Cloudflare D1 vs Turso
Side-by-side — pricing, strengths, tradeoffs, and fit.
Cloudflare D1
Serverless SQL database at the edge
Turso
SQLite for the edge — low latency, multi-tenant, globally distributed
At a glance
Free Tier
· Not enough data·From Freemium
Open SourceFree Tier
● Established·From Freemium
Overview
One-liner
One-liner
Serverless SQL database at the edge
One-liner
SQLite for the edge — low latency, multi-tenant, globally distributed
Maturity
Maturity
Not enough dataMaturity
EstablishedOpen source
Open source
✕ NoOpen source
✓ YesPricing
Free tier
Free tier
✓ AvailableFree tier
✓ AvailableStarts at
Starts at
Freemium
Starts at
Freemium
Model
Model
Hybrid
Model
Hybrid
Enterprise
Enterprise
✕ NoneEnterprise
✕ NoneBest for
✓ Best for
Cloudflare Workers apps needing a low-latency, globally replicated SQL database with no infrastructure to manage
✓ Best for
Solo developers and startup founders building multi-tenant apps who want a per-user database model with SQLite simplicity
Developers building edge or serverless apps who need ultra-low-latency reads
Indie hackers and side projects that want embedded SQLite with remote sync
Not ideal for
✕ Not for
High-write workloads or apps outside the Cloudflare ecosystem
✕ Not for
Applications requiring complex joins across a massive shared dataset
Teams needing Postgres-specific features or extensions
Strengths
↑ Strengths
SQLite-compatible
Edge-native
Cloudflare Workers integration
Zero egress fees
↑ Strengths
libSQL (SQLite fork)
Edge deployment
Multi-database per account
Embedded replicas
Weaknesses
↓ Weaknesses
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↓ Weaknesses
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