BoltDB Alternatives

BoltDB is described as 'Bolt is a pure Go key/value store inspired by Howard Chu's LMDB project. The goal of the project is to provide a simple, fast, and reliable database for projects that don't require a full database server such as Postgres or MySQL' and is an app. There are more than 50 alternatives to BoltDB for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Web-based and BSD apps. The best BoltDB alternative is SQLite, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BoltDB are PostgreSQL, MySQL Community Edition, MariaDB and MongoDB.

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Bolt is a pure Go key/value store inspired by Howard Chu's LMDB project. The goal of the project is to provide a simple, fast, and reliable database for projects that don't require a full database server such as...

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BoltDB alternatives page was last updated Nov 28, 2023
  1. SQLite icon
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    SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain.

    70 SQLite alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  File Based Storage
    2.  Web-Database
    3.  Import from SqlServer
    4.  Embeddable
    5.  In-process file-based
    SQLite iconBoltDB Icon

    SQLite VS BoltDB

    Is SQLite a good alternative to BoltDB?
     
    • SQLite is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to BoltDB.

    • SQLite is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to BoltDB.

    • SQLite is Free and Open SourceBoltDB is also Free and Open Source
    • SQLite is LightweightBoltDB is not according to our users
  2. PostgreSQL icon
     307 likes

    PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system with over 35 years of active development that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, and performance.

    75 PostgreSQL alternatives
    PostgreSQL screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted

    PostgreSQL Features

    1.  Community-based
    2.  Relational Database
    3.  GIS Data
    4.  Cross-Platform
    5.  High stability
    6.  Fast speed
    PostgreSQL iconBoltDB Icon

    PostgreSQL VS BoltDB

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  3. MySQL Community Edition icon
     294 likes

    MySQL Community Edition is a freely downloadable version of the world's most popular open source database that is supported by an active community of open source developers and enthusiasts.

    69 MySQL Community Edition alternatives
    MySQL Workbench

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    MySQL Community Edition Features

    1. MariaDB icon  Support for MariaDB
    MySQL Community Edition iconBoltDB Icon

    MySQL Community Edition VS BoltDB

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  4. MariaDB icon
     133 likes

    MariaDB is a backward compatible, drop-in replacement of the MySQL® Database Server. It includes all major open source storage engines.

    56 MariaDB alternatives
    Deploy

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    MariaDB Features

    1.  Relational Database
    2.  Replication
    MariaDB iconBoltDB Icon

    MariaDB VS BoltDB

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  5. MongoDB icon
     144 likes

    MongoDB is a document database with the scalability and flexibility that you want with the querying and indexing that you need

    105 MongoDB alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD

    MongoDB Features

    1.  NoSQL database
    MongoDB iconBoltDB Icon

    MongoDB VS BoltDB

    Is MongoDB a good alternative to BoltDB?
     
    • MongoDB is the most popular Web-based alternative to BoltDB.

    • MongoDB is Freemium and ProprietaryBoltDB is Free and Open Source
  6. Microsoft SQL Server icon
     82 likes

    SQL Server delivers on Microsoft’s Data Platform vision by helping your organization manage your data by enabling you to store data from structured, semi-structured, and unstructured documents within the database.

    69 Microsoft SQL Server alternatives
    Microsoft SQL Server screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Microsoft SQL Server Features

    1.  Database Server
    Microsoft SQL Server iconBoltDB Icon

    Microsoft SQL Server VS BoltDB

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  7. CouchDB icon
     47 likes

    Apache CouchDB is a distributed, fault-tolerant and schema-free document-oriented database accessible via a RESTful HTTP / JSON API. It includes incremental map / reduce mechanics for queries and keeps data safe with an append-only datastore.

    80 CouchDB alternatives
    CouchDB screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD

    CouchDB Features

    1.  NoSQL database
    2.  Database Server
    3.  REST API
    4.  Distributed Database
    CouchDB iconBoltDB Icon

    CouchDB VS BoltDB

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  8. Firebird icon
     21 likes

    Firebird is a relational database offering many ANSI SQL-92 features that runs on Linux, Windows, and a variety of Unix platforms. Firebird offers excellent concurrency, high performance, and powerful language support for stored procedures and triggers.

    48 Firebird alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Firebird iconBoltDB Icon

    Firebird VS BoltDB

    Is Firebird a good alternative to BoltDB?
     
    • Firebird is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to BoltDB.

    • Firebird is Free and Open SourceBoltDB is also Free and Open Source
  9. Amazon RDS icon
     5 likes

    Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) is a collection of managed services that makes it simple to set up, operate, and scale databases in the cloud. Choose from seven popular engines — Amazon Aurora with MySQL compatibility, Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility...

    20 Amazon RDS alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services

    Amazon RDS Features

    Amazon RDS iconBoltDB Icon

    Amazon RDS VS BoltDB

    Is Amazon RDS a good alternative to BoltDB?
     
    • Amazon RDS is the most popular SaaS alternative to BoltDB.

    • Amazon RDS is Freemium and ProprietaryBoltDB is Free and Open Source
  10. CockroachDB icon
     16 likes

    Cockroach is a distributed key/value datastore which supports ACID transactional semantics and versioned values as first-class features. The primary design goal is global consistency and survivability, hence the name.

    91 CockroachDB alternatives
    CockroachDB screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    CockroachDB iconBoltDB Icon

    CockroachDB VS BoltDB

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  11. DuckDB icon
     4 likes

    There are many database management systems (DBMS) out there. But there is no one-size-fits all database system. All take different trade-offs to better adjust to specific use cases. DuckDB is no different.

    8 DuckDB alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    DuckDB iconBoltDB Icon

    DuckDB VS BoltDB

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  12. EdgeDB icon
     2 likes

    EdgeDB is a database designed to solve some fundamental design flaws that make working with databases—both relational and NoSQL alike—unnecessarily onerous.

    69 EdgeDB alternatives
    EdgeDB screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    EdgeDB Features

    1.  Graph database
    EdgeDB iconBoltDB Icon

    EdgeDB VS BoltDB

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