Pebble
5.3#26 in embedded databasesSelf-hosted
VisitPebble vs SQLite
What both publish
| Fact | Pebble | SQLite |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | Cockroach Labs says it was founded in 2015. | 2000 |
| Intended use | Pebble targets the use case and feature set CockroachDB needs rather than aiming to include every RocksDB feature. | The project recommends SQLite for device-local storage with low writer concurrency and less than a terabyte of content. |
| License | The GitHub repository identifies its license as BSD-3-Clause. | SQLite source code is in the public domain and is free for commercial or private use without a license. |
| Maker | Cockroach Labs is the company behind CockroachDB and is headquartered in New York City. | Paid support and products are provided by Hipp, Wyrick & Company, Inc. (Hwaci), headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and in business since 1992. |
| Product | Pebble is a LevelDB/RocksDB-inspired key-value store written in Go, focused on performance and internal use by CockroachDB. | SQLite is an in-process, self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration transactional SQL database engine. |
Pebble plans
No prices published.
SQLite plans
- SQLiteFree
- Public ForumFree
- Annual Maintenance Subscription$1,500 a year
- SQLite Encryption Extension (SEE)$2,000, paid once
- CEROD$2,000, paid once
- ZIPVFS$4,000, paid once
Pick Pebble if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick SQLite if…
SQLite suits developers who need device-local database storage, have low writer concurrency, and expect less than a terabyte of content.