Data
persistence |
Description |
Primary
Model |
Data Sync |
Language |
License |
Fun Fact |
"Headquarter" |
Drift |
ORM on top of SQLite |
relational |
❌ |
SQL |
SQLite is public domain, Drift is MIT |
Formerly known as Moor |
🇩🇪 |
Floor |
ORM on top of SQLite |
relational |
❌ |
SQL |
SQLite is public domain, floor is Apache 2.0 |
Developed by a mobile app agency, not an individual author |
🇳🇱 |
Isar |
Lightweight NoSQL database |
NoSQL |
❌ |
Dart |
Apache 2.0 |
Also the author of Hive - both libs are not maintained anymore |
🇩🇪 |
Hive |
Predecessor of Isar |
NoSQL |
❌ |
Dart |
Apache 2.0 |
Also the author of Isar - both libs are not maintained anymore |
🇩🇪 |
ObjectBox |
Lightweight NoSQL database with integrated Data Sync |
NoSQL |
✅ |
Dart |
Bindings are Apache 2.0 |
It is used in BMW cars 😮 |
🇩🇪 |
Realm |
NoSQL database acquired by Mongo DB in spring 2019, Flutter
binding came in 2023, now deprecated |
NoSQL |
Deprecated, End of life in Sep 2025; closest substitute is
ObjectBox |
Dart |
Apache 2.0 |
Originally Realm was developed in Denmark… MongoDB stopped Realm
support and the Sync is deprecated |
🇺🇸 |
Sembast |
NoSQL database, fully document-based |
NoSQL |
❌ |
Dart |
BSD-3-Clause |
Also the author of SQFlite |
🇫🇷 |
sqflite |
SQLite plugin for Flutter |
relational |
❌ |
SQL |
SQLite is public domain, sqflite lib is MIT |
Not an ORM |
🇫🇷 |
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