SQLite
About SQLite
SQLite is an open-source database engine designed to help organizations store, retrieve, and modify data across web browsers, iOS and Android mobile devices, Dropbox, Skype, and other applications. The platform includes a C-language library, which allows users to implement compact, self-reliant, and secure transactional database engines for server and client-side data processing.
The application file format functionality in SQLite enables businesses to manage a variety of operations including data exchange, autosave, backup, and content revision for multiple systems. It also provides media cataloging, editing suites, and financial analysis tools. SQLite offers a host of features including file archiving, enterprise data cache, multi-column indexes, nested transactions, virtual tables, and more. It includes cross-platform functionality, which allows different systems to transfer, encode, and decode various data formats such as text, large binary blobs, and small numeric or Boolean values.
Administrators can utilize SQLite to handle operations across numerous devices including set-top boxes, remote sensors, cameras, game consoles, watches, automobiles, machine tools, and kitchen appliances. It can also be used as a server-side database, letting developers store data, process client requests, gather results, and filter and analyze information.
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- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Experience with SQLite
Reviewed on 23/05/2021
Describe your general experience with SQLite
It is very useful for me to be able to store informatio...
Describe your general experience with SQLite
It is very useful for me to be able to store information and consume it from different sources without having to implement specific software to do so. Its portability capacity has allowed us to distribute work effectively.
Pros
The few resources you need and its portability. This allows us to use the stored data from any medium.
Cons
That there is no native way to make it multi-user. That there is no native way to merge files from the same database, when they have been modified by different users and platforms.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Perfect database tool for embedded software
Reviewed on 22/03/2019
I work a lot with SQLite as it is the primary medium of local storage in Android devices (and by...
I work a lot with SQLite as it is the primary medium of local storage in Android devices (and by extension, Android applications) which I work with on a daily basis, and SQLite is just perfect for the purpose it serves on these devices. It's lightweight so you don't have to worry most times about how much of the user's storage space your database is going to take up.
There's not much difference between the standard SQL commands and those used in SQLite, and many have reported that SQLite is a good starting and training resource for SQL in general.
Pros
Doesn't need a separate server.
Lightweight and portable.
Integrates most of the commands, functions and syntax of other SQL software.
Optimized for use on devices that need to store data locally.
Large user base and community (support).
Cons
All operations are locked to a single process, so it's not suitable for large scale database operations (which is not what you should be doing locally on a device anyway).
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
SQLite - compatability at it's best level
Reviewed on 03/04/2019
SQLite has become more and more popular among the users because of its easy installation and easy...
SQLite has become more and more popular among the users because of its easy installation and easy accessing . As it is compatible with most of the programming languages and its light weight it is more popular among mobile application developers
Pros
SQLite is a light weighted data base which could be embedded with any software. Due to the light weightage of the product the data base is more popular In mobile application development. With it’s light weight it is also fast. SQLite is almost 35% faster than any other file system. SQLite is easy to use and there is not special installation or configurations needed to be done in order to use the product. All user have to do is download the libraries and run them in the computer. It is compatible which is why the product can be used with many programming languages with out any issues. Users are given a chance to extend their data base in future by adding new tables or new columns to the existing tables which is a great help for the ongoing projects.
Cons
SQLite is not a multi-user platform where the users can handle concurrent writes. There for SQLite is not good for intensive applications with rapid data logging. If the system has concurrent transactions where lot of users keep accessing the same set of data simultaneously then SQLite is not a good choice for the project. SQLite data bases are restricted to maximum of 2GB in most of the cases.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
A complete and productive database manager
Reviewed on 17/06/2022
As a student, I have used SQLite in several projects, in which my experience has been good. Thanks...
As a student, I have used SQLite in several projects, in which my experience has been good. Thanks to its interface, understanding all its specific functions was not so difficult for me and at the same time working with its tools is an effective and fast process.
Pros
Access to databases created in SQLite is fast and easy, because it works as its own independent server. Its connection and management with computer and mobile applications is one of the best, its interface is quite simple and easy to use for the user.
Cons
It seems to me the most complete program in its field of work, so I don't see any cons about this program.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Easy to become a problem
Reviewed on 08/11/2018
On a Windows Forms app we used to query services thousand times for data that does not change so...
On a Windows Forms app we used to query services thousand times for data that does not change so frequently. We also had to store some business information (imagine as storing a wizard progress) and that used to be handled using TXT files (and it was a mess). We changed to SQLite and it worked almost like a charm but as the app grew and we decided to create an architecture similar to Google Chrome (multiple processes) it became a major problem for all of them to both read and write at it (we had to create a proxy app to write).
Pros
Integrates nicely with .NET (specially Windows Forms) applications, it's really easy to use (specially if you're already familiar with SQL Server) and deployment is really easy (copy/paste required files).
Cons
It's locking architecture enables only a single process to write at a time so building a more complex application may cause hard-to-solve problems.
SQLite FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for SQLite.Q. What type of pricing plans does SQLite offer?
SQLite offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$6,000.00/one-time
- Free Trial: Not Available
SQLite is available as an open-source application along with one-time fees, details of which are outlined below: SQLite License - $6000 one time fee SQLite Encryption Extension (SEE) - $2000 one time fee Compressed And Encrypted Read-Only Database (CEROD) - $2000 one time fee The ZIPVFS Read/Write Compressed Database Extension - $4000 one time fee
Q. Who are the typical users of SQLite?
SQLite has the following typical customers:
2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does SQLite support?
SQLite supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does SQLite support mobile devices?
SQLite supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does SQLite integrate with?
We do not have any information about what integrations SQLite has
Q. What level of support does SQLite offer?
SQLite offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Chat
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