# bigchaindb/bigchaindb

Meet BigchainDB. The blockchain database.

Repository: https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bigchaindb
Homepage: https://www.bigchaindb.com/
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: blockchain, database, json, python, bigchaindb, mongodb, bft, decentralized
Last push: 2024-07-04T16:38:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3859, "days_push": 790, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4035, forks 759 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:32.886684+00:00)

## What it is
BigchainDB Server is a distributed database with blockchain characteristics: decentralization, immutability, Byzantine fault tolerance, and native asset support, built on MongoDB and Tendermint. It exposes an HTTP API for creating, querying, and transferring digital assets and tokens.

## Use cases
- run a decentralized immutable database
- issue and transfer digital assets or tokens
- build a blockchain proof-of-concept with database query support
- create a digital twin or provenance record for physical assets
- deploy a private BFT network with rich transaction-level permissions
- query stored blockchain transactions with MongoDB queries

## When to choose
- you need blockchain immutability and decentralization with database-like throughput and queryability
- you want fast transaction finality in a BFT federation without a native currency
- you need to issue custom multi-assets or tokens on a private or public network

## When to avoid
- you need smart contracts or a native cryptocurrency for payments
- you want a general-purpose mutable database with updates and deletes
- you need a highly active ecosystem - development is in maintenance mode

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: database, blockchain, http-server, api-framework, search-engine
- domain: blockchain, databases, microservices
- platform: python, self-hosted
- tags: blockchain-database, immutability, decentralized, mongodb, bft, digital-assets, tendermint, cryptocurrency, docker, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- bigchaindb/bigchaindb (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:32.886684+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:23:48.169799+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:32.886684+00:00, sha be43ed7b6ba8)
  - homepage: https://www.bigchaindb.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:16:28.056505+00:00, sha e0662a7f307c)
  - site_page: https://www.bigchaindb.com/features (fetched 2026-08-29T09:16:28.059276+00:00, sha 538137a406ea)
  - site_page: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:16:28.061125+00:00, sha 62a0dc23ee8f)
  - site_page: https://www.bigchaindb.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:16:28.062708+00:00, sha 646fea3365e1)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/bigchaindb/json (fetched 2026-08-29T09:16:28.064310+00:00, sha 880d708f0fc1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.