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24 alternatives to goJSON

A simple and lightning fast database written in Golang

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. goJSON launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Jason – A new JSON Library for Go▲106

   Easy-to-use JSON Library for Go. Contribute to antonholmquist/jason development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A fast JSON library for Go▲119

   Fast JSON encoder/decoder compatible with encoding/json for Go - goccy/go-json

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   ffjson: faster json serialization in Go▲83

   2014 · journal.paul.querna.org · its alternatives →

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   fastjson - Fast JSON Parsing for Go▲20

   Fast JSON parser and validator for Go. No custom structs, no code generation, no reflection - valyala/fastjson

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Gojay – Performant JSON encoder/decoder for Golang▲153

   high performance JSON encoder/decoder with stream API for Golang - GitHub - francoispqt/gojay: high performance JSON encoder/decoder with stream API for Golang

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A Database Written in Golang▲277

   Recently created a minimal persistent relational database in Go. Main focus was on implementing & understanding working the of database, storage management & transaction handling. Use of B+ Tree for storage engine(support for indexing), managing a Free List (for reusing nodes), Support for transactions, Concurrent Reads. Still have many things to add & fix like query processing being one of the main & fixing some bugs Repo link - https://github.com/Sahilb315/AtomixDB Would love to hear your thoughts

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   SheetDB 3.0▲157

   Turn a Google Spreadsheet into a JSON API

   2020 · sheetdb.io · its alternatives →

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   SheetsDB▲117

   Transform Google Sheets into instant, free JSON APIs

   2024 · sheetsdb.io · its alternatives →

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   Fast 2kB date library alternative to Moment.js with the same API▲122

   ⏰ Day.js 2kB immutable date-time library alternative to Moment.js with the same modern API - iamkun/dayjs

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    GraphJSON – Easily log and analyze events using ClickHouse▲128

    Hi HN, My name is JR and I had a need for a simple analytics solution that allowed me to store (timestamp, json) logs and run SQL over them. It was hard to find the right solution. Solutions like Mixpanel and Amplitude optimized for particular report types. Whereas solutions like Snowflake, BigQuery, etc. required a lot of setup. I built GraphJSON to fit in the middle. I strived for the ease of use of tools like Mixpanel and Amplitude, but wanted to ensure affordances were built to support use cases that big data warehouses enable. Under the hood, GraphJSON is powered by ClickHouse. This…

    2022 · graphjson.com · its alternatives →

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    jql – Easier jq Alternative with a Lispy Syntax Written in Go▲217

    Easy JSON Query Processor with a Lispy syntax in Go - cube2222/jql

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    apiJuice▲223

    Create a hosted API for anything in seconds

    2025 · apijuice.com · its alternatives →

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    Sheetson▲229

    Google Sheet as a database with RESTful API

    2019 · sheetson.com · its alternatives →

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    Quick JSON Formatter▲72

    Quickly formats JSON with a simple right click, no copy

    2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    myJson.online▲3

    The simplest JSON storage API

    Nov 2025 · myjson.online · its alternatives →

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    fastgron: A JSON to GRON Converter That's 40 Times Faster Than Gron▲23

    Hello HN! I want to introduce fastgron, my new project. fastgron is a JSON to GRON converter, built to be incredibly fast – it's 40 times faster than Gron. GRON is a tool for making JSON greppable, but it can slow down with larger files. With fastgron, even a 200MB JSON file can be converted in just 1 second. Key features include streaming conversion for memory efficiency and an optimized path reconstruction for faster operations. It leverages C++ and the simdjson and fast_io libraries for speed. I welcome all feedback, suggestions, or questions. Thank you!

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    My first open-source project release – RandomJson▲56

    Provides a Kotlin/Java library to create a random json string - mangatmodi/RandomJson

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A JSON database on the filesystem with indexes▲12

    :man: a simple, git diffable JSON database on yer filesystem. By the power of NodeJS - DO-SAY-GO/sirdb

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    gq – like jq or zq, but you use Go▲107

    Hi HN. I've gotten pretty tired of needing to learn a custom programming language for a tool I use once a week or less. So I figured, it might be easier to pick up if `jq` used a programming language I already know. Voila, gq.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SJSON – a fast and simple way to set a value in JSON▲11

    Set JSON values very quickly in Go. Contribute to tidwall/sjson development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    JSONBason▲15

    I've been at it again, just sharing my simple JSON data inspection tool, love webdev and single page apps, this one took 4 days and was a lot of fun. The code is not obfuscated so you can inspect it and see how it works (very simple, server side is even more simple) Pretty much just do a POST of your JSON data from within your code and it will convert it into a basic table for instant search and sort. Made with love for the fun of it, no ads, no paid anything, it's totally free. Please only send in sanitized/test data only, this is meant to help make webdev a bit easier and more fun.…

    2025 · jsonbason.com · its alternatives →

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    RipDB▲65

    Fast, decentralized key-value Store for web3 builders

    2022 · zdenham.github.io · its alternatives →

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    A simple API to store and retrieve JSON objects▲18

    2015 · openbucket.io · its alternatives →

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    Sir – Git-diff-able JSON database on yer filesystem▲115

    :man: a simple, git diffable JSON database on yer filesystem. By the power of NodeJS - DO-SAY-GO/sirdb

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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