What is Sodadb?
Sodadb is an open-source, document-oriented database written in Java that is designed to be embedded into applications. It takes advantage of document-oriented design and schema-free data models to provide a lightweight, fast, and flexible database solution.
Some key features and benefits of Sodadb include:
- Document-oriented structure - Data is stored in flexible JSON-like documents rather than tables with predefined schema
- Schema-free - Documents can have different structures and contain nested objects/arrays
- Indexing for fast queries - Automatic indexing on document fields enables fast lookups and queries
- Lightweight - Small memory and storage footprint suitable for embedding in apps
- Querying with OO and Lambda APIs - Intuitive object-oriented and functional lambda APIs
- Plug-in storage engines - Storage is decoupled to allow plugging in SQL, NoSQL engines
- Written in Java - Works anywhere Java runs including mobile, web, enterprise apps
- ACID transactions - Provides transactional integrity guarantees
- Apache 2 license - Open source with a permissive license
With its lightweight and modular architecture, simple APIs, schema flexibility, and fast indexing and querying, Sodadb is well-suited as an embedded database for document-centric applications.
Airtable, NocoDB, Claris FileMaker, Zoho Creator, Clappia, Biz Site Genie, Caspio, Matrify, Rowy, Knack, my-app.net, Formitize, DabbleDB are some alternatives to Sodadb.