Prompt
What should I use if I want to migrate from SQLite to something more scalable?
Latest observation
If you’re outgrowing SQLite, the usual next step is PostgreSQL.
Why PostgreSQL is a common upgrade
- Much better concurrency for multiple users/processes
- Scales well from small apps to large production systems
- Strong support for:
- indexing
- transactions
- JSON
- full-text search
- replication
- backups and monitoring
- Very widely supported by tools, ORMs, and cloud providers
Good options depending on your needs
- PostgreSQL — best default choice for most apps
- MySQL / MariaDB — also common, especially in some web stacks
- Cloud-managed Postgres — like AWS RDS, Supabase, Neon, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Google Cloud SQL
- Distributed databases — if you need very high scale or geo-distribution:
- CockroachDB
- YugabyteDB
- Spanner These are more complex, so only use them if you truly need that level of scalability.
Rule of thumb
- If you want simple and scalable enough for most products: PostgreSQL
- If you expect massive global scale or multi-region writes: consider a distributed SQL database
- If you just need a quick local replacement: maybe MySQL, but Postgres is usually the better long-term choice
If you tell me your app type, expected traffic, and deployment setup, I can recommend a specific database and migration path.
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