Is SQLite faster than MySQL?

How much faster is MySQL than SQLite?

SQLite3 is much faster than MySQL database. It's because file database is always faster than unix socket. When I requested edit of channel it took about 0.5-1 sec on MySQL database (127.0. 0.1) and almost instantly (0.1 sec) on SQLite 3.

Is SQLite fast enough?

SQLite is fast and reliable and it requires no configuration or maintenance. It keeps things simple. SQLite "just works".

Why is SQLite so slow?

The SQLite docs explains why this is so slow: Transaction speed is limited by disk drive speed because (by default) SQLite actually waits until the data really is safely stored on the disk surface before the transaction is complete. That way, if you suddenly lose power or if your OS crashes, your data is still safe.

Which is the fastest database?

Cassandra is arguably the fastest database out there when it comes to handling heavy write loads. Linear scalability. That is, you can keep adding as many nodes to a cluster as you want, and there will be a zero increase in complexity or brittleness of the cluster. Unmatched partition tolerance.