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Managed relational databases on AWS, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server and Oracle. A closed product from Amazon Web Services.
| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CloudNativePG | Partial | 9.4k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Go | v1.30.1 | 2026-10-06 |
| Postgres Operator | Partial | 5.3k | MIT | Open source | Yes | Go | v2.0.3 | 2026-10-02 |
| Crunchy Postgres for Kubernetes | Partial | 4.5k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Go | v6.0.2 | 2026-09-16 |
| KubeBlocks | Partial | 3.1k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | Go | v1.0.2 | 2026-09-24 |
| mariadb-operator | Partial | 1k | MIT | Open source | Yes | Go | mariadb-operator-crds-26.10.1 | 2026-10-05 |
| Percona Operator for MySQL based on Percona XtraDB Cluster | Partial | 624 | Other | Open source | Yes | Go | v1.20.0 | 2026-10-05 |
6 alternatives
The most popular Kubernetes Operator for PostgreSQL.
PostgreSQL clusters with failover, backups to object storage and point-in-time recovery on your own Kubernetes; PostgreSQL only.
Postgres operator creates and manages PostgreSQL clusters running in Kubernetes
Patroni-managed PostgreSQL clusters on Kubernetes, with WAL-G backups and a web UI; PostgreSQL only.
Production PostgreSQL for Kubernetes, from high availability Postgres clusters to full-scale database-as-a-service.
PostgreSQL clusters on Kubernetes with pgBackRest backups, Patroni failover and PgBouncer pooling; PostgreSQL only.
KubeBlocks is a Kubernetes Operator designed to manage a variety of databases and streaming systems, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ, RocketMQ, and more, within Kubernetes environments.
One Kubernetes operator for PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB and other engines, with backups, failover and scaling.
🦭 Run and operate MariaDB in a cloud native way
MariaDB with replication or Galera, backups and failover on Kubernetes; MariaDB only.
Percona Operator for MySQL based on Percona XtraDB Cluster
Synchronously replicated MySQL clusters on Kubernetes, with ProxySQL or HAProxy in front and scheduled backups.