--- title: Triplit slug: triplit url: "https://toolweight.com/tools/triplit" homepage: "https://www.triplit.dev" categories: convex-alternatives last_verified: 2026-07-20 dataset_version: 0738be72 license: CC-BY-4.0 --- # Triplit > Full-stack database that syncs: local cache, server, relational queries, offline. - A syncing database with a client-side store, a typed relational query builder and a self-hostable server - Data modelled as triples, which makes fine-grained sync and partial replication practical - Schemas defined in TypeScript and pushed - Smallest project here by team size, and correspondingly thin on surrounding services ## Identity | | | | --- | --- | | Name | Triplit | | Company | Triplit | | One-liner | Full-stack database that syncs: local cache, server, relational queries, offline. | | Site | https://www.triplit.dev | | Docs | https://www.triplit.dev/docs | | Repo | https://github.com/aspen-cloud/triplit | | Founded | 2023 | | Open source | Yes | | Compared in | 1 | ## Where it is compared ### [Convex alternatives](https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives) Ranked **#11 of 11** on default weights. | Field | Value | Confidence | Verified | Source | Note | Permalink | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Reactivity | push | Vendor-claimed | 2026-07-20 | https://www.triplit.dev/docs | Subscriptions to relational queries, resolved against the local cache first. | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--reactivity_model | | TS inference | ● | Vendor-claimed | 2026-07-20 | https://www.triplit.dev/docs/schemas | Schema in TypeScript, inferred through the query builder. | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--ts_inference | | Transactions | occ | Inferred | - | - | Client transactions apply locally then reconcile server-side. | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--transaction_semantics | | Local-first sync | ● | Vendor-claimed | 2026-07-20 | https://www.triplit.dev/docs | Offline-capable local store with partial replication. | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--local_first_sync | | Optimistic writes | ● | Vendor-claimed | 2026-07-20 | https://www.triplit.dev/docs | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--optimistic_updates | | Cron & scheduling | ○ | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--scheduled_functions | | File storage | ○ | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--file_storage | | Vector search | ○ | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--vector_search | | Full-text search | ○ | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--full_text_search | | Auth | bring-your-own | Inferred | - | - | Verifies a JWT you issue elsewhere; rules are written against its claims. | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--auth_included | | Hard limits | - | Unknown | - | - | No published record or query ceilings found. | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--hard_limits | | Cold start | - | Unknown | - | - | No user function runtime. | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--cold_start | | Function timeout | - | Unknown | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--function_timeout | | Exit cost | 4 | Inferred | - | - | A triple store with its own query builder and no SQL surface, and the offline sync your UI relies on has no equivalent to swap in. Self-hostable, which caps vendor risk, but the client rewrite is complete. | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--exit_cost | | Self-hostable | ● | Vendor-claimed | 2026-07-20 | https://www.triplit.dev/docs/self-hosting | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--self_hostable | | Bulk export | ◐ | Inferred | - | - | Scriptable through the admin API; no documented one-shot dump. | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--bulk_export | | Raw SQL | ○ | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--raw_sql | | Schema changes | declarative-push | Vendor-claimed | 2026-07-20 | https://www.triplit.dev/docs/schemas | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--schema_migrations | | MCP server | ○ | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--mcp_server | | Agent fit | 3 | Inferred | - | - | Fully typed and in-repo, which agents like; a thin documentation corpus, which they do not. | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--agent_fit | | Pricing model | - | Unknown | - | - | Hosted pricing not verified. | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--pricing_model | | Entry price | - | Unknown | - | - | Self-hosting is free; the hosted tier's current price was not confirmed. | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--entry_price | | Egress metered | - | Unknown | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--egress_billing | | GitHub stars | 4,000 | Inferred | - | - | Approximate as of mid-2026. | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--github_stars | | Backing | venture-backed | Inferred | - | - | Small team; treat continuity as a real risk factor. | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--backing | | Positioning | The full-stack database that syncs. | Vendor-claimed | 2026-07-20 | https://www.triplit.dev | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/convex-alternatives#triplit--positioning | **Verdict.** The most elegant local-first model here, but the smallest team, with no storage, auth or functions. ## Alternatives - [Appwrite](https://toolweight.com/tools/appwrite), Open-source backend platform: databases, auth, storage, functions, self-hostable. - [Convex](https://toolweight.com/tools/convex), Reactive TypeScript backend: database, functions and live queries in one project. - [ElectricSQL](https://toolweight.com/tools/electricsql), Postgres read-path sync: stream subsets of your own database to clients over HTTP. - [Firebase](https://toolweight.com/tools/firebase), Google's app platform: Firestore documents, auth, functions, deep mobile SDKs. - [InstantDB](https://toolweight.com/tools/instantdb), Client-side reactive database with a relational graph model and instant sync. - [Neon + Drizzle](https://toolweight.com/tools/neon-drizzle), The DIY baseline: serverless Postgres, a typed SQL query builder, nothing else. - [Nhost](https://toolweight.com/tools/nhost), Postgres plus Hasura GraphQL, auth, storage and serverless functions. - [PocketBase](https://toolweight.com/tools/pocketbase), One Go binary: SQLite database, auth, file storage, realtime and an admin UI. - [Zero](https://toolweight.com/tools/rocicorp-zero), Sync engine that puts a queryable client cache in front of your own Postgres. - [Supabase](https://toolweight.com/tools/supabase), Managed Postgres with auth, storage, realtime and edge functions around it. ## Licence and attribution Data from Toolweight (https://toolweight.com), licensed CC-BY-4.0. - Licence: [CC-BY-4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) - Canonical HTML: https://toolweight.com/tools/triplit - Machine-readable: https://toolweight.com/tools/triplit.md · https://toolweight.com/api/v1 · https://toolweight.com/mcp - Toolweight takes no affiliate revenue and sells no placements.