# Replacing Kafka with... SQLite?

DevFeed: [Replacing Kafka with... SQLite?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/replacing-kafka-with-sqlite-6027.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://turso.tech/blog/replacing-kafka-with-sqlite>)

Author: Glauber Costa

Published: 2025-08-12T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Turso Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/turso-blog.md>)

Topics: [Kafka](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kafka.md>), [SQLite](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sqlite.md>), [Turso](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/turso.md>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [Scalability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/scalability.md>), [Streaming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/streaming.md>), [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/real-time.md>), [Back end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend.md>)

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## AI overview

This article describes how BÆRSkin Tactical Supply Co. replaced Kafka with a separate SQLite database for each partition, powered by Turso Cloud. The change eliminated lost events and reduced complexity while preserving an architecture designed to scale by adding partitions on demand.

## Source excerpt

How BAERSkin Tactical replaced Kafka with one SQLite database per partition on Turso Cloud, dropping lost events to zero and cutting costs by 60%.