# SlateDB

Embedded database on object storage.

Source: [Console review](<https://console.dev/tools/slatedb>)

Website: [https://slatedb.io/](<https://slatedb.io/>)

Profile updated: 2026-10-16

Category: [Key-value databases](<https://console.dev/tools/categories/database-kv-store>)

## Supported tech stack

Research checked: 2026-10-11

### SDK support

- Go (Language)
- Java (Language)
- Node.js (Runtime)
- Python (Language)
- Rust (Language)
- TypeScript (Language)

### Written in

- Rust (Language)

Source: [Research source](<https://github.com/slatedb/slatedb>)

Documented compatibility; coverage may be incomplete. Written in describes implementation, not user-project language support.

Rust database core provides official Go, Java, Node.js/TypeScript and Python bindings.

## Console’s review — 2024-10-10

Reviewed: 2024-10-10

Author: [David Mytton](<https://console.dev/about#david-mytton>)

Citation: [This review](<https://console.dev/tools/slatedb#review_e9e52fffe90f114b180fe33a7b21f84053f46916a2ae4bcf1a68af5e1d955a0c>)

### What we like

Writes go to object storage so you don’t need to manage disks or replication (outside of configuring the storage layer). Reads are cached (including after write, so a read from an write op doesn’t require an additional request). Object storage write latency can be ignored by avoiding await on put (sacrificing durability).

### Tradeoffs

Transactions not supported yet. It’s a Rust library without any other language bindings (yet). Minimal documentation.

This review reflects Console’s assessment at publication on 2024-10-10. Features and limitations may have changed since the review date.

## Is SlateDB a fit?

Based on [Console’s review published on 2024-10-10](<https://console.dev/tools/slatedb#review_e9e52fffe90f114b180fe33a7b21f84053f46916a2ae4bcf1a68af5e1d955a0c>).

Summary updated: 2026-10-16

### Why consider it

It allows for efficient database operations by caching reads and avoiding await on put for object storage writes.

### Keep in mind

It lacks support for transactions and has minimal documentation.

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