth
Self-hosted Docker apps (6)
ClickHouseClickHouse/ClickHouse
Real-time analytics databaseEnterpriseDatabases & backendsData & analyticsDocker / self-host★ 50kApache-2.0commit 15 hours ago85worth
Elasticsearchelastic/elasticsearch
Distributed search and analytics engineEnterpriseDatabases & backendsData & analyticsDocker / self-host★ 78kcommit 17 hours ago77worth
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
RustFSrustfs/rustfs
High-performance S3-compatible object storagePersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-host★ 34kApache-2.0commit 14 hours ago85worth
Dgraphdgraph-io/dgraph
Distributed graph databaseEnterpriseDatabases & backendsDocker / self-host★ 22kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago84worth
Desktop apps (1)
DBeaverdbeaver/dbeaver
Universal database tool and SQL clientPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsDesktop★ 52kApache-2.0commit yesterday84worth