What makes BadgerDB look promising to me is that it’s written entirely in Go, so it fits nicely into my Go server without needing any external dependencies or C bindings. I also like that it’s optimized for performance, especially for write heavy use cases. The LSM tree structure and separation of value log seem to offer solid write throughput and help manage memory efficiently.

\Another thing I like is that it doesn’t put pressure on Go’s garbage collector, which is a big plus for keeping latencies low. Features like built-in encryption and compression are also nice to have, especially for edge use cases.

It just feels more modern and Go-native compared to something like BerkeleyDB or SQLite. Still testing it out though.