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16 Chinese alternatives in this category.

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
Apache APISIX
alternative to Kong / Apigee
Open source — repository on the product page

High-performance cloud-native API & AI gateway.

AI stack Private Open source
Apache Doris / SelectDB Doris / 飞轮科技
alternative to Snowflake / ClickHouse / Elasticsearch
Open source — repository on the product page

Apache top-level real-time analytics database for warehouses, lakehouse queries, logs and observability; commercialized by SelectDB.

AI stack Private Open source
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
StarRocks StarRocks
alternative to ClickHouse / Apache Druid / Snowflake
Open source — repository on the product page

Open-source high-performance MPP analytics database for real-time OLAP, lakehouse and data warehouse workloads.

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
ApsaraDB for MongoDB 云数据库 MongoDB 版
alternative to MongoDB / MongoDB Atlas

Alibaba Cloud's managed MongoDB-compatible document database service, supporting replica set and sharded-cluster architectures with backup, monitoring and elastic scaling.

Global-ready US-listed Closed Foreign-investable
TencentDB for MongoDB TencentDB for MongoDB
alternative to MongoDB / MongoDB Atlas

Tencent Cloud's managed MongoDB-compatible NoSQL database for document workloads, with native protocol compatibility, sharding, monitoring and automated recovery.

Global-ready HK-listed Closed Foreign-investable
WeChat Pay 微信支付
alternative to Stripe / PayPal / Apple Pay / Google Pay

Tencent's wallet and merchant payment network embedded in WeChat, supporting QR, in-app, mini-program and web payments.

Global-ready HK-listed Closed Foreign-investable
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
Wangsu 网宿科技
alternative to Cloudflare / Akamai

CDN, edge and cloud-security with a global node footprint.

Global-ready A-share Closed
Alipay / Ant 支付宝
alternative to Stripe / PayPal / Apple Pay / Google Pay

Mobile payments + fintech; cross-border via Alipay+ / Antom.

Global-ready Private Closed
Huawei Cloud DDS 文档数据库服务 DDS
alternative to MongoDB / MongoDB Atlas

Huawei Cloud's Document Database Service, a MongoDB-compatible online document database with replica set and cluster deployment options.

Global-ready Private Closed
UnionPay International 银联国际
alternative to Visa / Mastercard

International card network and payment services for UnionPay cards, mobile QuickPass, QR code and online payment scenarios.

Global-ready Private Closed