skytable/skytable

Health v2 · maintenance only

Adoption not part of the score

2659 stars · 92 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Skytable is a modern, scalable NoSQL database server written in Rust, featuring BlueQL, a SQL-based query language hardened against injection attacks. It is primarily in-memory with a custom AOF-based storage engine, offering spaces, models, rich data types, and complex collections for high-performance, low-latency workloads.

Use cases

• store large-scale data with high performance and low latency
• run SQL-like queries against a NoSQL database
• model complex data with rich types and collections
• use a key-value store with upsert semantics
• self-host a single-binary database server
• avoid SQL injection attacks with a hardened query language
• batch multiple queries in a pipeline to reduce network overhead

When to choose

• you need an in-memory, low-latency NoSQL store with expressive SQL-like querying
• you want a single-binary, dependency-free database that is easy to deploy
• security against injection attacks is a priority
• you need flexible data modeling with spaces, models, and collections

When to avoid

• you need mature horizontal clustering and high availability today (clustering is still in development)
• you require a wide ecosystem of drivers, tools, and community support like PostgreSQL or Redis
• you need strict ACID guarantees across distributed transactions
• you prefer a battle-tested database with long-term production track record

Facets

service · maturity active

database search-engine caching databases backend web-development developer-tools windows self-hosted rust nosql blueql key-value-store document-database column-store multi-model in-memory database-server sql-like-query-language linux macos docker

Member repositories

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="skytable/skytable")