How Realm is different from SQLite?

Question

Realm does not use SQLite as its engine, rather it is a database built from scratch to run directly on phones, tablets, and wearables. Realm is an object-oriented database that uses C++ as its core. However, SQLite uses a transactional SQL database engine. 21 июн. 2018 г.

Is Realm better than SQLite?

Realm performance is faster than SQLite, almost 10x faster according to the benchmark results. An example of this is- data fetched by Realm queries have a better performance enhancement than the insert queries as compared to SQLite.

Is Realm based on SQLite?

Realm - Realm is a mobile database and a replacement for SQLite. Realm is not using SQLite as it's engine. Instead it has own C++ core and aims to provide a mobile-first alternative to SQLite. Realm store data in a universal, table-based format by a C++ core.

Is Realm DB good?

Since the inception of the platform, Android developers have had pretty much only one option for a database: SQLite. Although feature-rich and powerful, it wasn't quite what Android app developers needed.

Is realms SQL or noSQL?

Realm is essentially a noSQL database which means that with Realm, you can store and retrieve data that is modeled in means other than tabular relations of relational databases. This makes for a much more familiar data structure that is easier to maintain.

Expert · Answer