diff --git a/meilidb-data/Cargo.toml b/meilidb-data/Cargo.toml
index 03e6f0074..8c6fe5845 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/Cargo.toml
+++ b/meilidb-data/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ordered-float = { version = "1.0.2", features = ["serde"] }
 sdset = "0.3.2"
 serde = { version = "1.0.91", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = { version = "1.0.39", features = ["preserve_order"] }
-sled = "0.23.0"
+rocksdb = "0.12.2"
 toml = { version = "0.5.0", features = ["preserve_order"] }
 zerocopy = "0.2.2"
 
@@ -28,9 +28,5 @@ rev = "40b3d48"
 git = "https://github.com/Kerollmops/fst.git"
 branch = "arc-byte-slice"
 
-[features]
-default = []
-compression = ["sled/compression"]
-
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile = "3.0.7"
diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/database/custom_settings.rs b/meilidb-data/src/database/custom_settings.rs
index 565151aaa..b9227d0bb 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/database/custom_settings.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/database/custom_settings.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct CustomSettings(pub Arc<sled::Tree>);
+pub struct CustomSettings(pub Arc<rocksdb::DB>, pub String);
 
 impl Deref for CustomSettings {
-    type Target = sled::Tree;
+    type Target = rocksdb::DB;
 
-    fn deref(&self) -> &sled::Tree {
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
         &self.0
     }
 }
diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/database/docs_words_index.rs b/meilidb-data/src/database/docs_words_index.rs
index 6b7de15a2..38430a9d1 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/database/docs_words_index.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/database/docs_words_index.rs
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@ use meilidb_core::DocumentId;
 use super::Error;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct DocsWordsIndex(pub Arc<sled::Tree>);
+pub struct DocsWordsIndex(pub Arc<rocksdb::DB>, pub String);
 
 impl DocsWordsIndex {
     pub fn doc_words(&self, id: DocumentId) -> Result<Option<fst::Set>, Error> {
         let key = id.0.to_be_bytes();
-        match self.0.get(key)? {
+        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
+        match self.0.get_pinned_cf(cf, key)? {
             Some(bytes) => {
                 let len = bytes.len();
-                let value = bytes.into();
+                let value = Arc::from(bytes.as_ref());
                 let fst = fst::raw::Fst::from_shared_bytes(value, 0, len)?;
                 Ok(Some(fst::Set::from(fst)))
             },
@@ -21,13 +22,15 @@ impl DocsWordsIndex {
 
     pub fn set_doc_words(&self, id: DocumentId, words: &fst::Set) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let key = id.0.to_be_bytes();
-        self.0.set(key, words.as_fst().as_bytes())?;
+        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
+        self.0.put_cf(cf, key, words.as_fst().as_bytes())?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn del_doc_words(&self, id: DocumentId) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let key = id.0.to_be_bytes();
-        self.0.del(key)?;
+        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
+        self.0.delete_cf(cf, key)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/database/documents_index.rs b/meilidb-data/src/database/documents_index.rs
index 5fd276bb3..1326a480d 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/database/documents_index.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/database/documents_index.rs
@@ -2,69 +2,77 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::convert::TryInto;
 
 use meilidb_core::DocumentId;
-use sled::IVec;
+use rocksdb::DBVector;
 
 use crate::document_attr_key::DocumentAttrKey;
 use crate::schema::SchemaAttr;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct DocumentsIndex(pub Arc<sled::Tree>);
+pub struct DocumentsIndex(pub Arc<rocksdb::DB>, pub String);
 
 impl DocumentsIndex {
-    pub fn document_field(&self, id: DocumentId, attr: SchemaAttr) -> sled::Result<Option<IVec>> {
+    pub fn document_field(&self, id: DocumentId, attr: SchemaAttr) -> Result<Option<DBVector>, rocksdb::Error> {
         let key = DocumentAttrKey::new(id, attr).to_be_bytes();
-        self.0.get(key)
+        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
+        self.0.get_cf(cf, key)
     }
 
