What Tableland does

Tableland is a permissionless, decentralized cloud database built on SQLite and anchored to EVM-compatible blockchains, targeting web3 developers who need relational data management with on-chain access control. The company was founded in Q4 2021 originally as Textile, rebranded to Tableland, and is headquartered in Mill Valley, California with a headcount of 11-50. It enables SQL reads and writes from frontends, backends, and smart contracts, with each table represented as an EVM smart contract that governs row- and column-level permissions via INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, GRANT, and JOIN operations.

The platform's technology stack combines a SQLite execution layer with a custom SQL parser enforcing the Tableland SQL Specification, a Go-based validator node (go-tableland), a REST API Gateway, and per-chain SDKs in JavaScript and Go. It supports multi-chain deployment across Ethereum, Optimism, Arbitrum, Arbitrum Nova, Polygon, Filecoin (FVM), and Base, with zkEVMs listed as coming soon. The product surface extends beyond the core protocol to include Tableland Studio (a self-serve web UI), the Tableland CLI, Local Tableland (a dev sandbox), the Tableland Validator and Gateway API, Tableland Basin (a data storage layer), the Rigs NFT collection (granting namespace ownership), and The Garage (Rigs management). Node-provider integrations with Alchemy, QuickNode, and Glif.io lower integration friction for developers.

Tableland's revenue model is usage-based: SQL write operations settle as on-chain transactions in which users pay host-chain gas, while reads via the REST API are free. The protocol is currently in open beta with no published production pricing, and the company has not disclosed any ARR, revenue, or paying-customer figures. Distribution is developer-first and community-led, anchored on open-source GitHub repositories, Discord, Twitter/X, Mirror, and a Grants program that incentivizes builder adoption. Tableland raised an $8 million Series A in April 2023 led by CoinFund, with participation from Betaworks, BlueYard Capital, A.Capital Ventures, Multicoin Capital, and Protocol Labs; no subsequent financing has been disclosed.

Name

Tableland

Legal name

Tableland (full registered legal name with corporate suffix not explicitly disclosed in source data)

Website

https://tableland.xyz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tableland is a decentralized cloud database built on SQLite and EVM smart contracts, enabling web3 developers to run permissioned SQL reads and writes across Ethereum, Optimism, Arbitrum, Polygon, Filecoin, and Base. It monetizes via gas on SQL writes and distributes through open-source tooling, SDKs, and community grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Decentralized Database Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) Platforms (HDAEAAAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Sharing, Data Exchange & Data Marketplace Platforms (HDAEABAH), Data Sharing & Data Marketplace Governance (HDAEADAK)

Keywords

• Decentralized database
• Web3 data infrastructure
• SQL on blockchain
• Multi-chain database
• On-chain data storage

Headquarters

HQ city

Mill Valley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. On-chain transaction (gas) fees for SQL writes: Each SQL write operation (INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE) is executed on-chain as a transaction; users pay gas in the host chain's native token. The protocol itself is currently in open beta with no production pricing — i.e., revenue is tied to network usage of write transactions, not subscription or license fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Core offering

Tableland is a permissionless, open-source decentralized cloud database built on SQLite that lets web3 developers create, read, and write tamperproof relational tables directly from smart contracts, frontends, and backends on EVM-compatible blockchains. Each table is anchored as an EVM smart contract enforcing fine-grained row- and column-level write access control, with the same SQL semantics deployed across Ethereum, Optimism, Arbitrum, Arbitrum Nova, Polygon, Filecoin, and Base.

Product overview

Tableland offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on the Tableland Protocol, a decentralized cloud database that enables relational data management on EVM-compatible blockchain networks. The core protocol is complemented by Tableland Studio (a web-based interface for creating and managing tables), Tableland Rigs (an NFT collection providing table namespace ownership), the Tableland Validator (node software for running network infrastructure), the Tableland SDK (JavaScript and Go libraries for application development), the Tableland CLI (command-line tool for table operations), Tableland Basin (data storage layer), Local Tableland (local development sandbox), The Garage (Rigs NFT management web app), and the Gateway API (REST API for validator interaction). Together, these products enable developers to build multi-chain decentralized applications with SQL-based data capabilities and fine-grained access control.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tableland Studio: Studio product offering under the Tableland brand.
• Tableland Rigs
• Tableland Basin
• TABLE NFT

Products and services

• Tableland Protocol A decentralized cloud database protocol that enables relational data management on EVM-compatible blockchain networks, with SQL query support and fine-grained access control via on-chain smart contracts. Targeted at web3 developers building decentralized applications.
• Tableland Studio A web-based interface for creating, managing, and querying Tableland tables without writing code, enabling developers to adopt the protocol in a self-serve manner.
• Tableland Rigs An NFT collection that provides table namespace ownership, allowing holders to create and manage Tableland tables with custom names tied to their Rigs.
• Tableland Validator Open-source node software for running Tableland network infrastructure, including the SQLite-backed validator and Gateway API for table operations. Targeted at validator operators and infrastructure providers.
• Tableland SDK Software development kits in JavaScript and Go for building applications that interact with Tableland tables, used by web3 application developers.
• Tableland CLI A command-line interface for creating, querying, and managing Tableland tables, used by web3 developers.
• Tableland Basin A data storage layer for Tableland tables, providing additional storage capabilities beyond the on-chain registry. Targeted at developers needing richer or off-chain data storage paired with Tableland tables.
• Local Tableland A sandboxed local environment for developing and testing Tableland applications without connecting to a live network, used by developers during the build cycle.
• The Garage

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ceramic Network: Decentralized data streaming network for composable Web3 data; competes most directly with Tableland for on-chain/off-chain hybrid data layer use cases across EVM and other ecosystems.
• Kwil: Decentralized SQL database for Web3 that also targets relational, permissioned data on-chain; closest architectural analog to Tableland's SQLite + access-control approach.
• Space and Time: Web3-native data warehouse combining SQL with ZK proofs; targets similar developer use cases (DeFi analytics, on-chain + off-chain joins) and competes for the same enterprise and DeFi design-partner pool.

Broad incumbents

• The Graph: Indexing and querying protocol for blockchain data with a mature developer ecosystem and tokenized subgraph model; overlaps with Tableland on the data-querying layer of decentralized apps.
• Arweave: Permanent decentralized storage network often used as a data layer for NFTs and dApps; competes with Tableland on decentralized data persistence, though Tableland adds relational querying on top.
• Filecoin: Decentralized storage network with growing on-chain compute via FVM; Tableland already integrates with Filecoin and competes for the same data-infrastructure narrative in the modular web3 stack.
• IPFS: Protocol Labs-developed peer-to-peer storage protocol; Tableland's existing relationship with Protocol Labs (investor) places IPFS as both partner and adjacent infrastructure peer.

Emerging players

• Subsquid: Decentralized data lake and GraphQL API for indexing blockchain data; targets the same developer segment with a more analytics-focused, non-SQL pipeline approach.
• WeaveDB: NoSQL-style decentralized database on Arweave with smart-contract access control; competes in the same 'on-chain database' niche with a lighter-weight, document-oriented model.
• Chainbase: Web3 data infrastructure platform offering indexed, queryable blockchain datasets; competes for the developer mindshare that Tableland targets with its SQL-native, multi-chain positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tableland_
• GitHubgithub.com/tablelandnetwork
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/TablelandNetwork

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors6 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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