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SQLite compatibility

Bring existing SQLite applications to AthenaDB as an Early Access migration path — then gain encryption at rest and hybrid AI-native retrieval on top of the SQL you already use.

In progress

Native SQL engine

AthenaDB has its own SQL parser and executor — not a wrapper around another database. SQL runs directly on the encrypted engine.

SQLite-compatible C API

A sqlite3-compatible C API plus a platform shim so many existing apps can migrate with minimal or no code changes. Validate your workload during Early Access.

Compatibility CLI

athenadb-sqlite3 mirrors the sqlite3 command-line shell so scripts and tooling can move over incrementally.

A migration path, not a rewrite

Move off SQLite and gain encryption at rest and AI-native retrieval — keeping your existing SQL surface and application code where compatibility covers it.

Try the drop-in shell

# Same commands you know from sqlite3:
athenadb-sqlite3 ./app.db ".tables"
athenadb-sqlite3 ./app.db "SELECT count(*) FROM events;"

SQLite compatibility is available in supported builds.

Migration guide