Go embedded-database

Open-source Go projects categorized as embedded-database

Top 9 Go embedded-database Projects

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  1. chai

    Modern embedded SQL database (by chaisql)

  2. SaaSHub

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  3. clover

    A lightweight document-oriented NoSQL database written in pure Golang. (by ostafen)

  4. go-sstables

    Go library for protobuf compatible sstables, a skiplist, a recordio format and other database building blocks like a write-ahead log. Ships now with an embedded key-value store.

    Project mention: Show HN: I Wrote a Full Text Search Engine from Scratch in Go | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-10-09

    I really liked the README, that was a good use of AI.

    If you're interested in this project I recommend you checkout https://github.com/thomasjungblut/go-sstables which includes sstables, a skiplist, a recordio format and other database building blocks like a write-ahead log.

    Provides a more advanced collection of components to build your own database.

  5. feature

    Feature gate database designed for simplicity and efficiency.

  6. lsmtree

    Log-structured merge-tree (by krasun)

  7. myjson

    MyJSON is an embedded relational document store built on top of pluggable key value storage

  8. go-store

    Lightweight embedded database in pure Go inspired by lowdb (by LegendaryB)

  9. hexxladb

    A hex-native embedded database for Go. Morton keys, native ring scans, seams (contradictions), MVCC, provenance, and optional HNSW embeddings. Built from scratch for lattice-addressed memory.

    Project mention: HexxlaDB: Hex-native embedded database for Go (HNSW and seams and MVCC) | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-04-28
  10. mosaic

    MCP server for agent memory over HexxlaDB—ring retrieval, embeddings + lexical search, seams, facets, YAML persistence policy, localhost HTTP transport. (by hexxla)

    Project mention: Mosaic: Local MCP server for agent memory | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-05-01
NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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What are some of the best open-source embedded-database projects in Go? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 chai 1,689
2 clover 817
3 go-sstables 366
4 feature 38
5 lsmtree 36
6 myjson 14
7 go-store 11
8 hexxladb 0
9 mosaic 0

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