Drift
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About
Drift is ranked #7 of 26 in mobile databases on Inferse. It runs on Android, Browser extension, iOS, Linux, macOS, Web, Windows.
Compared on mobile databases
- Free plan
- Yesdrift.simonbinder.eu
- Offline mode
- Yesdrift.simonbinder.eu
- Data synchronization
- bidirectionaldrift.simonbinder.eu
- Mobile platforms
- Android, iOSdrift.simonbinder.eu
- SDK languages
- Dart, Flutterdrift.simonbinder.eu
Facts
- What it is
- Drift is a reactive persistence library for relational data in Dart and Flutter apps.drift.simonbinder.eu · 29 Sept 2026
- Type safety
- Drift maps database rows to chosen objects and provides type-safe queries.drift.simonbinder.eu · 29 Sept 2026
- Reactive queries
- Queries can be watched as streams that update when underlying data changes.drift.simonbinder.eu · 29 Sept 2026
- SQL support
- Drift includes an SQL parser and analyzer that can validate queries at compile time and generate Dart row code.drift.simonbinder.eu · 29 Sept 2026
- Migrations
- Drift provides migration utilities, but developers need to write migrations when changing an existing database schema.drift.simonbinder.eu · 29 Sept 2026
- Platforms
- Drift supports Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, and web through platform-specific database implementations.drift.simonbinder.eu · 29 Sept 2026
- Backends
- The setup guide documents SQLite and PostgreSQL dependencies, and the documentation also covers remote libSQL and Turso.drift.simonbinder.eu · 29 Sept 2026
- Encryption
- Drift can use encrypted databases through SQLite3MultipleCiphers with a NativeDatabase executor, and the app must set an encryption key.drift.simonbinder.eu · 29 Sept 2026
- Dev tooling
- The setup uses drift_dev and build_runner to generate code at compile time.drift.simonbinder.eu · 29 Sept 2026
- Developer tools
- The docs provide a Drift DevTools extension page.drift.simonbinder.eu · 29 Sept 2026
- Support
- The setup guide directs users with questions or feedback to the project's GitHub discussions.drift.simonbinder.eu · 29 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- Drift is presented for developers building Dart and Flutter applications that need relational persistence.drift.simonbinder.eu · 29 Sept 2026
- What it does
- Drift is a reactive persistence library for relational data in Dart and Flutter applications.drift.simonbinder.eu · 30 Sept 2026
- Type safety
- Drift generates Dart objects for database rows and can analyze SQL at compile time to generate type-safe APIs.drift.simonbinder.eu · 30 Sept 2026
- Reactive queries
- Queries can be watched as auto-updating streams that emit when the underlying data changes.drift.simonbinder.eu · 30 Sept 2026
- Schema changes
- Drift provides migration tools, but developers need to write migrations when changing a database schema used by existing apps.drift.simonbinder.eu · 30 Sept 2026
- Supported platforms
- The documented implementations support Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, and web.drift.simonbinder.eu · 30 Sept 2026
- Database integrations
- Drift supports SQLite and has packages for PostgreSQL and libSQL connections, including local-copy synchronization with libSQL.drift.simonbinder.eu · 30 Sept 2026
- PostgreSQL limit
- Some APIs, including date-time modification APIs, are only supported with SQLite; most queries work with PostgreSQL without modification.drift.simonbinder.eu · 30 Sept 2026
- Encryption
- Native databases can use SQLite3MultipleCiphers for encryption, and the documentation recommends this approach for new apps.drift.simonbinder.eu · 30 Sept 2026
- Web browser requirements
- Some browsers need COOP/COEP security headers for full web support, and Chrome on Android can have cross-tab persistence issues without the required headers.drift.simonbinder.eu · 30 Sept 2026
- Developer tools
- Drift provides a DevTools extension for inspecting databases and tables, modifying table contents, and validating schemas.drift.simonbinder.eu · 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- The setup guide directs users with questions or feedback to start a discussion on GitHub.drift.simonbinder.eu · 30 Sept 2026
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Sources
- drift.simonbinder.eu· checked 29 Sept 2026
- drift.simonbinder.eu/setup/· checked 29 Sept 2026
- drift.simonbinder.eu/platforms/· checked 29 Sept 2026
- drift.simonbinder.eu/platforms/encryption/· checked 29 Sept 2026
- drift.simonbinder.eu/tools/devtools/· checked 29 Sept 2026
- drift.simonbinder.eu/platforms/postgres/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- drift.simonbinder.eu/platforms/web/· checked 30 Sept 2026



