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24 alternatives to SoloDB – A document database build on top of SQLite with JSONB

A document database built on top of SQLite with full LINQ/IQueryable support. - Unconcurrent/SoloDB

SoloDB is a document database built on SQLite that uses JSONB format for data storage. It is designed for developers who need document database functionality with the lightweight properties of SQLite. The system… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.

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   LatticeDB – Like SQLite but for graph databases▲190

   We have been using graph DBs more and more at work. I found them painful to work with locally and decided to try and build something better.

   Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   NocoDB – Open-Source Airtable Alternative▲562

   🔥 🔥 🔥 A Free & Self-hostable Airtable Alternative. Contribute to nocodb/nocodb development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   InstantDB – A Modern Firebase▲1,145

   Hey there HN! We’re Joe and Stopa, and today we’re open sourcing InstantDB, a client-side database that makes it easy to build real-time and collaborative apps like Notion and Figma. Building modern apps these days involves a lot of schleps. For a basic CRUD app you need to spin up servers, wire up endpoints, integrate auth, add permissions, and then marshal data from the backend to the frontend and back again. If you want to deliver a buttery smooth user experience, you’ll need to add optimistic updates and rollbacks. We do these steps over and over for every feature we build, which can…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   NocoDB▲465

   Free & open source Airtable alternative

   2021 · github.com · 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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   Squirrelbyte – a SQLite-based JSON document server▲118

   2021 · squirrelbyte.com · its alternatives →

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   MongoDB Protocol for SQLite▲147

   A truly Open Source MongoDB alternative. Contribute to FerretDB/FerretDB development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2023 · 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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   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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    Capsule – Single-file web apps that save their data into SQLitefree▲379

    Capsule packages your entire app — UI, data, and assets — into a single portable file. No cloud. No accounts. Just share it.

    Sep 2026 · withcapsule.app · its alternatives →

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    Mongita is to MongoDB as SQLite is to SQL▲126

    "Mongita is to MongoDB as SQLite is to SQL". Contribute to scottrogowski/mongita development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    BedquiltDB – A Mongo-like JSON doc store built on Postgres▲145

    2016 · bedquiltdb.github.io · 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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    A Schemaless Data Store Within Your SQL Database▲45

    Hi HN, we're Eric and Dean, creators of SchemafreeSQL. Its roots go back to an on-line Web App Development Environment we developed back in 1999. It was comprised of an IDE, Web Server, Object Store, Virtual File System, Template System, and polyglot (Java, JavaScript, and Python). Of course, we named it “.OS”. Then we ended up dropping it. But that's a story for another time. It was the ease of use of the Object Store from .OS that we really missed, which brings us back to SchemafreeSQL. It provides an enhanced API to your SQL Database which allows it to function as a Schemaless…

    2022 · schemafreesql.com · its alternatives →

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    Doculite – Use SQLite as a Document Database▲160

    Hi! As I was working on a side project, I noticed I wanted to use SQLite like a Document Database on the server. So I built Doculite. DocuLite lets you use SQLite like Firebase Firestore. It's written in Typescript and an adapter on top of sqlite3 and sqlite. Reasons: 1) Using an SQL Database meant having less flexibility and iterating slower. 2) Alternative, proven Document Databases only offered client/server support. 3) No network. Having SQLite server-side next to the application is extremely fast. 4) Replicating Firestore's API makes it easy to use. 5) Listeners and real-time…

    2023 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Stackby▲270

    Spreadsheets, Databases and No-code APIs in one platform

    2021 · stackby.com · its alternatives →

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    Stackby – Spreadsheets, Databases and No-code APIs in a single platform▲92

    Stackby combines spreadsheets, relational databases, AI fields & agents and automations in one no-code workspace. Free for up to 5 users — no credit card required.

    2021 · stackby.com · its alternatives →

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    Restdb.io – a plug and play database service▲101

    Simple online database service in the cloud with NoSQL, REST API, low code javascript hooks, MongoDB support and more. Perfect for API automation, custom development, enterprise, backoffice, serverless backends, database driven websites. It provides easy collaboration and data management with secure

    2016 · restdb.io · its alternatives →

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    Godb is a simple Go ORM for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite and SQL Server▲205

    A Go SQL query builder and struct mapper. Contribute to samonzeweb/godb development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    restdb.io▲131

    Simple online NoSQL database backend

    2016 · restdb.io · its alternatives →

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    PouchDB - The JavaScript database that syncs▲82

    2013 · pouchdb.com · its alternatives →

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    WarcDB: Web crawl data as SQLite databases▲171

    WarcDB: Web crawl data as SQLite databases. Contribute to Florents-Tselai/WarcDB development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    EasyDB – A One-Click Ephemeral Database▲158

    2019 · easydb.io · its alternatives →

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    ZeroDB▲119

    An open-source, end-to-end encrypted database protocol

    2015 · zerodb.io · its alternatives →

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