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The "Awesome Database" project is a curated resource list designed to support developers and data professionals working with various database technologies. Databases are systems that store, manage, and retrieve structured data, and this list encompasses a wide range of resources including database management systems (DBMS), libraries, tools, tutorials, and community resources. Whether you are a beginner looking to understand the basics of databases or an experienced developer seeking advanced techniques and tools, this collection provides valuable insights and resources to enhance your database projects. Explore this list to discover tools and information that can help you optimize data management and improve application performance.

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9 sections · 45 projects

Clojure

3 projects
Datomic

datomic.com
clojure.jdbcclojure.jdbc

A JDBC library for Clojure providing a functional, idiomatic API for database interactions.

#functional-programming#database#connection-pooling
Stars105
Forks23
Last commit7 years ago
cravendbcravendb

A Clojure document database with full-text search, custom indexes, multi-master replication, and transactional writes.

#http-server#document-database#vector-clocks
Stars63
Forks7
Last commit12 years ago

C / CPP

18 projects
AerospikeAerospike

A distributed, scalable NoSQL database optimized for flash and in-memory storage, designed for web-scale applications.

#high-performance#flash-optimized#nosql
Stars1,363
Forks210
Last commit8 days ago
Alchemy-DatabaseAlchemy-Database

Stars185
Forks29
Last commit14 years ago
cstore_fdwcstore_fdw

A columnar storage extension for PostgreSQL built as a foreign data wrapper, optimized for analytics and data archival.

#database-extension#columnar-store#data-archival
Stars1,783
Forks169
Last commit5 years ago
LMDB

symas.com
memcachememcache

A high-performance, distributed, in-memory key-value cache store for speeding up dynamic web applications.

#performance-optimization#tls-support#key-value-store
Stars14,237
Forks3,339
Last commit14 days ago
monetdbmonetdb

Stars7
Forks6
Last commit13 years ago
MongoDB source codeMongoDB source code

A source-available, document-oriented NoSQL database for scalable, flexible data storage.

#database#document-database#database-server
Stars28,464
Forks5,790
Last commit22 hours ago
mysql-5.6mysql-5.6

Stars2,579
Forks711
Last commit1 year ago
mysqlmysql

A MySQL 5.5 fork maintained by Twitter with performance optimizations for NUMA, SSDs, and production monitoring.

#innodb#mysql-fork#buffer-pool-management
Stars1,735
Forks449
Last commit9 years ago
postgrespostgres

An advanced, open-source object-relational database management system supporting SQL standards, transactions, and extensibility.

#database#data-persistence#sql-database
Stars21,574
Forks5,798
Last commit1 day ago
RedisRedis

An in-memory data structure store used as a database, cache, message broker, and vector database for real-time applications.

#data-structures#nosql#vector-database
Stars124
Forks11
Last commit2 months ago
redis-ndsredis-nds

Stars128
Forks5
Last commit12 years ago
rethinkdbrethinkdb

An open-source NoSQL database built for realtime web applications with automatic push updates.

#database#high-availability#changefeeds
Stars27,001
Forks1,851
Last commit3 months ago
RocksDBRocksDB

An embeddable, persistent key-value store optimized for fast flash and RAM storage with LSM-tree design.

#database#flash-storage#high-performance
Stars31,903
Forks6,880
Last commit18 hours ago
ssdbssdb

A fast, persistent NoSQL database with Redis compatibility, designed for storing collection data on disk.

#master-slave-replication#data-persistence#rocksdb
Stars8,339
Forks1,397
Last commit3 years ago
SQLite

sqlite.org
tokudb-enginetokudb-engine

A high-performance, write-optimized, compressing transactional storage engine for Percona Server and MySQL.

#fractal-tree-indexing#database-performance#mysql-storage-engine
Stars663
Forks128
Last commit10 years ago
TokuMXTokuMX

A high-performance, concurrent, compressing drop-in replacement engine for MongoDB built on Fractal Tree indexes.

#database-engine#concurrent-access#high-performance
Stars704
Forks96
Last commit8 years ago

Dot-net

2 projects
RavenDBRavenDB

A fully ACID NoSQL document database with extreme performance and developer-friendly experience.

#iot#database#document-database
Stars3,975
Forks861
Last commit1 day ago
OrigoDB

dev.origodb.com

Erlang

2 projects
riakriak

A decentralized, distributed key-value datastore designed for high availability and fault tolerance.

#scalable-storage#high-availability#nosql
Stars4,029
Forks523
Last commit2 years ago
Pulsedb

pulsedb.io

Go-lang

9 projects
boltbolt

A pure Go embedded key/value database with ACID transactions, inspired by LMDB.

#mobile-database#database#b-plus-tree
Stars14,644
Forks1,544
Last commit8 years ago
diskvdiskv

A simple, persistent, disk-backed key-value store for Go with performance-enhancing abstractions.

#data-storage#caching#go-library
Stars1,457
Forks108
Last commit4 years ago
go-cachego-cache

An in-memory key-value store/cache library for Go, similar to Memcached, designed for single-machine applications.

#goroutine-safe#in-memory-cache#library
Stars8,840
Forks907
Last commit2 years ago
goleveldbgoleveldb

A pure Go implementation of the LevelDB key/value storage engine.

#database#leveldb#concurrent
Stars6,321
Forks985
Last commit2 years ago
groupcachegroupcache

A distributed caching and cache-filling library for Go, designed as a replacement for memcached clusters.

#cache-coordination#in-memory-cache#memcached-alternative
Stars13,340
Forks1,392
Last commit1 year ago
influxdbinfluxdb

A scalable time series database optimized for real-time metrics, events, and analytics with fast query response.

#influxql#event-processing#parquet
Stars31,652
Forks3,713
Last commit1 day ago
ledisdbledisdb

A high-performance NoSQL database server written in Go, similar to Redis but stores data on disk.

#ledisdb#rocksdb-support#lua-scripting
Stars4,119
Forks434
Last commit2 years ago
roshiroshi

A distributed, eventually consistent CRDT set implementation for timestamped events, built on Redis.

#redis#distributed-systems#data-replication
Stars3,182
Forks155
Last commit1 month ago
tiedottiedot

A rudimentary embedded NoSQL document database written in Go that stores JSON documents and provides HTTP API access.

#database#data-storage#database-engine
Stars2,728
Forks259
Last commit4 years ago

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