Top 20 Database and Data Management SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play
We at 42matters have identified the 20 most popular Database and Data Management SDKs leveraged by Android apps available on the Android app market.
Data Management SDKs enable developers building mobile apps that require data processing, storage, or analysis to implement features such as data processing, data storage, data retrieval, data analysis, use of local or remote databases, and other such capabilities in their apps.
This list is based on our analysis of the millions of mobile applications – and the 2,300+ SDKs they use – that constitute the vast inventory of the Google Play Store. The accompanying data provides readers with a glimpse into the rich mobile application insights generated by the 42matters technology. This data is also available via our APIs, file dumps, Explorer, and SDK Explorer.
The intended purpose of this article is to assist app builders in their search for the perfect Database and Data Management SDK to leverage in their app, as well as to give SDK developers insight into their biggest competitors and potential customers. This data collected by our technology may also serve as a useful tool for folks researching the wider mobile app market.
The 20 most widely-integrated database and data management SDKs:
Android Sqlite
Check “Android Sqlite” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing database and data management SDKs, 66.34% have integrated Android Sqlite. This accounts for 62.05% of app downloads within the database and data management SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Android Sqlite.
Google Tag Manager
Check “Google Tag Manager” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing database and data management SDKs, 17.98% have integrated Google Tag Manager. This accounts for 17.33% of app downloads within the database and data management SDK category.
Google Tag Manager is an SDK that helps you manage all your website tags without editing code. Google Tag Manager delivers simple, reliable, easily integrated tag management solutions — for free.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Google Tag Manager.
Among all apps utilizing database and data management SDKs, 13.03% have integrated jsoup. This accounts for 8.96% of app downloads within the database and data management SDK category.
jsoup is a Java library SDK for working with real-world HTML. It provides a convenient API for fetching URLs and extracting and manipulating data, using the best of HTML5 DOM methods and CSS selectors.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use jsoup.
Nimbus JOSE + JWT
Check “Nimbus JOSE + JWT” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing database and data management SDKs, 9.46% have integrated Nimbus JOSE + JWT. This accounts for 5.58% of app downloads within the database and data management SDK category.
The Nimbus JOSE + JWT SDK is the most popular and robust Java library for JSON Web Tokens (JWT). It supports all standard signature (JWS) and encryption (JWE) algorithms, as well as secp256k1 used in Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Nimbus JOSE + JWT.
Google Drive
Check “Google Drive” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing database and data management SDKs, 8.75% have integrated Google Drive. This accounts for 26.80% of app downloads within the database and data management SDK category.
Google Drive SDK offers the Drive API that allows you to create mobile, web, and desktop apps that read, write, and sync files in Google Drive.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Google Drive.
Among all apps utilizing database and data management SDKs, 6.13% have integrated Moshi. This accounts for 11.73% of app downloads within the database and data management SDK category.
Moshi is a modern JSON library SDK for Android and Java. It makes it easy to parse JSON into Java object.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Moshi.
json-smart-v2
Check “json-smart-v2” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing database and data management SDKs, 4.99% have integrated json-smart-v2. This accounts for 1.82% of app downloads within the database and data management SDK category.
JSON-smart is a performance-focused, JSON processor library SDK. JSON-smart interfaces are almost the same as JSON-simple, so migration from JSON-simple to JSON-smart is very easy.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use json-smart-v2.
Realm by MongoDB
Check “Realm by MongoDB” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing database and data management SDKs, 4.01% have integrated Realm by MongoDB. This accounts for 1.94% of app downloads within the database and data management SDK category.
Realm is a mobile platform SDK and a replacement for SQLite and Core Data. It enables developers to build offline-first, reactive mobile experiences using simple data sync.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Realm by MongoDB.
Adobe XMP Toolkit
Check “Adobe XMP Toolkit” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing database and data management SDKs, 3.88% have integrated Adobe XMP Toolkit. This accounts for 1.01% of app downloads within the database and data management SDK category.
Adobe Experience Manager is a comprehensive content management SDK for building websites, mobile apps, and forms.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Adobe XMP Toolkit.
Cordova sqlite storage plugin
Check “Cordova sqlite storage plugin” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing database and data management SDKs, 3.55% have integrated Cordova sqlite storage plugin. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the database and data management SDK category.
Cordova sqlite storage plugin is a Cordova/PhoneGap plugin SDK to open and use sqlite databases on Android, iOS, and Windows with HTML5/Web SQL API.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Cordova sqlite storage plugin.
Android-sqlite-connector
Check “Android-sqlite-connector” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing database and data management SDKs, 3.32% have integrated Android-sqlite-connector. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the database and data management SDK category.
The Android-sqlite-connector SDK offers Java classes with abstract interface layers to provide a simple, easy-to-use Java interface for the Andriod-sqlite-native-driver library. It can be adapted for other Java environments.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Android-sqlite-connector.
SQLCipher for Android
Check “SQLCipher for Android” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing database and data management SDKs, 2.39% have integrated SQLCipher for Android. This accounts for 3.25% of app downloads within the database and data management SDK category.
SQLCipher for Android is an open source extension SDK for SQLite that provides transparent 256-bit AES encryption of database files.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use SQLCipher for Android.
Android Disk LRU Cache
Check “Android Disk LRU Cache” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing database and data management SDKs, 2.27% have integrated Android Disk LRU Cache. This accounts for 2.73% of app downloads within the database and data management SDK category.
Java implementation of a disk-based LRU cache which specifically targets Android compatibility. A cache SDK that uses a bounded amount of space on a filesystem.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Android Disk LRU Cache.
OrmLite
Check “OrmLite” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing database and data management SDKs, 1.61% have integrated OrmLite. This accounts for 1.58% of app downloads within the database and data management SDK category.
Object Relational Mapping Lite (ORM Lite) is an SDK that provides simple, lightweight functionality for persisting Java objects to SQL databases, while avoiding the complexity and overhead of more standard ORM packages.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use OrmLite.
Among all apps utilizing database and data management SDKs, 1.52% have integrated zip4j. This accounts for 3.29% of app downloads within the database and data management SDK category.
Zip4j is a java library SDK for zip files.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use zip4j.
Among all apps utilizing database and data management SDKs, 1.50% have integrated Kryo. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the database and data management SDK category.
The Kryo SDK is a fast and efficient binary object graph serialization framework for Java.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Kryo.
greenDAO
Check “greenDAO” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing database and data management SDKs, 1.26% have integrated greenDAO. This accounts for 3.64% of app downloads within the database and data management SDK category.
greenDAO is an open source Android ORM SDK that makes developing SQLite databases fun again. It relieves developers from dealing with low-level database requirements while saving development time.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use greenDAO.
Apollo GraphQL
Check “Apollo GraphQL” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing database and data management SDKs, 1.15% have integrated Apollo GraphQL. This accounts for 2.53% of app downloads within the database and data management SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Apollo GraphQL.
TensorFlow Lite
Check “TensorFlow Lite” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing database and data management SDKs, 1.15% have integrated TensorFlow Lite. This accounts for 8.45% of app downloads within the database and data management SDK category.
TensorFlow Lite is an open source deep learning framework for on-device inference. Use it to deploy machine learning models on mobile and IoT devices.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use TensorFlow Lite.
Android SQLiteAssetHelper
Check “Android SQLiteAssetHelper” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing database and data management SDKs, <1% have integrated Android SQLiteAssetHelper. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the database and data management SDK category.
Android SQLiteAssetHelper is an Android helper class SDK. It helps you manage database creation and version management using an application's raw asset files.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Android SQLiteAssetHelper.
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