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TinyDB vs UnQLite

TinyDB

tinydb.readthedocs.io

UnQLite

unqlite.symisc.net

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FigureTinyDBUnQLite
Price from—$1,250/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source——
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
LinuxYesYes
API—Yes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published04
Spec score · Document Databases6.6 (#22)8.0 (#12)
Intended useTinyDB is aimed at small apps that would be poorly served by a SQL database or an external database server.The maker says the self-contained library is suited to embedded devices and applications that need to run across computers with varied configurations.
LicenseThe project metadata identifies the license as MIT.UnQLite is open-source software released under the 2-Clause BSD license.
PurposeTinyDB is a lightweight, document-oriented database intended for small apps that would be poorly served by a SQL database or external database server.UnQLite is an in-process, embedded NoSQL database engine that provides key/value and document-store interfaces.
StorageBy default, TinyDB stores data on disk in JSON format.A complete database with multiple collections is contained in a single ordinary disk file.

Plans

TinyDB

No plans published.

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UnQLite

  • UnQLite open-source softwareFree
  • Silver Sponsorship$15,000 a year
  • Gold Sponsorship$50,000 a year
  • Platinum SponsorshipPrice not published

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TinyDB

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UnQLite

UnQLite has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.

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