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Matisse vs SQLite

Matisse

matisse.com

SQLite

sqlite.org

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FigureMatisseSQLite
Price from—$12.50/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trialYes—
Open source—Yes
Web—Yes
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
iOS—Yes
Android—Yes
API—Yes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published316
Spec score · Relational Databases7.9 (#20)8.6 (#6)
Founded19902000
HeadquartersBurlingame, California, United StatesCharlotte, North Carolina, USA
ProductMatisse combines native support for objects, XML, and SQL in a single database.SQLite is an in-process, self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration transactional SQL database engine.
SecurityThe Matisse server administration guide describes an access-control setting that restricts database access to the operating-system user who started it unless that user creates additional users.The security guidance says SQLite is extensively fuzz-tested and recommends defensive settings and lower input limits for applications accepting untrusted SQL.
SupportMatisse offers training at its offices or on-site, and directs developers to its Developers section for software, documentation, and FAQs.SQLite offers a free public forum as well as paid private email and technical support options.

Plans

Matisse

  • Developer trial versionFree
  • Matisse Lite$245, paid once
  • Matisse DBMS Standard Edition$1,570, paid once

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SQLite

  • Public ForumFree
  • SQLiteFree
  • SQLite Consortium Membership$150 a year
  • Technical Support$885 a year
  • Annual Maintenance Subscription$1,500 a year
  • Annual Maintenance Subscription$1,500 a year
  • CEROD$2,000, paid once
  • CEROD$2,000, paid once
  • SQLite Encryption Extension (SEE)$2,000, paid once
  • SQLite Encryption Extension (SEE)$2,000, paid once

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Matisse

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SQLite

SQLite is a transactional SQL database engine that runs within an application, without a separate server process or configuration. Each complete database resides in a single disk file that works across platforms. Its SQL features include partial indexes, indexes on expressions, JSON, common table expressions, and window functions. Transactions are atomic, consistent, isolated, and durable, including after system crashes and power failures. A database file can have unlimited simultaneous readers, but only one writer at a time. The project recommends SQLite for device-local storage with low writer concurrency and less than a terabyte of content. SQLite is free for commercial or private use, with source code in the public domain. Downloads include source and precompiled binaries for Android, Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows, along with WebAssembly and JavaScript bundles for web applications. A free public forum is available, alongside paid private email and technical support options. The maker is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and was founded in 2000.

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