-    pub fn set_document_field(&self, id: DocumentId, attr: SchemaAttr, value: Vec<u8>) -> sled::Result<()> {
+    pub fn set_document_field(&self, id: DocumentId, attr: SchemaAttr, value: Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), rocksdb::Error> {
         let key = DocumentAttrKey::new(id, attr).to_be_bytes();
-        self.0.set(key, value)?;
+        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
+        self.0.put_cf(cf, key, value)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn del_document_field(&self, id: DocumentId, attr: SchemaAttr) -> sled::Result<()> {
+    pub fn del_document_field(&self, id: DocumentId, attr: SchemaAttr) -> Result<(), rocksdb::Error> {
         let key = DocumentAttrKey::new(id, attr).to_be_bytes();
-        self.0.del(key)?;
+        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
+        self.0.delete_cf(cf, key)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn del_all_document_fields(&self, id: DocumentId) -> sled::Result<()> {
+    pub fn del_all_document_fields(&self, id: DocumentId) -> Result<(), rocksdb::Error> {
         let start = DocumentAttrKey::new(id, SchemaAttr::min()).to_be_bytes();
         let end = DocumentAttrKey::new(id, SchemaAttr::max()).to_be_bytes();
-        let document_attrs = self.0.range(start..=end).keys();
 
-        for key in document_attrs {
-            self.0.del(key?)?;
-        }
+        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
+        let mut batch = rocksdb::WriteBatch::default();
+        batch.delete_range_cf(cf, start, end)?;
+        self.0.write(batch)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn document_fields(&self, id: DocumentId) -> DocumentFieldsIter {
-        let start = DocumentAttrKey::new(id, SchemaAttr::min());
-        let start = start.to_be_bytes();
+        let start = DocumentAttrKey::new(id, SchemaAttr::min()).to_be_bytes();
+        let end = DocumentAttrKey::new(id, SchemaAttr::max()).to_be_bytes();
 
-        let end = DocumentAttrKey::new(id, SchemaAttr::max());
-        let end = end.to_be_bytes();
+        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
+        let from = rocksdb::IteratorMode::From(&start[..], rocksdb::Direction::Forward);
+        let iter = self.0.iterator_cf(cf, from).unwrap();
 
-        DocumentFieldsIter(self.0.range(start..=end))
+        DocumentFieldsIter(iter, end.to_vec())
     }
 }
 
-pub struct DocumentFieldsIter<'a>(sled::Iter<'a>);
+pub struct DocumentFieldsIter<'a>(rocksdb::DBIterator<'a>, Vec<u8>);
 
 impl<'a> Iterator for DocumentFieldsIter<'a> {
-    type Item = sled::Result<(SchemaAttr, IVec)>;
+    type Item = Result<(SchemaAttr, Box<[u8]>), rocksdb::Error>;
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
         match self.0.next() {
-            Some(Ok((key, value))) => {
+            Some((key, value)) => {
+
+                if key.as_ref() > self.1.as_ref() {
+                    return None;
+                }
+
                 let slice: &[u8] = key.as_ref();
                 let array = slice.try_into().unwrap();
                 let key = DocumentAttrKey::from_be_bytes(array);
                 Some(Ok((key.attribute, value)))
             },
-            Some(Err(e)) => Some(Err(e)),
             None => None,
         }
     }
diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/database/error.rs b/meilidb-data/src/database/error.rs
index 3e1b48235..99b90e056 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/database/error.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/database/error.rs
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ pub enum Error {
     SchemaMissing,
     WordIndexMissing,
     MissingDocumentId,
-    SledError(sled::Error),
+    RocksdbError(rocksdb::Error),
     FstError(fst::Error),
     BincodeError(bincode::Error),
     SerializerError(SerializerError),
 }
 
-impl From<sled::Error> for Error {
-    fn from(error: sled::Error) -> Error {
-        Error::SledError(error)
+impl From<rocksdb::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(error: rocksdb::Error) -> Error {
+        Error::RocksdbError(error)
     }
 }
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Error {
             SchemaMissing => write!(f, "this index does not have a schema"),
             WordIndexMissing => write!(f, "this index does not have a word index"),
             MissingDocumentId => write!(f, "document id is missing"),
-            SledError(e) => write!(f, "sled error; {}", e),
+            RocksdbError(e) => write!(f, "RocksDB error; {}", e),
             FstError(e) => write!(f, "fst error; {}", e),
             BincodeError(e) => write!(f, "bincode error; {}", e),
             SerializerError(e) => write!(f, "serializer error; {}", e),
diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/database/main_index.rs b/meilidb-data/src/database/main_index.rs
index b1d8edc81..251dd78e7 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/database/main_index.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/database/main_index.rs
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ use crate::schema::Schema;
 use super::Error;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct MainIndex(pub Arc<sled::Tree>);
+pub struct MainIndex(pub Arc<rocksdb::DB>, pub String);
 
