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All clients implement the same QUIC + TLS protocol; higher-level conveniences differ by language.</p> <h3 id="client-status-matrix" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> <span>Client Status Matrix</span> <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="client-status-matrix" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Client Status Matrix"> <i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-share-nodes" aria-hidden="true" style="font-size: 0.8em;"></i> <span class="visually-hidden">Share link</span> </button> </h3><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Client</th> <th>Package</th> <th>Current Version</th> <th>Maturity</th> <th>Best For</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>Go</strong></td> <td><code>geodedb.com/geode</code></td> <td>module (rolling)</td> <td>Production</td> <td>Server-side Go apps, database/sql integration</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Python</strong></td> <td><code>geode-client</code></td> <td>0.3.19</td> <td>Beta</td> <td>Async services, data tooling</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Rust</strong></td> <td><code>geode-client</code></td> <td>0.1.1-alpha.8</td> <td>Alpha</td> <td>Performance-critical backends</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Node.js</strong></td> <td><code>@geodedb/client</code></td> <td>1.0.0-alpha.15</td> <td>Beta</td> <td>TypeScript services, APIs</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Zig</strong></td> <td><code>geode_client_zig</code></td> <td>0.1.0</td> <td>Alpha</td> <td>Native integrations, low-level control</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="feature-comparison" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> <span>Feature Comparison</span> <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="feature-comparison" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Feature Comparison"> <i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-share-nodes" aria-hidden="true" style="font-size: 0.8em;"></i> <span class="visually-hidden">Share link</span> </button> </h3><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Feature</th> <th>Go</th> <th>Python</th> <th>Rust</th> <th>Node.js</th> <th>Zig</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>QUIC + TLS 1.3</td> <td>✅</td> <td>✅</td> <td>✅</td> <td>✅</td> <td>✅</td> </tr> <tr> <td>gRPC transport</td> <td>❌</td> <td>✅</td> <td>❌</td> <td>❌</td> <td>❌</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Connection pooling</td> <td>✅ (database/sql)</td> <td>✅</td> <td>✅ (basic)</td> <td>✅</td> <td>⚠️ (build your own)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Prepared statements</td> <td>✅</td> <td>✅ (client-side)</td> <td>✅ (client-side)</td> <td>✅</td> <td>⚠️ (manual)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Query builder</td> <td>❌</td> <td>✅</td> <td>✅</td> <td>✅</td> <td>⚠️ (internal modules)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Transactions</td> <td>✅</td> <td>✅</td> <td>✅</td> <td>✅</td> <td>✅ (protocol primitives)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Savepoints</td> <td>✅ (via GQL)</td> <td>✅</td> <td>✅</td> <td>✅</td> <td>⚠️ (manual)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>DSN parsing</td> <td>✅</td> <td>✅ (URL helper)</td> <td>✅</td> <td>✅</td> <td>⚠️ (internal modules)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Auth helpers</td> <td>❌</td> <td>✅</td> <td>❌</td> <td>✅</td> <td>⚠️ (internal modules)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="quick-recommendations" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> <span>Quick Recommendations</span> <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="quick-recommendations" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Quick Recommendations"> <i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-share-nodes" aria-hidden="true" style="font-size: 0.8em;"></i> <span class="visually-hidden">Share link</span> </button> </h3><ul> <li><strong>Production Go</strong>: Choose the Go client for database/sql integration and mature tooling.</li> <li><strong>Async Python</strong>: Choose Python for asyncio apps and query builder helpers.</li> <li><strong>High-performance Rust</strong>: Choose Rust for low-latency services with typed values.</li> <li><strong>TypeScript services</strong>: Choose Node.js for strong typing and pooling.</li> <li><strong>Native Zig</strong>: Choose Zig when you want direct protocol control.</li> </ul> <h3 id="links" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> <span>Links</span> <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="links" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Links"> <i class="fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-share-nodes" aria-hidden="true" style="font-size: 0.8em;"></i> <span class="visually-hidden">Share link</span> </button> </h3><ul> <li><a href="/docs/client-libraries/go-client/" >Go Client Documentation</a> </li> <li><a href="/docs/client-libraries/python-client/" >Python Client Documentation</a> </li> <li><a href="/docs/client-libraries/rust-client/" >Rust Client Documentation</a> </li> <li><a href="/docs/client-libraries/nodejs-client/" >Node.js Client Documentation</a> </li> <li><a href="/docs/client-libraries/zig-client/" >Zig Client Documentation</a> </li> </ul>