Products · category

Top NoSQL database engines

8 of 26 NoSQL databases software ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.

Between them, the 26 NoSQL databases software on this page cover DataBase (24), data retrieval (9), data storage (9) and access Controls/Permissions (7). 26 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

What to look for in NoSQL database engines

The best choice depends on your workload, your team and your budget, not only on where an engine sits in this list. Before you shortlist the top-ranked NoSQL databases, check:

The data model your workload needs: document, key-value, wide-column, graph or multi-model
Consistency and transaction guarantees, stated in the documentation rather than assumed
The licence of the version you will run; several engines moved from open source to source-available licences
How it replicates and partitions data across nodes and data centres
Query language and drivers for the languages your teams use
Managed services, and the cost of leaving them if you need to

How to use this ranking

Use it to build a shortlist. Read each engine’s profile for its licence, deployment options and latest release, then test the two or three that fit on your own data and queries before you commit.

TrustList ranking

Q4 2026 edition

8 of 26 NoSQL databases software ranked on evidence held on 12 October 2026: client reviews, vetting, awards and facts each business states on its own website, which we read and date. Nobody pays to be placed.

Positions are fixed for the quarter; the next edition is due in January 2027.

How this is ranked About this edition

All NoSQL databases software 8 ranked SMEs 8 ranked

Filter by fitbudget, engagement, size and more

Aerospike
Multiple Programming Languages Supported · Data Retrieval · Data Storage
Aerospike is a high-performance NoSQL database for real-time, mission-critical transactional workloads.
Write a review
Why #1: No major incidents in 90 days (status page) · SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
RavenDB
Multiple Programming Languages Supported · Backup and Recovery · Object Oriented Database
RavenDB is an open source NoSQL document database. It is multi-model and fully transactional, with ACID guarantees across the database and across a distributed cluster.
Write a review
Why #2: 24/7 support, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
GC
Google Cloud Bigtable
DataBase
Google Cloud Bigtable is a managed sparse table store that scales to billions of rows and petabytes, suited to high-throughput, low-latency single-key reads and writes.
Write a review
Why #3 (shared): 24/7 support, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
GC
Google Cloud Firestore
DataBase
Google Cloud Firestore is a fully managed NoSQL document database on Google Cloud, described as offering MongoDB compatibility, automatic scaling and real-time synchronisation.
Write a review
Why #3 (shared): 24/7 support, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
ArangoDB
Data Retrieval · Data Storage · Document Database
ArangoDB is an open source NoSQL database that handles documents, graphs and key-value data with one SQL-like query language.
Write a review
Why #3 (shared): SOC 2 Type II, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
T
TigerGraph
DataBase
TigerGraph is a graph database platform marketed for fraud detection, AML and KYC, and customer intelligence, with a free Community Edition and enterprise editions.
Write a review
Why #3 (shared): ISO 27001, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
MarkLogic
Multiple Programming Languages Supported · Backup and Recovery · Object Oriented Database
MarkLogic is a multi-model data platform, now part of Progress.
Write a review
Why #7: HIPAA compliant, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Infinispan
Multiple Programming Languages Supported · Backup and Recovery · Key-Value Store Database
Infinispan is a NoSQL database management product that uses caching to distribute and replicate data.
Write a review
Why #8: 13 major incidents in 90 days (status page)
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Also listed, not yet ranked. We hold nothing checkable on these yet that ranks them here: no client review, vetting, award, expert review, or fact stated on their own website (and on a place ranking, where they are based). They follow in order of their TrustList Score. How TrustList ranks · Get vetted, free
Couchbase Server
Key-Value Store Database · Data Retrieval · Data Storage
Couchbase Server is a NoSQL database built for business-critical applications that must stay available and scale. It runs across several clouds and out to edge locations.
Write a review
GraphDB
Multiple Programming Languages Supported · Backup and Recovery · Data Retrieval
GraphDB is a semantic graph database from Ontotext. It stores, organises and manages data as a knowledge graph, so that separate systems can be queried together through one…
Write a review
Riak KV
Multiple Programming Languages Supported · Object Oriented Database · Key-Value Store Database
Riak KV is a distributed NoSQL database from Basho Technologies, a distributed systems company.
Write a review
AD
Amazon DynamoDB
DataBase
Amazon DynamoDB is a serverless, fully managed key-value and document database on AWS, with on-demand or provisioned capacity, global tables and ACID transactions.
Write a review
AC
Apache Cassandra
DataBase
Apache Cassandra is a distributed wide-column database with masterless replication, designed for high write volume across nodes and data centres and queried with CQL.
Write a review
AC
Apache CouchDB
DataBase
Apache CouchDB is a document database with an HTTP/JSON API and multi-primary replication, aimed at offline-first and sync-heavy applications.
Write a review
AH
Apache HBase
DataBase
Apache HBase is a distributed, column-oriented store modelled on Bigtable and usually run on Hadoop HDFS, developed by the Apache Software Foundation.
Write a review
Azure Cosmos DB
Object Oriented Database · Data Retrieval · Data Storage
Azure Cosmos DB is a fully managed NoSQL and vector database from Microsoft on Azure, supporting document, key-value, graph and table models with multi-region writes.
Write a review
DO
DocumentDB (open source)
DataBase
DocumentDB is a MongoDB-compatible open source document database built on PostgreSQL, with a BSON extension, an API extension and a gateway translating the MongoDB protocol.
Write a review
D
Dragonfly
DataBase
Dragonfly is an in-memory datastore compatible with Redis and Valkey clients, released under the Business Source License 1.1 with Dragonfly Cloud as its commercial service.
Write a review
F
FerretDB
DataBase
FerretDB is a MongoDB-compatible layer that stores data in another database backend, with version 2.7.0 its most recent release.
Write a review
G
Garnet
DataBase
Garnet is a remote cache-store from Microsoft Research that uses the RESP protocol so existing Redis clients work, built on .NET for Linux and Windows.
Write a review
M
Memgraph
DataBase
Memgraph is an in-memory graph database released under the Business Source License 1.1 and the Memgraph Enterprise License.
Write a review
N
Neo4j
DataBase
Neo4j is a property-graph database queried with Cypher, offered as a free GPL Community Edition, a commercial Enterprise Edition and the AuraDB managed service.
Write a review
R
Redis
DataBase
Redis is an in-memory data structure store used as a cache, message broker and primary store, offering strings, hashes, streams and other types.
Write a review
S
ScyllaDB
DataBase
ScyllaDB is a shard-per-core NoSQL database compatible with Cassandra and DynamoDB APIs, aimed at low-latency, high-throughput workloads and sold under a source-available licence.
Write a review

