# Cohesivity vs Turso

Turso: “The database for the age of AI agents.”

Turso is a bet on SQLite. Tiny, embeddable databases you can put at the edge, on the device, or spin up by the million, one per user or per agent if you want. For apps where the data is small, local, and everywhere, that model is a genuinely good fit, and Turso leans hard into the agent framing. You sign up to provision.

Cohesivity is a different database and a different scope. Its coding agent provisions managed Postgres, a relational database, along with storage, auth, hosting, and AI, over one HTTP API, with no account. The project runs for 72 hours, then you claim it. So there are two real differences here. SQLite versus Postgres, which is a technical tradeoff rather than a winner, and a database you sign up for versus a whole backend the agent provisions with none.

side by side

## Cohesivity and Turso, on the points that differ

__Comparison of Cohesivity and Turso__
|                | Cohesivity                                                           | Turso                                                |
| -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| the database   | Managed Postgres, relational, reached over HTTP.                     | SQLite, embeddable and edge-first, with device sync. |
| scope          | A whole backend: database, storage, auth, hosting, AI, from one API. | A database platform, focused on SQLite at scale.     |
| signup         | None. The agent provisions the project, then you claim it.           | Create a Turso account to provision databases.       |
| who sets it up | Your coding agent, over one HTTP API.                                | You, via the Turso dashboard and CLI.                |
| billing        | Free $0, Plus $20, Pro $100, one shared balance.                     | A free tier, then usage-based paid plans.            |

where Cohesivity fits

- A whole backend, not just a database. Turso gives you SQLite. Cohesivity's agent provisions a database plus storage, auth, hosting and AI from the same call.
- No account to provision. The agent stands up the backend with no signup, and you claim the project when it works. Turso still asks you to sign up first.
- Postgres by default. If your app wants a relational database with SQL and joins rather than embedded SQLite, that is what Cohesivity provisions.

when Turso is the better call

Pick Turso if SQLite is what you want. Embedded, edge, offline, on-device, or a database per user, are exactly the shapes it is built for, and Postgres is the wrong tool for some of them.

Pick Turso if you want many small databases rather than one shared one. Its architecture is designed for spinning up databases cheaply at scale, which a single managed Postgres is not.

The core of this is SQLite versus Postgres and database versus backend. If your data is small and local and you want the SQLite model, Turso is built for it, and Cohesivity is not trying to be a SQLite platform.

questions

### Is Cohesivity a Turso alternative?

For the case where you want a whole backend provisioned by an agent with no signup, and a relational Postgres database rather than SQLite, yes. Turso is an edge SQLite database platform you sign up for; Cohesivity provisions Postgres plus storage, auth, hosting and AI over one API and you claim the project later.

### Does Cohesivity use SQLite like Turso?

New Cohesivity projects use managed Postgres, which is relational. Turso is built on SQLite. Which fits depends on your app: SQLite is great for small, embedded, or edge data, while Postgres fits relational workloads.

### Do I need to sign up like Turso requires?

No. A Cohesivity project runs 72 hours with no account and no card, then you claim it. Turso requires an account to provision databases.

### Can my agent provision the database and the rest of the backend together?

Yes. The agent provisions the database, storage, auth and hosting with HTTP calls in one build, with no dashboard step.

related comparisons

Turso details verified 2026-07-22 from turso.tech. Cohesivity details from its own docs. Features and pricing change, so check current terms with each provider.

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