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Turso
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What Turso is
Turso is a SQLite-based relational database platform for applications serving individual users, AI agents, and tenants. Turso Cloud provides managed provisioning, replication, observability, bring-your-own-cloud deployment, and per-database encryption. Turso Database is an embedded engine designed for offline use, browsers, and devices, and is described as fully backwards compatible with SQLite. It adds native vector search, asynchronous design, concurrent writes, and experimental user-defined types. Turso Sync supports local-first writes with explicit push and pull synchronization to Turso Cloud. The platform is available through Android, iOS, Linux, web, API, and self-hosted options. Official SDKs cover TypeScript, Rust, Go, Python, Android, Swift, PHP, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, and C. Documentation describes Drizzle and Prisma support through @libsql/client. Plans include a free tier and paid service from $4.99 a month billed annually, with storage, row, sync, audit-log, and recovery allowances. Enabled overages are billed at stated per-unit rates. Turso lists SOC 2 Type II and data-residency controls mapping to GDPR and HIPAA requirements.
Who it suits
Turso suits developers building per-user, multi-tenant, AI-agent, or globally distributed applications. It is a fit when SQLite compatibility, local-first synchronization, multiple SDKs, and managed or self-hosted deployment matter.
What it does well
- SQLite-compatible embedded database engine
- Offline, browser, and device availability
- Native vector search and concurrent writes
- Local-first sync with explicit push and pull
- SDKs span major programming languages
What to know first
- Usage allowances vary by plan
- Enabled overages are billed separately
- Some user-defined types are experimental
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Unlimited databases · 9GB storage, then + $0.75 / GB · 2.5 Billion monthly rows read, then + $1 / Billion · 25 Million monthly rows written, then + $1 / Million · 10GB monthly syncs, then + $0.35 / GB · 3 Day audit log retention · 10 days point-in-time restore · Community support | $4.99 a month |
| Scaler | Unlimited databases · 24GB storage, then + $0.50 / GB · 100 Billion monthly rows read, then + $0.80 / Billion · 100 Million monthly rows written, then + $0.80 / Million · 24GB monthly syncs, then + $0.25 / GB · 14 Day audit log retention · 30 days point-in-time restore · Community support | $24.92 a month |
| Pro | Unlimited databases · 50GB storage, then + $0.45 / GB · 250 Billion monthly rows read, then + $0.75 / Billion · 250 Million monthly rows written, then + $0.75 / Million · 100GB monthly syncs, then + $0.15 / GB · 30 Day audit log retention · 90 days point-in-time restore · Priority Email support | $416.58 a month |
| Free | 100 databases · 5GB storage · 500 Million monthly rows read · 10 Million monthly rows written · 3GB monthly syncs · 1 day point-in-time restore · Community support | On request |
| Enterprise | Unlimited databases · 50GB storage · 250 Billion monthly rows read · 250 Million monthly rows written · 100GB monthly syncs · 30 Day audit log retention · 90 days point-in-time restore · 24x7 Priority Email support | On request |
As turso.tech lists them, read 30 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Turso combines an embedded SQLite-compatible engine with managed cloud services, synchronization, and deployment controls. A free tier is available, while paid plans add larger usage allowances, recovery periods, and support options.
Facts from Turso's own pages
- Cloud service
- Turso Cloud is a managed service offering provisioning, replication, observability, BYOC, and per-database encryption. · turso.tech, 30 Sept 2026
- Company location
- Turso says it is technically based in San Francisco and operates as a globally distributed remote company. · turso.tech, 30 Sept 2026
- Compliance
- The homepage lists SOC 2 Type II and says its data residency approach maps to GDPR and HIPAA requirements. · turso.tech, 30 Sept 2026
- Database engine
- Turso Database is an embedded engine described as available offline, in browsers, and on devices. · docs.turso.tech, 30 Sept 2026
- Developer tools
- Official SDKs are listed for TypeScript, Rust, Go, Python, Android, Swift, PHP, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, and C. · docs.turso.tech, 30 Sept 2026
- Features
- The database features native vector search, async design, concurrent writes, and a richer type system that includes experimental user-defined types. · docs.turso.tech, 30 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · turso.tech, 20 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United States · turso.tech, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The SDK documentation says Drizzle and Prisma run on @libsql/client and describes production-ready support from major ORM ecosystem options. · docs.turso.tech, 30 Sept 2026
- Limits and billing
- Plans include storage, row read, row write, and sync allowances; the pricing page says enabled overages are billed at per-unit rates. · turso.tech, 30 Sept 2026
- Product
- Turso is a SQLite-based database platform built to run databases for individual users, agents, and tenants. · turso.tech, 30 Sept 2026
- Security
- The homepage describes per-database encryption with customer-held keys, bring-your-own-cloud deployment, and data residency controls. · turso.tech, 30 Sept 2026
- SQLite compatibility
- Turso Database is described as fully backwards compatible with SQLite. · docs.turso.tech, 30 Sept 2026
- Paid from
- 4.99 · turso.tech, 20 Sept 2026
- Support
- The Free, Developer, and Scaler plans list Community support; Pro lists Priority Email; Enterprise lists 24x7 Priority Email. · turso.tech, 30 Sept 2026
- Sync
- Turso Sync provides local-first writes with explicit push and pull synchronization to Turso Cloud. · docs.turso.tech, 30 Sept 2026
- Who it serves
- The homepage names AI agents, consumer apps needing per-user privacy, multi-tenant platforms, and global businesses as use cases for isolated databases. · turso.tech, 30 Sept 2026
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