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bbolt

iPhone + Android

6.7No. 11 of 31
in Embedded Databases
  • Recognised40% of the score20
  • Phone app26% of the score100
  • Documented20% of the score39
  • Free plan14% of the score30
Free plan
Yes
Runs on
Android, iPhone, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
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Summary

bbolt is ranked #11 of 31 in embedded databases on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

bbolt plans and pricing

All plans
bbolt Free Open-source Go library and command-line utility · no paid plans listed github.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on embedded databases

Supported platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Androidgithub.com
Database model
key-valuegithub.com
Query interface
apigithub.com

Facts

Purpose
bbolt is a maintained fork of Bolt, a pure Go embedded key/value store for applications that do not need a full database server.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Storage
A database is stored as a single file on disk and represents a consistent snapshot of the data.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Data organization
It organizes key/value pairs into buckets, supports nested buckets, and stores bucket keys in byte-sorted order.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Transactions
bbolt supports serializable ACID transactions with one read-write transaction at a time and multiple concurrent read-only transactions.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Backup
A read-only transaction can write a consistent hot backup without blocking other database reads and writes.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Monitoring
The database exposes operation statistics that can be logged or sent to a service such as statsd.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Integrations
The README lists projects using Bolt, including Consul, Containerd, InfluxDB, Prometheus Annotation Server, and NATS Streaming.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Mobile support
The project documents using gomobile bindings to run database logic on iOS and Android.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Install
The README instructs Go developers to install the library with go get go.etcd.io/bbolt@latest and the CLI with go install go.etcd.io/bbolt/cmd/bbolt@latest.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Workload fit
The project describes bbolt as suitable for read-intensive workloads and range scans, while warning that random writes can be slow.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Access limitation
A database file uses an exclusive write lock and cannot be shared by multiple processes; read-only mode permits multiple processes to read it.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Scale and memory
The project says databases can exceed physical RAM if the memory map fits the process virtual address space, and notes this may be problematic on 32-bit systems.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Data-file limitation
Deleting large amounts of data does not reclaim file space; freed pages remain in the file for later reuse.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
License and support
The repository identifies an MIT license and directs users to its issues and discussions for project interaction; it does not list a paid support plan.github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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