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Dev tools · January 13, 2021

Grafito – Portable, Serverless and Light SQLite-Based Graph Database

Portable, Serverless & Lightweight SQLite-based Graph Database in Arturo - drkameleon/grafito

Grafito – Portable, Serverless and Light SQLite-Based Graph Database launched on January 13, 2021 with 110 votes, #321 of 3,157 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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In plain words

Grafito is a graph database built on SQLite that runs without requiring a server. Designed for developers, it offers a lightweight solution for storing and querying graph-structured data locally or in embedded applications. The database combines SQLite's simplicity with graph capabilities, making it suitable for projects that need graph functionality without the complexity of managing a separate database server.

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