KvSQL Against SQLite on the Same Machine: Key Reads, SQL Reads and Synced Commits

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

KvSQL’s claim is a fast path by key that skips the SQL machinery, on the same records SQL reads. A claim like that needs a measurement, and the obvious yardstick is SQLite. It’s the most used embedded database there is, and it’s very good. So the project’s test script runs a benchmark against SQLite every time it records results, and saves it next to the test output.

The figures here are from the recorded run of October 22, 2026, on a Linux container with two virtual CPUs. The full table, with every condition, is bench.md in the repository. A container like this is noisy: between runs on the same day, single figures moved by 20 to 30 percent. Treat the gaps below as rough sizes.

Benchmarks on KvSQL.com

KvSQL Against SQLite on the Same Machine: Key Reads, SQL Reads and Synced Commits