Turso

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The lightweight SQLite-compatible database built for the age of AI agents — deploy millions of database instances on servers, browsers, and devices like files.

Value Proposition

A lightweight, SQLite-compatible database that scales to millions of instances — purpose-built for AI agents, edge deployments, and multi-tenant architectures.

Problem Solved

Traditional databases are designed for the client-server era. Turso gives each agent or tenant its own isolated, lightweight database that behaves like a file but has the full power of SQL.

Target Audience

AI agent builders, indie hackers, and developers building edge-first, multi-tenant, or device-local applications that need a lightweight, scalable database.

Business Details

Open-source (18K+ GitHub stars230+ contributors). Turso Cloud offers a free tier and paid plans. Private beta for the new Turso Cloud is currently open.

Pricing

Starter

Free

For hobby projects and experimentation.

500 databases

9GB total storage

1 billion row reads/month

Community support

Most popular

Scaler

From $29/month

For production apps and multi-tenant architectures.

Unlimited databases

24GB storage included

Branching

Team access

Analytics

Life Without vs. With Turso

Without

×No shared database bottlenecks — each tenant or agent gets its own isolated DB

×No separate vector database needed for AI and RAG workflows

×No SQLite concurrency limitations — Turso adds concurrent write support

×No internet required for on-device or browser-based deployments

With Turso

Millions of SQLite database instances — one per agent, user, or tenant

Native vector search — no extension required

Runs in browsers via WebAssembly with persistent storage (OPFS)

Concurrent writes with zero conflicts

Database branching with copy-on-write snapshots

Cloud replication and device sync

Fully SQLite-compatible — works as a drop-in replacement

Async design with Linux io_uring for high responsiveness

Questions & Answers

Turso is a complete SQLite-compatible database engine rebuilt in Rust with added support for concurrent writes, native vector search, cloud replication, browser execution via WebAssembly, and scaling to millions of instances. Standard SQLite is a single-file, single-writer database. Turso keeps full backwards compatibility while removing those limitations.

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