Database · facts read November 6, 2026
Turso
SQLite-compatible database built for many small databases. Cheap SQLite databases, practical at one per customer.
- Free plan
- Free, no card: 100 databases, 5 GB storage, 500 million rows read and 10 million rows written per month.
- Paid from
- Developer: $4.99/month (unlimited databases, 9 GB storage).
- Monthly cost at 1,000 users
- $0/month Free covers 5 GB and 500M rows read a month.
- Free plan allows commercial use
- Not stated
- Open source
- Yes
- Self-hostable
- No
Source: Turso pricing, read November 6, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor's page before you commit.
Best for
- A database per tenant or per user
- Embedded and local-first apps
- Read-heavy workloads
Watch out for
- SQLite semantics, not Postgres; many ORMs and extensions differ.
How Cuely scores Turso
The published scores, from −3 to +3, that decide when Cuely picks it. Method
- +3a database per customer. Designed for many databases; 100 are free and Developer is unlimited.
- +2keep costs as low as possible. Generous free row limits and a $4.99/month paid plan.
- +1global low latency. Embedded replicas can serve reads close to users.
Turso alternatives
Recipes with Turso
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