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As of 4 November 2026, 32 relational databases are named by companies instead of Microsoft Access: PostgreSQL by 12,519 companies, Oracle Database by 10,129, Microsoft SQL Server by 9,342.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Microsoft Access, companies in postings
1,422
Most used alternative
PostgreSQL · 12,519
Fastest hiring, 90 days
PostgreSQL
Alternatives ranked
32
Catalogue
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01 — Ranked by evidence

relational databases companies choose instead of Microsoft Access

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Microsoft Accesspostings, 90 dCompare
1
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL Global Development Group
12,519880%37,204Microsoft Access vs PostgreSQL →
2
Oracle DatabaseOracle
10,129712%22,634Microsoft Access vs Oracle Database →
3
Microsoft SQL ServerMicrosoft
9,342657%29,555Microsoft Access vs Microsoft SQL Server →
4
MySQLOracle
8,789618%21,694Microsoft Access vs MySQL →
5
Amazon RDSAmazon Web Services
2,889203%6,705Microsoft Access vs Amazon RDS →
6
Azure SQL DatabaseMicrosoft
1,38497%3,629Microsoft Access vs Azure SQL Database →
7
IBM Db2IBM
1,06375%3,839Microsoft Access vs IBM Db2 →
8
Amazon AuroraAmazon Web Services
1,02072%2,257Microsoft Access vs Amazon Aurora →
9
SAP HANASAP
1,00471%4,526Microsoft Access vs SAP HANA →
10
MariaDBMariaDB Foundation
90163%1,589Microsoft Access vs MariaDB →
11
SQLiteSQLite Consortium
51936%947Microsoft Access vs SQLite →
12
Google Cloud SQLGoogle
42330%962Microsoft Access vs Google Cloud SQL →
13
SybaseSAP
26519%742Microsoft Access vs Sybase →
14
Oracle ExadataOracle
17712%547Microsoft Access vs Oracle Exadata →
15
Oracle RACOracle
1359%402soon
16
Google Cloud SpannerGoogle
1349%340Microsoft Access vs Google Cloud Spanner →
17
Azure SQL Managed InstanceMicrosoft
1088%207soon
18
NeonNeon
876%145soon
19
CockroachDBCockroach Labs
715%187soon
20
InformixHCL Software
645%121soon
21
Oracle Autonomous DatabaseOracle
604%215soon
22
Azure Database for PostgreSQLMicrosoft
554%153soon
23
AlloyDBGoogle
544%275soon
24
IBM Db2 for iIBM
443%98soon
25
SingleStoreSingleStore
373%154soon
26
Databricks LakebaseDatabricks
322%1,408soon
27
FirebirdFirebird Foundation
292%53soon
28
TiDBPingCAP
242%42soon
29
MaxDBSAP
222%50soon
30
SAP ASE (Sybase)SAP
222%53soon
31
SAP ASESAP
181%29soon
32
YugabyteDBYugabyte
161%58soon
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32 relational databases are named by companies instead of Microsoft Access: PostgreSQL by 12,519 companies, Oracle Database by 10,129, Microsoft SQL Server by 9,342, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/microsoft-access/alternatives)
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  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

Microsoft Access alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Microsoft Access?

PostgreSQL: 12,519 companies name it in their own job postings, against 1,422 for Microsoft Access.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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