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 🇫🇷