# Realm Swift

> Mobile database for Apple platforms

A replacement for Core Data and SQLite.

- Source: https://github.com/realm/realm-swift
- Homepage: https://realm.io
- License: Apache-2.0
- Language: Objective-C
- Stars: 16609
- Forks: 2236
- Contributors: 135
- Last commit: 2026-09-26
- Latest release: v20.0.6 (2026-09-27)
- Purpose: Developer tools, Databases & backends
- Runs on: Mobile, Library / SDK
- For: Personal, Enterprise

## Worth score: 76/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 21/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 12/15
- Readiness: 8/15

## Alternatives

- [MMKV](https://diggithub.com/Tencent/MMKV.md): Fast mobile key-value storage
- [TypeORM](https://diggithub.com/typeorm/typeorm.md): ORM for TypeScript and JavaScript
- [Payload](https://diggithub.com/payloadcms/payload.md): Full-stack Next.js framework with a CMS
- [DuckDB](https://diggithub.com/duckdb/duckdb.md): In-process analytical SQL database
- [Prisma ORM](https://diggithub.com/prisma/orm.md): Type-safe ORM for Node.js and TypeScript
- [Mongoose](https://diggithub.com/Automattic/mongoose.md): MongoDB object modeling for Node.js
- [Drizzle ORM](https://diggithub.com/drizzle-team/drizzle-orm.md): Headless TypeScript ORM
- [RocksDB](https://diggithub.com/facebook/rocksdb.md): Embeddable persistent key-value store

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/realm/realm-swift
Updated: 2026-10-03