# Free Unlimited Database Options

#### You:
what is a free database with like no limits

#### ChatGPT:
Short answer: **a truly “free + unlimited” cloud database basically doesn’t exist** (for real-world use).

Here’s the honest breakdown 👇

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# 🚫 Why “free + no limits” doesn’t exist (in the cloud)

- Databases cost **storage, CPU, bandwidth, backups**
- Companies always put **limits somewhere** (storage, requests, or performance)
- Even “free tiers” are capped or temporary

As one dev put it:

> there’s no free service with unlimited everything unless you host it yourself ([Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/Database/comments/sjy5zs?utm_source=chatgpt.com))

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# ✅ Closest things you can get (free but limited)

### 🔹 Best modern free options

- **Supabase**
  - \~500MB DB, APIs, auth
  - Great for apps ([Fileways Cloud Storage](https://fileways.com/free-online-database-storage/?utm_source=chatgpt.com))

- **MongoDB Atlas (free tier)**
  - \~512MB storage
  - Fully managed NoSQL ([MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/free-cloud-database?utm_source=chatgpt.com))

- **Firebase / Firestore**
  - 1GB storage + request limits ([Fileways Cloud Storage](https://fileways.com/free-online-database-storage/?utm_source=chatgpt.com))

- **Aiven**
  - Always-free small instances (few GB, limited CPU) ([Aiven](https://aiven.io/start-for-free-with-managed-databases-and-streaming?utm_source=chatgpt.com))

- **Azure Cosmos DB free tier**
  - 25GB free forever (but capped throughput) ([Microsoft Learn](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db/free-tier?utm_source=chatgpt.com))

👉 These are good for:

- side projects
- prototypes
- small apps

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# 🧠 The ONLY “unlimited free” option

If you really want **no limits**, you must:

### 👉 Run it yourself (self-host)

Examples:

- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- SQLite

These are:

- 100% free software
- no artificial limits

But:

- you pay indirectly (server, electricity, hardware)
- you manage everything yourself

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# 🧩 A clever workaround (kinda unlimited)

- Run a database **locally** (e.g. SQLite)
- Or use **your own server / VPS**
- Or use “edge/local” databases (like browser storage)

Some devs even use:

- Google Sheets as a database 😅

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# 💡 Bottom line

- ❌ Cloud + free + unlimited → **does not exist**
- ✅ Free tiers → always limited
- ✅ Truly unlimited → only if **you host it yourself**

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If you tell me what you’re building (app, game, website, etc.), I can suggest the **best free database that won’t screw you later** 👍
