Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Squirrelbyte is a JSON document server built on SQLite, launched in 2021. It allows users to store and retrieve JSON documents using a SQLite backend. The product is designed for developers who need a lightweight… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Squirrelbyte – a SQLite-based JSON document server launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Datasette – Create and publish an API for SQLite databases▲269

   I just shipped the first public version of datasette, a new tool for creating and publishing JSON APIs for SQLite databases. You can try out out right now at fivethirtyeight.datasettes.com, …

   2017 · simonwillison.net · its alternatives →

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   Bi-directional sync between Postgres and SQLite▲356

   Hi HN, Today we’re launching PowerSync, a Postgres<>SQLite bi-directional sync engine that enables an offline-first app architecture. It currently supports Flutter, React Native and web (JavaScript) using Wasm SQLite in the browser, with more client SDKs on the way. Conrad and I (Ralf) have been working on our sync engine since 2009, originally as part of a full-stack app platform. That version of the system is still used in production worldwide and we’ve learnt a lot from its use cases and scaling. About a year ago we started on spinning off PowerSync as a standalone product that is…

   2023 · powersync.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&#x2F;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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   JSONlite – A simple, serverless, zero-configuration JSON document store▲74

   A simple, self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, json document store. - nodesocket/jsonlite

   2017 · 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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   Pantry – Free JSON Storage for Personal Projects▲105

   Pantry is a free, API based JSON storage solution for small projects. We help developers build projects quickly

   2020 · getpantry.cloud · 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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   Datasette Publish – Turn CSVs into a SQLite-Backed JSON API▲101

   2018 · publish.datasettes.com · its alternatives →

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   Reindeer▲355

   Cursor for databases

   Nov 2025 · tryreindeer.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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    Dbcopycat▲70

    Dynamicizing static json files with Node Js - fast json data

    2023 · ismailcankaratas.com.tr · its alternatives →

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    SoloDB – A document database build on top of SQLite with JSONB▲27

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

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    JSONBase▲118

    API based JSON storage

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    SirixDB – Bitemporal binary JSON database system and event store▲109

    I had already posted the project a couple of years ago, and it gained some interest, but a lot of stuff has been done since then, especially regarding performance, a completely new JSON store, a REST API, various internals refactored, an improved JSONiq based query engine allowing updates, implementing set-oriented join optimizations, a now already dated web UI, a new Kotlin based CLI, a Python and TypeScript client to ease the use of Sirix... First prototypes from a precursor stem already from 2005. So, what is it all about? The system uses ideas from ZFS (a keyed index trie, storing…

    2023 · 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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    a small weekendish project - JSON Blob▲106

    2013 · jsonblob.com · its alternatives →

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    Kinto▲140

    Lightweight Parse replacement (JSON store, sync & share)

    2016 · github.com · 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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    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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    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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    SQLSite – serve simple websites, APIs and files directly from SQLite▲52

    NO LONGER MAINTAINED! A tool for serving simple websites, JSON APIs and static files directly from a SQLite database - j4mie/sqlsite

    2020 · github.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&#x2F;staging&#x2F;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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    RipDB▲65

    Fast, decentralized key-value Store for web3 builders

    2022 · zdenham.github.io · its alternatives →

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    KSON Is JSON with SQL and Networking▲22

    2021 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

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