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24 alternatives to Show HN: Dzero – The fastest globally distributed SQLite database

At JigsawStack.com, we are using Redis by Upstash to store and validate API keys among other datasets for speedy retrieval. As we scaled to more Asian markets and added replicated nodes, the cost started to shoot up while performance got a lot worse. I discovered hosting SQLite on Fly which was crazy fast & cheap with the full power of a relational database but difficult to use and scale without writing tons of code & devops. Then I found Turso as a managed service which is pretty cool but again got really expensive and had to manage a bunch of replications manually and pay per replications…

Dzero is a globally distributed SQLite database built on Cloudflare's infrastructure, designed for developers needing fast, affordable relational database access across multiple regions. It addresses the high costs and… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Show HN: Dzero – The fastest globally distributed SQLite database launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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My Go SQLite driver did poorly on a benchmark, so I fixed it▲234
https://github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3 was doing poorly on this benchmark that was posted yesterday to HackerNews [1]. With the help of some pprof, I was able to trace it to a serious performance regression introduced two weeks ago, and come up with the fix (happy to field questions, if you're interested in the nitty gritty). It's not the fastest driver around, but it's no longer the slowest: comfortably middle of the pack. It's based on a WASM build of SQLite, and thanks to https://wazero.io doesn't need CGO. [1]:…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Distributed SQLite on FoundationDB▲150
Hello HN! I'm building mvsqlite, a distributed variant of SQLite with MVCC transactions, that runs on FoundationDB. It is a drop-in replacement that just needs an `LD_PRELOAD` for existing applications using SQLite. I made this because Blueboat (https://github.com/losfair/blueboat) needs a native SQL interface to persistent data. Apparently, just providing a transactional key-value store isn’t enough - it is more easy and efficient to build complex business logic on an SQL database, and it seems necessary to bring a self-hostable distributed SQL DB onto the platform.…
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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SQLite Online – 11 years of solo development, 11K daily users▲465
SQL OnLine - SQLite, DuckDB, PGLite, MariaDB / MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server. AI error analysis, User-friendly interface for Data Science. No registration for start, No DownLoad, No Install. | sql compiler, federated queries, temporal query federation, BI Analytics
2025 · sqliteonline.com · its alternatives →
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Cozo – new Graph DB with Datalog, embedded like SQLite▲425
Hi HN, I have been making this Cozo database since half a year ago, and now it is ready for public release. My initial motivation is that I want a graph database. Lightweight and easy to use, like SQLite. Powerful and performant, like Postgres. I found none of the existing solutions good enough. Deciding to roll my own, I need to choose a query language. I am familiar with Cypher but consider it not much of an improvement over CTE in SQL (Cypher is sometimes notationally more convenient, but not more expressive). I like Gremlin but would prefer something more declarative. Experimentations…
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Base, an SQLite database editor for macOS▲693
I recently released v3 of Base, my SQLite editor for macOS. The goal of this app is to provide a comfortable native GUI for SQLite, without it turning into a massive IDE-style app. The coolest features are - That it can handle full altering of tables, which is quite finicky to do manually with SQLite. - It has a more detailed display of column constraints than most editors. Each constraint is shown as an icon if active, with full details available on clicking the icon. This update also adds support for attaching databases, which is a bit fiddly with macOS sandboxing. I'd love to hear any…
2025 · menial.co.uk · its alternatives →
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I wrote a RDBMS (SQLite clone) from scratch in pure Python▲371
I wrote a relational database management system (RDBMS) (sqlite clone) from scratch in pure Python.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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SQLite for Rivet Actors – one database per agent, tenant, or document▲45
Hey HN! We posted Rivet Actors here previously [1] as an open-source alternative to Cloudflare Durable Objects. Today we've released SQLite storage for actors (Apache 2.0). Every actor gets its own SQLite database. This means you can have millions of independent databases: one for each agent, tenant, user, or document. Useful for: - AI agents: per-agent DB for message history, state, embeddings - Multi-tenant SaaS: real per-tenant isolation, no RLS hacks - Collaborative documents: each document gets its own database with built-in multiplayer - Per-user databases: isolated, scales…
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Turbolite – a SQLite VFS serving sub-250ms cold JOIN queries from S3▲185
I built a SQLite VFS in Rust that serves cold queries directly from S3 with sub-second performance, and often much faster. It’s called turbolite. It is experimental, buggy, and may corrupt data. I would not trust it with anything important yet. I wanted to explore whether object storage has gotten fast enough to support embedded databases over cloud storage. Filesystems reward tiny random reads and in-place mutation. S3 rewards fewer requests, bigger transfers, immutable objects, and aggressively parallel operations where bandwidth is often the real constraint. This was explicitly inspired…
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Bunny Database▲244
The content delivery platform that truly hops.
Feb 2026 · bunny.net · its alternatives →
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Per User Database Starter▲198
Build database per-user apps with SQLite
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Grafito – Portable, Serverless and Light SQLite-Based Graph Database▲110
