Realm comparisons
Realm is compared head-to-head with Couchbase Lite, Ditto and AWS Amplify DataStore and more: 7 head-to-heads in Mobile Databases, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Realm head-to-head
- Realm vs Couchbase Lite
- Realm vs Ditto
- Realm vs AWS Amplify DataStore
- Realm vs Firestore
- Realm vs Firebase Realtime Database
- Realm vs Parse Platform
- Realm vs ObjectBox
Realm vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Offline mode | Data synchronization | Mobile platforms | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Realm | Free | iOS, Android, Xamarin | 8.3 | |||
| 1 | Couchbase Lite | 9.4 | |||||
| 2 | Ditto | Yes | Yes | Bidirectional | iOS, Android | 9.2 | |
| 3 | AWS Amplify DataStore | Free | Yes | Bidirectional | iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter | 9.0 | |
| 4 | Firestore | Yes | 8.9 | ||||
| 5 | Firebase Realtime Database | Yes | Yes | Bidirectional | iOS and Android | 8.8 | |
| 6 | Parse Platform | Free | Yes | Bidirectional | iOS, Android, Flutter/Dart | 8.6 | |
| 7 | ObjectBox | Yes | 8.5 |
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Compared by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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