6 free alternatives to Cloudflare D1

Amazon Aurora DSQL gives you a free monthly allowance of 100,000 DPUs and 1 GB of storage, applied automatically as credits. It is aimed at always-available relational workloads and fits teams that want PostgreSQL compatibility plus serverless operation across Regions. The free tier is simpler to reason about than D1's daily quota model because it is monthly and usage-based, not tied to daily row counts. That said, the free storage bucket is smaller than D1's 5 GB, so it is not the better fit for larger datasets. Switch here if your app needs Aurora-style availability and you are okay with a smaller free storage allotment.

• Beats Cloudflare D1: Multi-Region relational availability and PostgreSQL compatibility
• Falls short: Free storage is 1 GB versus D1's 5 GB
• Who should switch: Switch to this if your priority is always-on relational infrastructure rather than larger free storage.

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Cloud Firestore's free Spark plan includes 1 GiB of stored data, 10 GiB of network egress per month, 50K document reads per day, 20K writes per day, and 20K deletes per day. It also does not require a payment method. Compared with D1, it is more of a document database than a SQL database, but it offers clear monthly egress and a no-card free tier. The free read and write ceilings are much lower than D1's, so it is not for heavier relational workloads. Pick it if you want a client-friendly managed database and your app can live with document modeling and modest per-day operation caps.

• Beats Cloudflare D1: No credit card required
• Falls short: Lower daily read and write ceilings, and it is NoSQL instead of SQL
• Who should switch: Switch to this if avoiding card entry matters more than matching D1's SQL model.

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Turso's free plan gives you 100 databases, 100 monthly active databases, 5 GB total storage, 500 million monthly rows read, 10 million monthly rows written, 3 GB monthly syncs, and 1 day of point-in-time restore, plus community support. It is also credit-card free. Relative to D1, it stands out for much higher monthly row allowances and built-in restore retention, while keeping the same SQLite-compatible direction. It falls short on storage headroom compared with D1's 5 GB because it matches rather than exceeds it, and its free tier is framed around monthly usage, sync, and database counts instead of D1's daily limits. Choose it if you want SQLite compatibility with much more free query volume.

• Beats Cloudflare D1: Much higher monthly row allowances and point-in-time restore
• Falls short: No storage advantage over D1, and the model is centered on monthly sync and database counts
• Who should switch: Switch to this if you expect heavy read volume and want the most generous free relational headroom.

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restdb.io's free development plan includes up to 3 users, 2,500 records, 1 API call per second with a 500 daily cap, 100MB of media storage, 1MB file size, codehooks and jobs, hosted web pages, and no credit card requirement. It is strongest when you want a database plus REST API, light collaboration, and built-in app-facing features in one package. It falls far short of D1 on storage and record capacity, and its throughput ceiling is much tighter. This is not the one to choose for a data-heavy SQL backend. Switch here if your project is small, API-driven, and you want extras like pages and codehooks without paying.

• Beats Cloudflare D1: Built-in REST API, pages, and codehooks with no card required
• Falls short: Much smaller data and throughput limits than D1
• Who should switch: Switch to this if you want a low-code backend with database features rather than raw SQL scale.

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Filess.io's free Shared plan gives you 2 databases, 10MB storage per database, weekly backups, unlimited traffic, and shared resources. It does not require a credit card. Compared with D1, it is far more restrictive on storage per database, but it gives you a simple relational hosting setup with backups and no traffic cap. That makes it better for tiny always-on databases where bandwidth predictability matters more than dataset size. It is not a fit for anything that needs D1's 5 GB storage or its daily row allowances. Use it if you want the smallest possible managed database footprint and do not need much room.

• Beats Cloudflare D1: Unlimited traffic with weekly backups
• Falls short: Tiny 10MB-per-database storage versus D1's 5 GB total
• Who should switch: Switch to this if your database is tiny and you care more about traffic and backups than capacity.

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NocoDB Cloud's free plan includes access for up to 3 users, 3 editor seats, 10 commenter seats, 1,000 records, 1 GB storage, 100 webhook runs per month, 1,000 API calls per month, and 1 extension. It does not require a credit card. Relative to D1, its strengths are collaboration and app-like workflow features rather than database size or query volume. Its storage, record, and API ceilings are far below D1's free tier, so it suits small internal tools rather than heavier backends. Choose it if you want a spreadsheet-style database workspace with seats and webhooks built in.

• Beats Cloudflare D1: Seats, commenter roles, and workflow-style app features
• Falls short: Much lower storage, records, and API volume than D1
• Who should switch: Switch to this if your team needs a shared database workspace more than a relational backend.

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