Who should use Turso?

Turso is a B2B product built for developers building distributed or AI agent applications.

Yes — there is a free tier, with paid plans for advanced use.

What platforms does Turso run on?

Turso runs on the web, API, and the command line. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Turso still active?

The GitHub repository shows 1.8k commits in the last 90 days.

Turso is developed by ChiselStrike Inc.

Is Turso open source?

Turso has a public GitHub repository.

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Turso

Name: Turso
Author: ChiselStrike Inc.

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Turso is a distributed database platform based on SQLite, designed for scalable deployment across servers, browsers, and devices. It supports concurrent writes, vector search, and cloud-native replication, making it ideal for agentic and AI-driven applications. Developers can use Turso via CLI, API, or embedded modes.

FreemiumMITWebCloud-managedSelf-hostedAPICLI

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22.3kstars

1.1kforks

5features

2023since

Overview

5 features

Turso sits in PulseGate's Databases (SQL, NoSQL, vector, graph) category. It focuses on scaling databases for multi-agent, distributed, and edge applications with minimal overhead. It is built as a B2B product for developers building distributed or AI agent applications. There is a free tier. It ships for the web, API, and the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

It is developed by ChiselStrike Inc., and it first shipped in 2023. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 22.3k stars and 1.8k commits in the last 90 days. Among its 5 catalogued features are distributed database, SQLite compatible, and vector search. It exposes integrations via a public API.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Distributed database
SQLite compatible
Vector search
Concurrent writes
Cloud and edge deployment

Built with & integrations

Framework

Next.js

Hosting

Vercel

Connectors

API

Runs on

BrowserCloud-managedSelf-hostedAPI-onlyCLI

Detected from

Next.js: x-powered-by header · /_next/static/ in the HTML
Vercel: x-vercel-id header · x-vercel-cache header

Trust & compliance

License

MIT

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tierGitHub · ★ 22.3kActive maintenance

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed16 Jul · 15:23 UTC
We're Building Postgres in Rust. Using the LLVM of Databases verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open
Indexed14 Jul · 05:12 UTC
Turso v0.7.0 verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open
Indexed30 Jun · 01:40 UTC
Edgar Allan Poe found bugs in Turso verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open
Indexed27 Jun · 23:00 UTC
We used Quint to find over 10 bugs in SQLite while hardening Turso verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Turso

What is Turso?: Turso focuses on scaling databases for multi-agent, distributed, and edge applications with minimal overhead. It is catalogued under Databases (SQL, NoSQL, vector, graph) on PulseGate.
Who should use Turso?: Turso is a B2B product built for developers building distributed or AI agent applications.
Is Turso free?: Yes — there is a free tier, with paid plans for advanced use.
What platforms does Turso run on?: Turso runs on the web, API, and the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Turso still active?: The GitHub repository shows 1.8k commits in the last 90 days.
Who develops Turso?: Turso is developed by ChiselStrike Inc.
When did Turso launch?: Turso first shipped in 2023.
Is Turso open source?: Turso has a public GitHub repository.

At a glance

Pricing: Freemium · pricing page detected · free tier
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 22.3k
License: MIT
Built for: developers building distributed or AI agent applications
Model: B2B
Solves: Scaling databases for multi-agent, distributed, and edge applications with minimal overhead.

Registered as

GitHub: tursodatabase/libsql
GitHub: tursodatabase/turso

Developer

ChiselStrike Inc.

Community-driven

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 22,345
Forks: 1,123
Open issues: 755
Last commit: 27 Jun 2026
Commits 90d: 1,845
Contributors: 272
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: main
Latest release: v0.6.1 · 22 May 2026

Index record

Identity confidence: Medium · 72.8
Indexed: 27 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 16 Jul 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: we-used-quint-to-find-over-10-bugs-in-sqlite-while-hardenin-turso-tech
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 16 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Canonical URL: https://turso.tech/

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