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CockroachDB — the cloud native, distributed SQL database designed for high availability, effortless scale, and control over data placement.
32K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdata-analysisGoSQL
$ npx skills add cockroachdb/cockroachAlternatives
Rqlite alternatives for AI agents.
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Rqlite
The lightweight, fault-tolerant database built on SQLite. Designed to keep your data highly available with minimal effort.
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Go MySQL Driver is a MySQL driver for Go's (golang) database/sql package
15K starsJun 13, 2026 pushdata-analysisGoSQL
$ npx skills add go-sql-driver/mysql#3
Universal command-line interface for SQL databases
10K starsJun 19, 2026 pushdata-analysisGoSQL
$ npx skills add xo/usql#4
A database migration tool. Supports SQL migrations and Go functions.
11K starsJun 20, 2026 pushdata-analysisGoSQL
$ npx skills add pressly/goose#5
The world's fastest open query engine for sub-second analytics both on and off the data lakehouse. With the flexibility to support nearly any scenario, StarRocks provides best-in-class performance for multi-dimensional analytics, real-time analytics, and ad-hoc queries. A Linux Foundation project.
12K starsJun 20, 2026 pushdata-analysisJavaSQL
$ npx skills add StarRocks/starrocks#6
TiDB is built for agentic workloads that grow unpredictably, with ACID guarantees and native support for transactions, analytics, and vector search. No data silos. No noisy neighbors. No infrastructure ceiling.
40K starsJun 20, 2026 pushdata-analysisGoSQL
$ npx skills add pingcap/tidb#7
Distributed PostgreSQL as an extension
13K starsJun 18, 2026 pushdata-analysisCSQL
$ npx skills add citusdata/citus#8
Distributed SQL database in Rust, written as an educational project
7.3K starsJun 14, 2026 pushdata-analysisRustSQL
$ npx skills add erikgrinaker/toydb#9
Generate type-safe code from SQL
18K starsJun 19, 2026 pushdata-analysisGoSQL
$ npx skills add sqlc-dev/sqlc#10
Free universal database tool and SQL client
51K starsJun 20, 2026 pushdata-analysisJavaSQL
$ npx skills add dbeaver/dbeaver#11
ClickHouse® is a real-time analytics database management system
48K starsJun 21, 2026 pushdata-analysisC++SQL
$ npx skills add ClickHouse/ClickHouse#12
DuckDB is an analytical in-process SQL database management system
39K starsJun 20, 2026 pushdata-analysisC++SQL
$ npx skills add duckdb/duckdb#13
High-performance, scalable time-series database designed for Industrial IoT (IIoT) scenarios
25K starsJun 20, 2026 pushdata-analysisCSQL
$ npx skills add taosdata/TDengine#14
Database diagrams editor that allows you to visualize and design your DB with a single query.
22K starsJun 20, 2026 pushdata-analysisTypeScriptSQL
$ npx skills add chartdb/chartdb#15
REST API for any Postgres database
27K starsJun 20, 2026 pushdata-analysisHaskellSQL
$ npx skills add PostgREST/postgrest#16
Turso is an in-process SQL database, compatible with SQLite.
20K starsJun 20, 2026 pushdata-analysisRustSQL
$ npx skills add tursodatabase/tursoHow to choose
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