🆚 MySQL vs. SQLite

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 MySQL is much more popular than SQLite.
🌍 MySQL is more popular in all countries.
⭐ SQLite is particularly popular in Poland.

MySQL

SQLite

Type

Database technology

About

MySQL is an open-source relational database management system currently owned by Oracle.

It supports ACID transactions via the InnoDB storage engine, provides support for stored procedures, triggers, views, high availability through replication and clustering, and can scale to tables with billions of rows.

SQLite is a lightweight open source cross-platform single-file SQL database engine with zero-configuration and serverless architecture.

It implements most of SQL-92 standard, supports ACID transactions even after system crashes, offers JSON support and partial indexes, and allows databases up to about 281 terabytes.

Headquarters

Austin, Texas, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Website

mysql.com #1,650

sqlite.org #145,357

Pricing

Free version ✔️Community Edition, open source

Commercial LicenseStandard Edition$2,140+/year
Enterprise Edition$5,350+/year
Cluster Carrier Grade Edition$10,700+/year

* The open source version of MySQL can be used for commercial purposes.
A commercial license is required for OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers), ISVs (Independent Software Vendors), and VARs (Value Added Resellers) who distribute MySQL with commercially licensed software.

Free ✔️Open source

SQLite Encryption Extension (SEE)$2,000

Compressed And Encrypted Read-Only Database (CEROD)$2,000

ZIPVFS Read/Write Compressed Database Extension$4,000