LevelDB

Spec sheet

Purpose

LevelDB is a fast key-value storage library that provides an ordered mapping from string keys to string values.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository identifies its license as BSD-3-Clause.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Compression

LevelDB compresses data using Snappy and also supports Zstd compression.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Data operations

Its basic operations are Put, Get, and Delete, and it supports atomic batches of changes.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Documentation

Library documentation is available online and bundled with the source code.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Intended use

The project describes its primary goal as being a reliable and fast key-value store.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Limitations

LevelDB has no SQL queries, relational data model, indexes, or built-in client-server support, and only one process can access a database at a time.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Maintenance

The repository says it receives very limited maintenance and reviews critical bug fixes and changes needed by internally supported clients.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Ordering and reads

Data is sorted by key, supports custom comparison functions, and can be traversed forward or backward.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Platforms and build

The README describes POSIX builds for Linux and macOS and a Windows build using CMake and Visual Studio.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Snapshots

Users can create a transient snapshot to get a consistent view of data.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Embedded Databases#19 of 307.7