PolarDB PolarDB
China · Hangzhou
alternative to Amazon Aurora / MySQL / PostgreSQL
Alibaba Cloud's cloud-native relational database family, with MySQL, PostgreSQL and Oracle-compatible editions plus the open-source PolarDB-X distributed SQL path.
Why it fits
- ✓ Partly open
- Global-ready
Regional alternatives
Model & licence
- Licence
- Apache 2.0 (PolarDB-X path)
Independence & portability
Strong independence · 68/100
- Deployment
- private cloud
- Data control
- customer managed
- Portability
- medium
- Supply-chain
- medium
- Ecosystem
- strategic
- Openness
- partly open (9/15)
Procurement/migration signal, not a certification. As of 2026-10. Alibaba Cloud database family; private-cloud controls and PolarDB-X open-source path. How this is scored.
Regulatory & supply-chain notes
US DoD Section 1260H list
The parent company, Alibaba Group Holding, is on the list.
Alibaba Group Holding Limited · parent group listed · as of 2026-10 · source ↗
A list of “Chinese military companies”. Since 30 June 2026 the Department of Defense may not contract with listed companies; from 30 June 2027 that extends to goods and services that include their products. It does not restrict anyone else buying or using the product.
Company & market
- Parent company
- Alibaba Cloud
- Registered
- Hangzhou
- Listing
- US-listed
- Market cap / val. (USD)
- via Alibaba
- Foreign-investable
- Yes
- Global 500 #63
- China 500 #18