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RocksDB

A library that provides an embeddable, persistent key-value store for fast storage.

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PebblePartial6kBSD-3-ClauseOpen sourceNoGov2.1.72026-10-06
FjallPartial2.4kApache-2.0Open sourceNoRust3.1.122026-10-05

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PebblePartial

RocksDB/LevelDB inspired key-value database in Go

LSM key-value store in Go with RocksDB's design and part of its feature set, without cgo.

Language
Go
Stars
6k
Latest
v2.1.7
Last push
2026-10-06
FjallPartial

🗻 Log-structured, embeddable key-value storage engine written in Rust

LSM-tree key-value store in Rust with keyspaces and transactions, without C++ bindings.

Language
Rust
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
2.4k
Latest
3.1.12
Last push
2026-10-05

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C++
Licence
GPL-2.0
Stars
32k
Last push
2026-10-06

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