SYsymisc_devel·May 3, 2026Submission
UnQLite Embedded Database Engine 1.2.1 Released
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unqlite
C2018–2026
symisc / unqlite
unqlite
An Embedded NoSQL, Transactional Database Engine
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| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2026 (partial) | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What Hacker News says
8 sourcesUnQLite – An Embedded NoSQL Database and JSON Document Store
1 points · Open discussionYes. unqlite.h/c in the root at https://github.com/symisc/unqlite
In UnQLite – An Embeddable NoSQL Database EngineOh it corrupts... https://github.com/symisc/unqlite/issues/41
In UnQLite – An Embeddable NoSQL Database EngineI authored a python binding and have some experience that may be relevant.
The library seems poorly maintained in my opinion and might be abandoned. There have been critical bugs leading to data loss. They have a similar project vedis which is like an embedded redis that I think is completely abandoned.
For the love of God just use SQLite if you want an embedded database for structured data, even if it's just eav. If you just need key/value there are battle-tested, well maintained options.
https://github.com/symisc/unqlite/issues/41
In UnQLite – An Embeddable NoSQL Database Enginehttps://github.com/symisc/unqlite/blob/master/LICENSE
It does use a fair amount of sqlite source.
In UnQLite – An Embeddable NoSQL Database Engine> This production-ready package is available for a one-time fee of $20.
Don't fault them for trying to make a bit of cash but going to have to pass since I'm too poor to spend $20 to see if it's a viable replacement for a little project I built on top of tinydb that's getting pretty slow since the db has grown past what a pure python db can comfortably handle.
Or...I suppose they could provide a link from their download page to their github repo for us somewhat lazy folks -> https://github.com/symisc/unqlite
In UnQLite – An Embeddable NoSQL Database EngineUnQLite – An Embedded Transactional Database Engine
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