◉ Expert Review
Should I Use SQLite?
Embedded serverless database engine used by billions of devices
Yes — the most underrated database for web apps, now supercharged by Turso and Litestream.
- +Zero configuration — no server, no connection strings, no Docker container
- +Embedded in your app — single file, deployed with your code
- +Turso and LiteFS enable SQLite at the edge with replication
- +Perfect for read-heavy workloads — serves millions of reads with zero latency
- −Single-writer limitation — not suitable for high-concurrency write workloads
- −No built-in replication or backup without external tools (Litestream, Turso)
- −Fewer ORM and tooling options compared to Postgres or MySQL
- −Teams default to "it's just for prototyping" and miss legitimate production use cases
◉ Expert Perspectives
“SQLite on Fly.io with LiteFS handles 50K requests/second with sub-1ms reads. No connection pool, no database server, no ops overhead.”
“Turso turned SQLite into a distributed database. Edge replicas, automatic syncing — it's Postgres simplicity at Cloudflare-level latency.”
“SQLite shines for read-heavy apps. But if you need concurrent writes from multiple processes, you still want Postgres.”
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