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DuckDBduckdb/duckdb

In-process analytical SQL databasePersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsData & analyticsCLILibrary / SDK★ 42kMITcommit 2 days ago

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PocketBasepocketbase/pocketbase

Open-source backend in one filePersonalDatabases & backendsWebCLI★ 61kMITcommit 3 weeks ago

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sqlcsqlc-dev/sqlc

Generate type-safe code from SQLPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsCLI★ 18kMITcommit 3 weeks ago

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tursotursodatabase/turso

In-process SQL database written in Rust compatible with SQLitePersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsMCP serversCLILibrary / SDK★ 25kMITcommit 2 days ago

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arcadedbArcadeData/arcadedb

Multi-model DBMS supporting graph, document, vector, and SQLPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsMCP serversRAG & vector DBsWeb★ 1.2kApache-2.0commit 13 hours ago

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SQLitesqlite.org

The most widely deployed database engine in the worldPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsCLILibrary / SDK★ 0blessing

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