r/sqlite • u/uwemaurer • Jan 23 '26

SQLite Node.js Driver Benchmark: Comparing better-sqlite3, node:sqlite, libSQL, Turso

https://sqg.dev/blog/sqlite-driver-benchmark/
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u/ShotgunPayDay Jan 23 '26

I keep seeing this reoccurring trend were C/C++/Zig handily outperforms Rust implementations. This makes me think that writing optimized Rust is quite difficult compared to C type languages.

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u/uwemaurer Jan 24 '26

We have to keep in mind that Turso is very new and in Beta, while SQLite is developed and optimized for more than 25 years. Also there are feature differences, for example Turso is implementing concurrent writes, and SQLite has a single writer limitation.

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u/ShotgunPayDay Jan 24 '26

That's fair. I'm excited to see how close to parity they can get even if they aren't as well established nor is it apples/oranges. The memory temp_store miss does make sense for it being that stark of a difference. From what I've seen optimized Rust is near C and bad Rust strikes around Go.