Turso

Edge SQLite with embedded replicas

Free tier + paidDatabases & backendturso.tech

What it is

Hosted libSQL — a fork of SQLite — with per-tenant databases and embedded replicas that put a local copy of the data inside your application for microsecond reads. The free plan allows 100 databases, 5GB storage and 500 million monthly row reads. Developer tier is $4.99 monthly.

Why it earns a slot

The cheapest credible paid tier in this list at under $5, and database-per-user is trivial, which suits multi-tenant side projects. Drizzle has first-class Turso support that agents generate reliably.

Know before you commit

Naming is genuinely confusing: Turso Cloud runs on libSQL today, while 'Turso Database', the Rust rewrite of SQLite, is still in beta. Billing meters rows read, so one unindexed query can burn a month of quota.

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Pricing snapshot

Free: 100 databases, 5GB storage, 500M row reads and 10M row writes monthly. Developer $4.99/mo (9GB, 2.5B reads). Scaler $24.92/mo.

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Context: Edge SQLite with embedded replicas. Hosted libSQL — a fork of SQLite — with per-tenant databases and embedded replicas that put a local copy of the data inside your application for microsecond reads. The free plan allows 100 databases, 5GB storage and 500 million monthly row reads. Developer tier is $4.99 monthly.
Reviewer notes (general, not written for this codebase): The cheapest credible paid tier in this list at under $5, and database-per-user is trivial, which suits multi-tenant side projects. Drizzle has first-class Turso support that agents generate reliably.
Watch out for: Naming is genuinely confusing: Turso Cloud runs on libSQL today, while 'Turso Database', the Rust rewrite of SQLite, is still in beta. Billing meters rows read, so one unindexed query can burn a month of quota.
Pricing: Free: 100 databases, 5GB storage, 500M row reads and 10M row writes monthly. Developer $4.99/mo (9GB, 2.5B reads). Scaler $24.92/mo.
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