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Asked: 2026-06-06T20:29:15+00:00

I need a comparison table of some sort for database varieties (MySQL, SQLite etc.).

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I need a comparison table of some sort for database varieties (MySQL, SQLite etc.). I can’t find one.

My use case is, I am implementing storage of objects in a distributed hash table. I need a database solution that is:

  • Fast for sorting
  • Simplistic (no users, preferably no additional structures like multiple tables etc.)
  • Concurrent (if possible)
  • Multi-platform
  • File based (not stored in memory primarily)
  • Centralized

I will be programming in Go.

As I understand, I believe I need what is called a Document Orientated Database, because I am storing objects, identified by keys.

EDIT: While I am implementing a DHT, I will also be storing metadata about the objects, such as access counts etc. It would also be preferable to have TLL (time to live)

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  1. Editorial Team

    “Document oriented” isn’t what I would call what you want. I think you want a “key-value store,” which is probably the simplest type of NoSQL to use. You can do something like this:

    > set "key" value
"OK"
> get "key"
"value"

    As such, I recommend redis, which I find pleasantly “light” compared to the heavier and more structured alternatives. You can try it at Try Redis, which is a functional interactive shell.

    Edit: your comment, as well as your edit, continue to recommend Redis. Redis has TTL, in the form of two commands: expire, which takes a number of seconds, and expireat, which takes a Unix timestamp. In addition, it allows hashes, which meet your needs (as I understand them):

    > hmset POST:dd68f250-c3f2-11e1-9b21-0800200c9a66 _timestamp 1341198420 title "An Example" content "This is an example of a representation of a blog post (or something) in Redis."
"OK"
> hgetall POST:dd68f250-c3f2-11e1-9b21-0800200c9a66
{"_timestamp":"1341198420","title":"An Example","content":"This is an example of a representation of a blog post (or something) in Redis."}
> expire POST:dd68f250-c3f2-11e1-9b21-0800200c9a66 60
true
> ttl POST:dd68f250-c3f2-11e1-9b21-0800200c9a66
53
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