# Azure SQL Database alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 137 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Azure SQL Database holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/azure-sql-database/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Supabase: 23
- Amazon RDS: 19
- Neon: 9
- DigitalOcean Managed Databases: 8
- Amazon Aurora: 6
- Google Cloud SQL: 5

## Managed relational databases

**Small business**: 56 of 84 answers did not name Azure SQL Database (Azure SQL Database is #7 of 8 at 3%).

- Supabase: first choice in 19 of those 56
- Amazon RDS: first choice in 8 of those 56
- Neon: first choice in 7 of those 56
- DigitalOcean Managed Databases: first choice in 5 of those 56
- Amazon Aurora: first choice in 3 of those 56
- Google Cloud SQL: first choice in 2 of those 56
- PlanetScale: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Aiven Developer Tier: first choice in 1 of those 56

**Mid-market**: 40 of 84 answers did not name Azure SQL Database (Azure SQL Database is #2 of 11 at 9%).

- Amazon RDS: first choice in 7 of those 40
- Supabase: first choice in 4 of those 40
- DigitalOcean Managed Databases: first choice in 3 of those 40
- Google Cloud SQL: first choice in 2 of those 40
- Neon: first choice in 2 of those 40
- Aiven Developer Tier for PostgreSQL / MySQL: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL or MySQL: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Lightsail: first choice in 1 of those 40

**Enterprise**: 41 of 84 answers did not name Azure SQL Database (Azure SQL Database is #3 of 8 at 16%).

- Amazon RDS: first choice in 4 of those 41
- Amazon Aurora: first choice in 3 of those 41
- Azure SQL Managed Instance: first choice in 2 of those 41
- AWS: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Azure SQL Database / Managed Instance: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Google Cloud SQL: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Managed MySQL: first choice in 1 of those 41
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 1 of those 41

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