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database infrastructure and developer tools

Recent window: last 5.2 months (2026-04-24 → 2026-09-28), compared with the prior 5.2 months.

horizontal · 319 members · Data as of 2026-09-30

These products offer specialized databases, database extensions, query engines, and developer-facing data management utilities. They are built for software engineers, backend teams, and infrastructure developers looking to optimize data persistence and query workflows. This cluster is distinguished by its focus on core database internals, storage runtimes, and local developer tooling rather than high-level business analytics.

Metrics

Stage
crowded
Recent count
186
Prior count
115
Total count
319
Momentum
61.74
Attention
0.50
Crowding
0.87
Concentration
0.82
Opportunity
0.30

Opportunity components

Attention
0.50
Low crowding
0.13
Momentum (normalized)
0.40
Low concentration
0.18

Monthly trajectory

Source split

github
17 (0.09)
hn
89 (0.48)
ph
79 (0.42)
yc
1 (0.01)

Dominant source: hn · Divergence: 0.47

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Members

Name Source Upvotes ▲ Launched
Manthan a MCP server to store Concept cards with prerequisite links HN 7 2026-08-16
Max HN 7 2026-03-06
Run SQL queries directly on your website HN 7 2025-10-31
Zvec HN 7 2026-01-29
An agent that tunes its own cache HN 7 2026-05-08
InsForge HN 7 2025-11-18
Libredesk HN 7 2026-04-20
pg_grpc HN 7 2026-04-13
AI-first PostgreSQL client for Mac HN 7 2026-04-02
ZenStack HN 8 2026-07-14
The TypeScript Semantic Layer for ClickHouse HN 8 2026-06-27
Eatmydata.ai HN 8 2026-06-10
QueryTuner HN 8 2026-07-26
Datalevin HN 8 2026-07-21
SQLBraid HN 8 2026-09-21
Context Plugins HN 8 2026-03-26
AT Migrator PH 8 2026-09-17
XitDB HN 8 2026-04-17
Rust Database from Scratch HN 8 2026-05-20
VisuaLeaf HN 9 2026-04-29
Superkube HN 9 2026-05-01
MCPfinder HN 9 2026-04-20
TamedTable, AI ETL in Natural Language HN 9 2026-08-02
We are building Git for data HN 9 2026-01-27
GEDB HN 9 2026-02-16
acore-quest-creator GITHUB 9 2026-09-25
influxdb2tsfile GITHUB 9 2026-09-16
Genotype: language that compiles to idiomatic TS, Rust and Python HN 9 2026-09-08
Zingle HN 9 2025-11-14
Rekal HN 9 2026-04-12
Databasus HN 10 2025-12-28
Glintlog HN 10 2026-02-04
DomainGateway GITHUB 10 2026-09-09
TidesDB HN 10 2026-02-12
StreamHouse HN 10 2026-02-25
blotato-dev.github.io GITHUB 10 2026-09-21
uplpgsql HN 10 2026-07-16
Durable Streams HN 10 2025-12-09
TabPFN MCP, gives LLMs tools for predictions on tabular data (beta) HN 11 2026-02-05
Out Plane HN 11 2026-02-24
I built an HTTP/2 server in C++ to learn the protocol and language HN 11 2026-01-04
learn-databases GITHUB 11 2026-09-09
Xsql HN 11 2025-12-16
bbs1org GITHUB 11 2026-09-09
Open source ML programming language playground HN 11 2026-09-02
Declarative open-source framework for MCPs with search and execute HN 11 2026-02-24
I built a database for AI agents HN 12 2026-04-07
duckdb-rust-workers GITHUB 12 2026-09-29
Stratum HN 12 2026-03-12
Ducktape HN 12 2025-12-16