7 alternatives to shardingsphere
apache/shardingsphere — Empowering Data Intelligence with Distributed SQL for Sharding, Scalability, and Security Across All Databases. (20,813 stars, Apache-2.0, database, integration, ui).
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| # | Repo | Score | Licence | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go-sql-driver/mysql | 8.2 | MPL-2.0 | 15,274 |
| 2 | kysely-org/kysely | 8.4 | MIT | 14,306 |
| 3 | knex/knex | 7.5 | MIT | 20,340 |
| 4 | sqlc-dev/sqlc | 6.8 | MIT | 18,411 |
| 5 | debezium/debezium | 7.8 | Apache-2.0 | 13,276 |
| 6 | transact-rs/sqlx | 8.2 | Apache-2.0 | 17,596 |
| 7 | etcd-io/etcd | 6.9 | Apache-2.0 | 52,412 |
The alternatives in detail
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Go MySQL Driver is a MySQL driver for Go's (golang) database/sql packagescore 8.2/10 · MPL-2.0 weak-copyleft · 15,274 stars · 34 components · search them
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A type-safe TypeScript SQL query builderscore 8.4/10 · MIT permissive · 14,306 stars · 319 components · search them
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A query builder for PostgreSQL, MySQL, CockroachDB, SQL Server, SQLite3 and Oracle, designed to be flexible, portable, and fun to use.
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Generate type-safe code from SQLscore 6.8/10 · MIT permissive · 18,411 stars · 542 components · search them
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Change data capture for a variety of databases. Please log issues at https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues.score 7.8/10 · Apache-2.0 permissive · 13,276 stars · 1,822 components · search them
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🧰 The Rust SQL Toolkit. An async, pure Rust SQL crate featuring compile-time checked queries without a DSL. Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite.score 8.2/10 · Apache-2.0 permissive · 17,596 stars · 344 components · search them
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Distributed reliable key-value store for the most critical data of a distributed system
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