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China Alternatives

Chinese alternatives to PostgreSQL

6 China-built relational databases options.

PolarDB PolarDB
alternative to Amazon Aurora / MySQL / PostgreSQL
Open source — repository on the product page

Alibaba Cloud's cloud-native relational database family, with MySQL, PostgreSQL and Oracle-compatible editions plus the open-source PolarDB-X distributed SQL path.

Global-ready US-listed Partly open Foreign-investable
OceanBase
alternative to Oracle / MySQL / distributed SQL
Open source — repository on the product page

Distributed relational/HTAP database, TPC-C record holder.

AI stack Private Open source
openGauss openGauss
alternative to PostgreSQL / Oracle
Open source — repository on the product page

Open-source relational database ecosystem originating from Huawei's GaussDB work, optimized for enterprise OLTP and domestic infrastructure.

AI stack Private Open source
TiDB / PingCAP
alternative to MySQL / PostgreSQL / CockroachDB
Open source — repository on the product page

Open-source distributed NewSQL (HTAP), MySQL-compatible.

AI stack Private Open source
GaussDB GaussDB
alternative to Oracle / PostgreSQL / IBM Db2

Huawei Cloud's enterprise distributed relational database, aligned with the openGauss ecosystem and used for financial, government and core enterprise workloads.

Global-ready Private Partly open
Dameng Database 达梦数据库
alternative to Oracle / IBM Db2 / PostgreSQL

Chinese commercial relational database used in government and enterprise systems, with domestic operating-system and CPU ecosystem support.

Cost-effective A-share Closed