Companies may use applications, but they are not aware of the SQL engines that drive their data storage and information. Although it had become a standard with the ANSI in 1986, SQL features and functionalities are not 100% portable among different SQL systems. They also require code changes to be useful. These standards are always up for revision to ensure that ANSI is maintained.

There are many industrial and commercial databases, such as Oracle, SQL Server, or DB2, but none of them are as flexible, light, or open source as SQLite. Although smartphones are getting more powerful, you cannot compare them to the processing power of a modern desktop or laptop. SQLite, as its names suggests, is an SQL in a light environment, which is also flexible and versatile. So, at present, the best, light, fully functional, and customized database for mobile, is SQLite.

SQLite cannot be compared to enterprise database engines, such as SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL. These enterprise database systems provide a centralized and controlled position, whereas SQLite provides local storage on a mobile device. SQLite is effectively based on the economy of size and reliability. It is simple to use, small, robust, and does not compete with these enterprise databases.

SQLite works well with "Internet of Things" as well, because of the no-need-for-human input or administration feature. So, for applications that deal with drones, medical equipment, robots, and sensors, SQL makes an ideal candidate for usage on a variety of mobile applications.