Portable, Serverless & Lightweight SQLite-based Graph Database in Arturo - drkameleon/grafito
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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An experimental distributed SQL database from scratch in Go▲104
LBADD: An experimental, distributed SQL database. Contribute to tomarrell/lbadd development by creating an account on GitHub.
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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dbzero▲5
Zero-latency persistence: Speed of RAM with safety of a DB.
Dec 2025 · dbzero.io · its alternatives →
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EloqKV – Scalable distributed ACID key-value database with Redis API▲44
We're thrilled to unveil EloqKV, a lightning-fast distributed key-value store with a Redis-compatible API. Built on a new database architecture called the Data Substrate, EloqKV brings significant innovations to database design. Here’s the unique features that makes it stand out: - Flexible Deployment: Run it as a single-node in-memory KV cache, a larger-than-memory database or scale to a highly available, distributed transactional database with ease. - High Performance: Achieves performance levels comparable to top in-memory databases like Redis and DragonflyDB, while significantly…
2024 · eloqdata.com · its alternatives →
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(bits) of a Libc, Optimized for Wasm▲78
I make a no-CGO Go SQLite driver, by compiling the amalgamation to Wasm, then loading the result with wazero (a CGO-free Wasm runtime). To compile SQLite, I use wasi-sdk, which uses wasi-libc, which is based on musl. It's been said that musl is slow(er than glibc), which is true, to a point. musl uses SWAR on a size_t to implement various functions in string.h. This is fine, except size_t is just 32-bit on Wasm. I found that implementing a few of those functions with Wasm SIMD128 can make them go around 4x faster. Other functions don't even use SWAR; redoing those can make them 16x faster.…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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NoSQL, but it's SQLite▲98
Manipulate your SQLite database like a giant Javascript object. Built with o1.
2024 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →
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Bunqueue – Job queue for Bun using SQLite instead of Redis▲39
⚡ High-performance job queue for Bun. SQLite by default, PostgreSQL multi-broker when you scale. DLQ, cron, SQLite S3 backups, and native MCP. No Redis. - egeominotti/bunqueue
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A local-first memory store for LLM agents (SQLite)▲48
Local persistent memory store for LLM applications including claude desktop, github copilot, codex, antigravity, etc. - CaviraOSS/LongMemory
Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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DBOS transact – Ultra-lightweight durable execution in Python▲89
Hi HN - DBOS CEO here with the co-founders of DBOS, Peter (KraftyOne) and Qian (qianli_cs). The company started as a research project of Stanford and MIT, and Peter and Qian were advised by Mike Stonebreaker, the creator of Postgres, and Matei Zaharia, the creator of Spark. They believe so strongly in reliable, serverless compute that they started a company (with Mike) to bring it to the world! Today we want to share our brand new Python library providing ultra-lightweight durable execution. https://github.com/dbos-inc/dbos-transact-py Durable execution means your program…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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GoatDB – A lightweight, offline-first, realtime NoDB for Deno and React▲90
Hey HN, We've been experimenting with a real-time, version-controlled NoDB for Deno & React called GoatDB. The idea is to remove backend complexity while keeping apps fast, offline-resilient, and easy to self-host. Runs on the client – No backend required, incremental queries keep things efficient. Self-hosted & lightweight – Deploy a single executable, no server stack needed. Offline-first & resilient – Clients work independently & can restore state after server outages. Edge-native & fast – Real-time sync happens locally with minimal overhead. Why We Built It: We needed something that’s…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Goqite, a persistent message queue Go library built on SQLite▲99
I wanted to build a persistent message queue based on SQLite, because that's what I'm using for my main state anyway. This gives me ACID across state and messaging, which is nice! I've been inspired by the terminology of AWS SQS for this, but it's obviously much simpler. Maybe you can use it too. :)
2024 · goqite.com · its alternatives →
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Dynomate– Fast, Git-Friendly DynamoDB GUI Client (Dynobase Alternative)▲29
After a bit of frustration with the existing DynamoDB GUI clients, I decided to build one. Features: 1. Request collections: Chain together multiple operations - put, query, update, and delete across tables, accounts and sessions. Use the output of one operation as input for the next. 2. Environment Variables: Configure variables once and run the same requests across different environments (dev/staging/prod). No more manual parameter swapping. 3. Multi-tab, multi-account support: Work with multiple tables across different AWS accounts, and sso sessions simultaneously. 4. Easy SSO…
2025 · dynomate.io · its alternatives →
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Really fast webserver for kdb▲29
really fast webserver for kdb (>100kq/sec) and dashboard-making bits - geocar/dash
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hyperterse▲86
Hi HN, I’m Samrith, creator of Hyperterse. Today I’m launching Hyperterse 2.0, a schema-first framework for building MCP servers directly on top of your existing production databases. If you're building AI agents in production, you’ve probably run into agents needing access to structured, reliable data but wiring your business logic to MCP tools is tedious. Most teams end up writing fragile glue code. Or worse, giving agents unsafe, overbroad access. There isn’t a clean, principled way to expose just the right data surface to agents. Hyperterse lets you define a schema over your data and…
Feb 2026 · hyperterse.com · its alternatives →

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