I am currently looking into javascript based libraries that will allow me to do in-browser queries, similar to how a server-side application would query a NoSQL database.
In order to pick the most appropriate database for my project, I first search for available solutions online. Then, I build a comparison table like the one below in order to determine the most popular database and its current health.
| Repository | Watch | Stars | Forks | Last commit | Open issues | Open PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pouchdb/pouchdb | 245 | 5730 | 630 | 2016-02-12T17:23:21Z | 128 | 8 |
| google/lovefield | 173 | 4143 | 195 | 2016-02-11T05:59:09Z | 17 | 1 |
| louischatriot/nedb | 167 | 3680 | 237 | 2016-02-11T11:23:44Z | 19 | 8 |
| typicode/lowdb | 87 | 2833 | 96 | 2016-02-09T21:16:31Z | 9 | 3 |
| techfort/LokiJS | 102 | 1800 | 167 | 2016-02-08T19:18:40Z | 64 | 0 |
| coresmart/persistencejs | 89 | 1586 | 226 | 2015-09-08T18:47:06Z | 66 | 14 |
| typicaljoe/taffydb | 100 | 1309 | 215 | 2016-01-07T22:21:06Z | 57 | 16 |
| agershun/alasql | 60 | 927 | 107 | 2016-02-09T15:35:07Z | 250 | 0 |
| Irrelon/ForerunnerDB | 25 | 439 | 33 | 2016-02-12T16:20:29Z | 17 | 0 |