SQLite Alternatives

SQLite is described as 'Software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain' and is a very popular relational database in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to SQLite for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and BSD apps. The best SQLite alternative is PostgreSQL, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SQLite are MySQL Community Edition, MariaDB, MongoDB and Microsoft SQL Server.

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  1. Azure Cosmos DB icon

    Azure Cosmos DB

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    Azure Cosmos DB is a NoSQL document database service designed from the ground up to natively support JSON and JavaScript directly inside the database engine. It’s the right solution for web and mobile applications when predictable throughput, low latency, and flexible query are...

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Online
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    Azure Cosmos DB Features

    1.  NoSQL database

    Azure Cosmos DB VS SQLite

     

    • Azure Cosmos DB is the most popular commercial alternative to SQLite.

    • Azure Cosmos DB is Paid and ProprietarySQLite is Free and Open Source
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    YDB

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    YDB is an open source Distributed SQL Database that combines high availability and scalability with strong consistency and ACID transactions.

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    • Free • Open Source

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    • RU flagRussia

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    YDB Features

    1.  NoSQL database
    2.  Distributed Database

    YDB VS SQLite

     
  4. SlateDB icon

    SlateDB

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    An embedded database built on object storage. Unlike traditional LSM-tree storage engines, SlateDB writes data to object storage to provide bottomless storage capacity, high durability, and easy replication.

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    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    SlateDB Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Replication
    3.  Rust
    4.  Object storage
    5.  Low Latency

    SlateDB VS SQLite

     
  5. HSQLDB icon

    HSQLDB

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    HSQLDB (Hyper Structured Query Language Database) is a relational database management system written in Java. It has a JDBC driver and supports a large subset of SQL-92 and SQL:2008 standards. It offers a fast, small (around 1300 kilobytes in version 2.

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    • Free • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    HSQLDB VS SQLite

     
  6. EdgeDB icon

    EdgeDB

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

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    • Free • Open Source

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    EdgeDB screenshot 1

    EdgeDB Features

    1.  Graph database

    EdgeDB VS SQLite

     
  7. Realm icon

    Realm

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    Realm enables any development team, no matter the size, to include difficult-to-build features like two-way data sync and realtime collaboration. Devote more time to what makes your app truly unique and less time to maintaining services.

    18 Realm alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Realm Features

    1.  Object-oriented Language
    2.  C++
    3.  Objective-c

    Realm VS SQLite

     

    • Realm is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to SQLite.

    • Realm is Free and Open SourceSQLite is also Free and Open Source
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    Oracle TimesTen

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    TimesTen is a memory-optimized, relational database management system with persistence and recoverability. Originally designed and implemented at Hewlett-Packard labs in Palo Alto, California, TimesTen was spun out into a separate startup in 1996 and acquired by Oracle...

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    • Windows
    • Linux

    Oracle TimesTen VS SQLite

     
  10. H2 Database Engine icon

    H2 Database Engine

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    H2 is a relational database management system written in Java. It can be embedded in Java applications or run in the client-server mode. The disk footprint (size of the jar file) is about 1 MB.

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    • Free • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    H2 Database Engine VS SQLite

     
  11. FerretDB icon

    FerretDB

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    FerretDB (formerly MangoDB) is an open-source proxy, which converts MongoDB wire protocol queries to SQL, and uses PostgreSQL as a database engine.

    101 FerretDB alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    FerretDB Features

    1.  NoSQL database
    2.  MongoDB

    FerretDB VS SQLite

     
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    SmartXML

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    SmartXML allows you to process XML files of any complexity and flexibly customize the set of extracted fields. Both relational and NoSQL databases are supported.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main Window

    SmartXML Features

    1.  SQLite

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    Couchbase

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    Couchbase is the NoSQL database market share leader, with production deployments at AOL, Deutsche Post, NTT Docomo, Salesforce.com, Turner Broadcasting Systems, Zynga and hundreds of other organizations worldwide.

    80 Couchbase alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Couchbase Features

    1.  NoSQL database

    Couchbase VS SQLite

     
  14. libSQL icon

    libSQL

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    We aim to evolve it to suit many more use cases than SQLite was originally designed for, and plan to use third-party OSS code wherever it makes sense.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    libSQL screenshot 1

    libSQL Features

    1.  Rust
    2.  SQLite

    libSQL VS SQLite

     
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