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Official Git mirror of the SQLite source tree
| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libSQL | Drop-in | 17k | MIT | Open source | Yes | C | libsql-server-v0.24.32 | 2026-10-01 |
| Turso Database | Partial | 25k | MIT | Open source | Yes | Rust | v0.8.2 | 2026-10-06 |
| rqlite | Partial | 18k | MIT | Open source | Yes | Go | v10.5.2 | 2026-10-06 |
| PGlite | Partial | 16k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | TypeScript | @electric-sql/pglite@0.5.8 | 2026-10-06 |
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libSQL is a fork of SQLite that is both Open Source, and Open Contributions.
A fork of SQLite that keeps its file format and C API, adding a server mode, replication and vector search.
A SQL database in Rust: SQLite-compatible, now also speaking Postgres (experimental). The LLVM of databases.
Rewrite of SQLite in Rust that reads and writes SQLite files and adds concurrent writes; still in beta.
The lightweight, fault-tolerant database built on SQLite. Designed to keep your data highly available with minimal effort.
SQLite replicated across nodes with Raft, reached over an HTTP API rather than in process.
Embeddable Postgres with real-time, reactive bindings.
Embedded SQL database for JavaScript in the browser, Node.js, Bun and Deno, with PostgreSQL's SQL dialect instead of SQLite's.