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Jazz vs TinyBase

Jazz: Local-first database with built-in sync, permissions and edit history, being rebuilt as a relational Jazz 2. TinyBase: Tiny reactive in-memory store for tables and values, with persisters and CRDT sync.

key differences

  • Jazz is primarily a document database; TinyBase is key-value.
  • Only Jazz has encryption at rest, role-based access, time travel.
  • Only TinyBase has transactions, joins, secondary indexes, in-memory.

choose jazz for

  • +Collaborative editors and whiteboards
  • +Multi-device personal productivity apps
  • +Apps needing end-to-end encrypted sync

best at · Local-first, Mobile/offline

choose tinybase for

  • +Reactive client state with persistence
  • +Local-first apps syncing via WebSockets or Durable Objects
  • +Offline-capable dashboards and small tools

best at · Local-first, Embedded, Cache

JazzLocal-first database with built-in sync, permissions and edit history, being rebuilt as a relational Jazz 2.
TinyBaseTiny reactive in-memory store for tables and values, with persisters and CRDT sync.
overview
Primary model
Document
Key-Value
Also supports
Relational
Relational
Type
Database engine
Embedded library
Status
Active
Active
Developer
Garden Computing, Inc.
James Pearce (tinyplex)
First release
2023
2022
Latest version
jazz-tools 0.20.19 (Jul 3, 2026)
10.0.1 (Sep 24, 2026)
License
Open source (permissive)MIT License
Open source (permissive)MIT License
Free tier
✓
✓
popularity
WhichDB Score
14.2
18.4
Rank
#238
#179
GitHub stars
2.5K
5.2K
Stack Overflow questions
–
–
scale & guarantees
Comfortable data size
Small (≤ 100 GB)
Small (≤ 100 GB)
Horizontal scaling
None
None
Multi-region
Active active
Active active
ACID
Limited
Limited
Consistency
Eventual, Causal
Eventual
Schema
Strict
Flexible
Architecture
Distributed, Embedded
In memory, Embedded
deployment
Self-hosted
✓
✓
Vendor-managed cloud
✓
—
Serverless
—
—
Embedded
✓
✓
Edge
—
✓
Clouds
–
–
capabilities
Transactions
—
✓
Joins
—
✓
Secondary indexes
—
✓
Full-text search
—
—
Vector search
—
—
Geospatial
—
—
JSON
—
—
Change data capture
—
—
Triggers
—
—
Stored procedures
—
—
Materialized views
—
—
TTL / expiry
—
—
Pub/Sub
—
—
Columnar storage
—
—
In-memory
—
✓
Durable persistence
✓
✓
Compression
—
—
Encryption at rest
✓
—
Role-based access
✓
—
Time travel
✓
—
Branching
—
—
Online schema changes
—
—
Streaming ingest
—
—
Offline sync
✓
✓
Runs in WebAssembly
—
—
interfaces
Query languages
Jazz TypeScript schema/query API
TinyQL
Client languages
TypeScript
TypeScript, JavaScript
Best for
Local-first, Mobile/offline
Local-first, Embedded, Cache
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Jazz vs TinyBase: FAQ

What is the difference between Jazz and TinyBase?

Jazz: Local-first database with built-in sync, permissions and edit history, being rebuilt as a relational Jazz 2. TinyBase: Tiny reactive in-memory store for tables and values, with persisters and CRDT sync. Jazz is primarily a document database; TinyBase is key-value. Only Jazz has encryption at rest, role-based access, time travel. Only TinyBase has transactions, joins, secondary indexes, in-memory.

When should I choose Jazz over TinyBase?

Choose Jazz for collaborative editors and whiteboards; multi-device personal productivity apps; and apps needing end-to-end encrypted sync. Choose TinyBase for reactive client state with persistence; local-first apps syncing via WebSockets or Durable Objects; and offline-capable dashboards and small tools.

Is Jazz or TinyBase more popular?

TinyBase ranks #179 on the WhichDB Score (18.4/100) and Jazz ranks #238 (14.2/100). Popularity is not fit: check the requirements that matter for your project.

Are Jazz and TinyBase open source?

Yes. Jazz is open source. License: MIT License. Yes. TinyBase is open source. License: MIT License.