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I suppose it's a bit more suitable to networked services than sqlite is, since it's natively a web api, and sqlite is natively a local-only solution.

...but, I started writing about clustering and the network API, but, I can't really articulate why those are actually superior in any meaningful way to simply using sqlite, and given the irritation I've had in maintaining them in production in the past...

I guess you're probably right. If I had to pick, I'd probably use sqlite.