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Reactive, lazy-loading SQLite database for React Native apps with a sync protocol for large datasets.

Expo's SQLite module with async and sync APIs, React hooks and web support; pairs well with Drizzle ORM.

Fast JSI SQLite binding for React Native with SQLCipher, libSQL and vector-search extensions.

react-native-mmkv

Extremely fast synchronous key-value storage for React Native, built on Tencent's MMKV via JSI/Nitro.

Head to head

Metric	WatermelonDB	Expo SQLite	op-sqlite	react-native-mmkv
Stars	11.8k	n/a	1.1k	8.5k
Weekly downloads	108k	2.7M	641k	2.5M
Download growth	+56%	+138%	+370%	+33%
Popularity score	67/100	79/100	64/100	75/100
Forks	663	n/a	95	347
Open issues	315	n/a	9	26
Last commit	1mo ago	n/a	6d ago	4w ago
Latest version	0.28.0	58.0.16	19.0.5	4.3.2
License	MIT	n/a	MIT	MIT
First released	2018	n/a	2023	2021
Signals	None	Trending (detected automatically)	Trending (detected automatically)Rising	Popular
Listed in	Mobile & Desktop › On-device Data & Sync	Mobile & Desktop › On-device Data & Sync	Mobile & Desktop › On-device Data & Sync	Mobile & Desktop › React Native Ecosystem Mobile & Desktop › On-device Data & Sync

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WatermelonDB
Expo SQLite
op-sqlite
react-native-mmkv