SQLite vs WiredTiger
SQLite
sqlite.orgWiredTiger
source.wiredtiger.comSide by side
| Figure | SQLite | WiredTiger |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $12.50/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 16 | 1 |
| Spec score · Embedded Databases | 8.7 (#3) | 7.3 (#24) |
| Capacity | The documented maximum database size is 281 terabytes and the maximum row size is 1 gigabyte. | The overview states support for petabyte tables, records up to 4 GB, and 64-bit record numbers. |
| Maker | Paid support and products are provided by Hipp, Wyrick & Company, Inc. (Hwaci), headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and in business since 1992. | WiredTiger is developed and maintained by MongoDB, Inc., where it is the principal database storage engine. |
| Support | SQLite offers a free public forum as well as paid private email and technical support options. | The project directs users to its user group and [email protected], and says to contact MongoDB for technical support. |
| Transactions | SQLite transactions are atomic, consistent, isolated, and durable even after system crashes and power failures. | It provides ACID transactions with standard isolation levels and checkpoint-level or commit-level durability. |
Plans
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
In their own words
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.
WiredTiger
WiredTiger has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.