# Native databases vs Appwrite databases: which one should you pick?

DevFeed: [Native databases vs Appwrite databases: which one should you pick?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/native-databases-vs-appwrite-databases-which-one-should-you-pick-16496.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://appwrite.io/blog/post/native-databases-vs-appwrite-databases>)

Author: Atharva Deosthale

Published: 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Appwrite Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/appwrite-blog.md>)

Topics: [Appwrite](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/appwrite.md>), [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>), [MySQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mysql.md>), [PostgreSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/postgresql.md>), [SDKs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdks.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [backend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backend.md>), [comparisons](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/comparisons.md>), [databases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/databases.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [mysql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mysql.md>), [orm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/orm.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [realtime](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/realtime.md>), [transactions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/transactions.md>)

## AI overview

This guide compares Appwrite's managed TablesDB, DocumentsDB, and VectorsDB with native PostgreSQL and MySQL databases. It explains the trade-off between Appwrite's SDK-based permissions, realtime events, functions, and other platform features and the direct SQL access available through native database drivers or ORMs.

## Source excerpt

Appwrite offers two kinds of databases. This guide explains how TablesDB, DocumentsDB, and VectorsDB differ from native PostgreSQL and MySQL, and how to choose between them for your project.