FaunaDB Project Ends Operations but Transitions to Open Source Technology Release

The team behind the serverless database FaunaDB, which integrates relational capabilities with document handling options, **announced** its closure in May due to funding challenges. In an effort to continue developing the project with the assistance of the Open Source community, FaunaDB **plans** to release the source code of its core technology, including the FQL query language.

In 2020, the startup FaunaDB secured $27 million in venture capital and claimed that 25,000 users around the globe were utilizing its serverless database as a service.

In mid-March, FaunaDB declared that it would cease offering its commercial services. The company indicated that the current system stores data in JSON documents while supporting relational features.

«The widespread adoption of a new operational database that functions as a global service necessitates significant capital investment. Under the current market conditions, our board of directors and investors have determined that it has become impossible to independently secure the capital needed to achieve this objective. While we will stop onboarding new clients, existing Fauna customers will not experience immediate changes. We will gradually transition clients away from Fauna and aim to ensure a smooth process over the next few months,» stated the leadership team of FaunaDB.