r/Database

90k members
r/Database is a subreddit with 90k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses database, struggling with database, struggling, mysql, and db, and they frequently recommend/review database, toolset, and front end.

Popular Themes in r/Database

#1
Solution Requests
: "Recommendations for light use, good UI?"
5 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Where can I learn more about database development/design?"
4 posts
#3
Ideas
: "How Database Actually Store Data on Disk"
3 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Paying $100k to $2M for qualified companies with approved anonymized data packages"
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "I didn't want to pay a subscription to browse my own database, so I built DBison"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/Database

#1

Database

: "When does a Database become too complicated to operate?"
34 posts
#2

Struggling With Database

13 posts
#3

Struggling

9 posts
#4

Mysql

: "How to convert from microsoft sql to Mysql?"
6 posts
#5

Db

: "The MariaDb Foundation wants to know how you use MariaDb — or why you don't. 2026 survey open, 8 min, anonymous"
6 posts
#6

Tools

5 posts
#7

Sql

: "How to convert from microsoft Sql to mySql?"
5 posts
#8

Looking For Database

5 posts
#9

Database Design

4 posts
#10

Hate Database

3 posts

Products Discussed in r/Database

Database

5 reviews
#1
SQLite
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Vultr
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
CockroachDB
5.0★ from 1 review

Toolset

3 reviews
#1
Document Database
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Graph Database
2.0★ from 1 review
#3
Relational Database
4.0★ from 1 review

Front End

2 reviews
#1
Microsoft
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Jam.py
5.0★ from 1 review

Member Growth in r/Database

Yearly
+19k members(27.6%)

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Last updated: September 23, 2026