For vendors

Want to see your product here?

The order is earned on evidence: client reviews, vetting, awards and the facts a business states on its own website, which we read and date. Nobody can pay to move up. Add reviews or verified facts to your free profile to move up at the next edition; there are two ways to stand out now, and each one says what it is.

Not on TrustList yet? Add your product or claim its listing, free.

Get vetted

Free

We check your registration, your website and your clients
Approved listings show the Verified badge here and on their profile
It earns a rank number and counts towards the TrustList Score; renewed yearly

Apply for vetting How vetting works

Sponsor this ranking

Paid · always labelled

A Sponsored card above the ranked list, up to three per ranking
Marked Sponsored, and it never changes the order
Booked by the month; cancel any time

Sponsor this ranking See prices

How is this ranking of NoSQL database engines worked out?

A position here is earned, never bought. It is worked out from what each listing documents and what has been verified about it: a complete, accurate profile, and the checks a vendor has passed. Client reviews count where they exist, but they are still rare across this catalogue, so today the order comes mainly from documentation and verification. A top position means best-documented, not best for your workload.

Is the top-ranked engine the best for everyone?

No. Workloads, scale, skills and budgets differ, and so does the right engine. Use the checklist above and test before you choose.

Can a vendor pay to move up?

No. Sponsored and Featured places are labelled and shown apart from the ranked list, and they never change an engine’s position in it. How rankings work

Same subject

More nosql databases software rankings

Every other way we rank nosql databases software, by what they do and where they are.

All 11 rankings

Articles

More categories

Jump to another ranked category.

All categories

Keep exploring

More on TrustList

Everything here links back to the same verified catalogue. Pick your next stop.

Top NoSQL database engines

What to look for in NoSQL database engines

How to use this ranking

Aerospike

RavenDB

Google Cloud Bigtable

Google Cloud Firestore

ArangoDB

TigerGraph

MarkLogic

Infinispan

Couchbase Server

GraphDB

Riak KV

Amazon DynamoDB

Apache Cassandra

Apache CouchDB

Apache HBase

Azure Cosmos DB

DocumentDB (open source)

Dragonfly

FerretDB

Garnet

Memgraph

Neo4j

Redis

ScyllaDB