Couchbase Lite vs SQLDelight
Couchbase Lite
couchbase.comSQLDelight
sqldelight.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | Couchbase Lite | SQLDelight |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Mobile Databases | 8.1 (#8) | 8.3 (#5) |
| What it does | Couchbase Lite embeds a NoSQL database in applications, synchronizes cloud-to-edge and peer-to-peer, and keeps working when the network is unavailable. | SQLDelight converts SQL statements into type-safe Kotlin APIs and checks schemas, queries, and migrations during compilation. |
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Couchbase Lite
Couchbase Lite has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
SQLDelight
SQLDelight generates typesafe Kotlin APIs from SQL statements and checks database schemas, SQL statements, and migrations at compile time. Its IDE features include SQL autocomplete and refactoring support. Documented database dialects include SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL; HSQL and H2 are experimental, while CockroachDB, DB2, and Oracle dialects are listed as third-party options. The JVM connection overview lists MySQL and PostgreSQL, with JDBC and R2DBC variants shown for supported dialects. The project provides a Gradle plugin and extensions for Kotlin coroutines, RxJava, and AndroidX Paging. Its coroutines extension can expose a query as a Flow and emit updated results when the queried data changes. The Gradle verifySqlDelightMigration task applies migrations to stored schema databases and checks whether they reach the latest schema. SQLDelight is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and has a free listing at free, with no paid tiers stated. Its listed platforms are Android, API, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows.