chaisql/chai

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1705 stars · 101 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

ChaiSQL is a modern embedded SQL database written in pure Go with a PostgreSQL-inspired API, built on CockroachDB's Pebble storage engine. It integrates with Go's database/sql package and requires no CGO, supporting on-disk or in-memory storage.

Use cases

• embed a sql database in a go application
• postgres-like sql without running a server
• pure go embedded database with no cgo
• in-memory sql database for testing
• simple local sql storage for go apps
• replace sqlite in a go project

When to choose

• you need an embedded SQL database in a Go program without CGO or external dependencies
• you want Postgres-style SQL syntax locally for simple schemas
• you need an in-memory or on-disk database driven through database/sql

When to avoid

• you need JOINs or advanced SQL features, which are not yet implemented
• you need a production-ready database for critical workloads
• you need full PostgreSQL driver/ORM compatibility or multi-language drivers

Facets

library · maturity experimental

database cli database-driver databases developer-tools backend go cross-platform cli embedded-database sql pure-go postgres-compatible pebble in-memory-database database/sql-driver

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