Section vs Turso
SectionEdge Computing Platforms
Pay-as-you-goPublished price
TursoDatabase as a Service
Section Edge Computing Platforms Edge compute platform for developers. | Turso Database as a Service Databases everywhere. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Edge Computing Platforms | Database as a Service |
| What it is | Section provides an edge computing platform that enables developers to deploy containers and applications across a distributed network of edge locations for low-latency performance. | Turso is a serverless, edge-distributed SQL database built on libSQL (a SQLite fork) that replicates data globally for low-latency reads, supporting database-per-tenant architectures at scale. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | Pay-as-you-go Section (section.io) was acquired by Webscale in 2023 and no longer operates as an independent edge/CDN provider; its technology is folded into Webscale CloudFlow. No standalone p… | Starter (Free): 5GB storage, 100 databases, 500M row reads Developer: $4.99/month - Unlimited databases, 9GB storage Scaler: $24.92/month - 24GB storage, 2,500 active databases En… |
| Pricing model | Not available | Tiered plans |
| Free options | No free plan · No free trial | Free plan · Free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2012 | 2022 |
| Team size | 51-200 employees | 11-50 employees |
| Headquarters | Boulder, Colorado | San Francisco, California |
| Featured clients | NBC Universal, The Wall Street Journal, Carsales | Netlify, Clerk, Drizzle |