Unified Database
Alopex DB
Carry your first data into the next stage
Start in a single file like SQLite, then grow the same data into a server and a cluster. Alopex DB is a Rust database that handles SQL and vector search in one query, so you can keep one database as your use case and your scale change.
An open-source database for teams that start with an embedded database and want to keep the same one as they scale.
- Current release
- v0.8.16
- Data Models
- SQL+Vector
Key points
- Choose how you use it: embedded, CLI, or an HTTP/gRPC server
- SQL, vector search, and KV in one engine
- Your data is one file. Copy it to hand it over
Challenge
Too many databases for too many needs
- A different product and connection method for every use
- Separate setup and operations
- A rebuild and data migration at every change of scale
Alopex DB in 30 seconds
One engine from embedded to distributed cluster. See it in motion.
SQL + Vector + KV = One Engine
One data file, from embedded to server to cluster.
- Embedded, CLI, or server: the same data file in every case
- No data conversion when changing database products
- SQL and vector search in the same transaction
- Data conversion
- None
- Data file
- One
Capabilities
From embedded to server and cluster
Choose how you use it as your scale changes, on the same data file.
Embedded
Embed it in a Rust or Python application and start with a single file.
- Rust: key-value transactions, commit, and rollback
- Python: a local database and vector operations
- Starts from a single file
CLI and server
Connect to the same data over the network with the CLI, the HTTP/gRPC server, and the Python remote client.
- Work with the same data over the CLI, HTTP, and gRPC
- A server with TLS, audit logs, and metrics
Cluster
Cluster state management and routing diagnostics, with Chirps carrying node-to-node communication.
- The same data and results in a cluster
- Node-to-node communication through the related product Chirps
Features
Key Features
Features designed for AI applications with hybrid SQL + vector queries.
Vector Search
Vector search with the VECTOR(N) type and HNSW or exact search, over the same data as your SQL.
Vector search in detailSQL & KV Search
UTC time, math, string, and regex functions, statistical aggregates, and byte-glob and byte-regex KV key search.
SQL and KV in detailChirps Cluster Messaging
The related product Chirps: the messaging layer for cluster node discovery, membership, and messaging.
Explore ChirpsEngine written in Rust
An engine written in Rust that provides ACID transactions and recovery after a crash.
Transactions and recovery in detailTech Stack
Technology Stack
A database engine built from the ground up in Rust.
Storage & Transactions
Single file, ACID
Vector
HNSW, exact search
Cluster
Chirps
Resources
Documentation and source code
The documentation and source code are public.
“Start from the problem you have today. You will see quickly what this product removes.”
Takamine Akari
Product guide
“Open the repository and read the design rationale and the tests yourself.”
Asmati Tatsumi
Technical explanation
Public Resources
The latest documents, code, and community links in one place.
GitHub Sponsors · Technical development
Support public OSS development from $3 a month
Alopex DB, jv-lang, GraphRAG, and more are built by one independent developer. Your support speeds up the next release. Higher-tier sponsors read design drafts and experiment notes before they are public.
OSS Support
$3 / monthThe easiest way to keep public OSS development going.
- Help accelerate updates and future public releases
- Provide steady support for the open-source ecosystem
- Use the public artifacts that are released
Early Access
$12 / monthRead experiments, design drafts, and technical notes across several projects before public release.
- See experiments, design drafts, internal notes, and prototypes early
- Receive reading material about technical progress
Enterprise-focused Early Access
$99 / monthFollow the design and validation of enterprise-focused enhancements before public release.
- Follow design and validation work for enterprise-focused enhancements
- Explore pre-release information about security and deployment
The GitHub Sponsors listing is the source of truth for current benefits, cadence, and eligibility. Sponsorship is not a purchase of technical consulting, custom implementation, a product license, an SLA, or commercial support.
Get Involved
Join the Development
Alopex DB is open source, built by asopi tech. Support its development on GitHub Sponsors from $3 a month, and your support speeds up the next release. Higher tiers get design drafts, experiments, and technical notes before public release.