 impl MainIndex {
     pub fn schema(&self) -> Result<Option<Schema>, Error> {
-        match self.0.get("schema")? {
+        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
+        match self.0.get_cf(cf, "schema")? {
             Some(bytes) => {
                 let schema = Schema::read_from_bin(bytes.as_ref())?;
                 Ok(Some(schema))
@@ -22,15 +23,17 @@ impl MainIndex {
     pub fn set_schema(&self, schema: &Schema) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let mut bytes = Vec::new();
         schema.write_to_bin(&mut bytes)?;
-        self.0.set("schema", bytes)?;
+        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
+        self.0.put_cf(cf, "schema", bytes)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn words_set(&self) -> Result<Option<fst::Set>, Error> {
-        match self.0.get("words")? {
+        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
+        match self.0.get_pinned_cf(cf, "words")? {
             Some(bytes) => {
                 let len = bytes.len();
-                let value = bytes.into();
+                let value = Arc::from(bytes.as_ref());
                 let fst = fst::raw::Fst::from_shared_bytes(value, 0, len)?;
                 Ok(Some(fst::Set::from(fst)))
             },
@@ -39,12 +42,14 @@ impl MainIndex {
     }
 
     pub fn set_words_set(&self, value: &fst::Set) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.0.set("words", value.as_fst().as_bytes())?;
+        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
+        self.0.put_cf(cf, "words", value.as_fst().as_bytes())?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn ranked_map(&self) -> Result<Option<RankedMap>, Error> {
-        match self.0.get("ranked-map")? {
+        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
+        match self.0.get_cf(cf, "ranked-map")? {
             Some(bytes) => {
                 let ranked_map = RankedMap::read_from_bin(bytes.as_ref())?;
                 Ok(Some(ranked_map))
@@ -56,7 +61,8 @@ impl MainIndex {
     pub fn set_ranked_map(&self, value: &RankedMap) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let mut bytes = Vec::new();
         value.write_to_bin(&mut bytes)?;
-        self.0.set("ranked_map", bytes)?;
+        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
+        self.0.put_cf(cf, "ranked_map", bytes)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/database/mod.rs b/meilidb-data/src/database/mod.rs
index 9e14f8168..0231a6d2f 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/database/mod.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/database/mod.rs
@@ -31,26 +31,24 @@ use self::words_index::WordsIndex;
 
 pub struct Database {
     cache: RwLock<HashMap<String, Arc<Index>>>,
-    inner: sled::Db,
+    inner: Arc<rocksdb::DB>,
 }
 
 impl Database {
     pub fn start_default<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Database, Error> {
+        let path = path.as_ref();
         let cache = RwLock::new(HashMap::new());
-        let config = sled::ConfigBuilder::new().path(path).print_profile_on_drop(true).build();
-        let inner = sled::Db::start(config)?;
-        Ok(Database { cache, inner })
-    }
 
-    pub fn start_with_compression<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P, factor: i32) -> Result<Database, Error> {
-        let config = sled::ConfigBuilder::default()
-            .use_compression(true)
-            .compression_factor(factor)
-            .path(path)
-            .build();
+        let inner = {
+            let options = {
+                let mut options = rocksdb::Options::default();
+                options.create_if_missing(true);
+                options
+            };
+            let cfs = rocksdb::DB::list_cf(&options, path).unwrap_or(Vec::new());
+            Arc::new(rocksdb::DB::open_cf(&options, path, cfs)?)
+        };
 
-        let cache = RwLock::new(HashMap::new());
-        let inner = sled::Db::start(config)?;
         Ok(Database { cache, inner })
     }
 
@@ -66,7 +64,7 @@ impl Database {
 
     fn set_indexes(&self, value: &HashSet<String>) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let bytes = bincode::serialize(value)?;
-        self.inner.set("indexes", bytes)?;
+        self.inner.put("indexes", bytes)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -89,32 +87,32 @@ impl Database {
                 }
 
                 let main = {
-                    let tree = self.inner.open_tree(name)?;
-                    MainIndex(tree)
+                    self.inner.cf_handle(name).expect("cf not found");
+                    MainIndex(self.inner.clone(), name.to_owned())
                 };
 
                 let words = {
-                    let tree_name = format!("{}-words", name);
-                    let tree = self.inner.open_tree(tree_name)?;
-                    WordsIndex(tree)
+                    let cf_name = format!("{}-words", name);
+                    self.inner.cf_handle(&cf_name).expect("cf not found");
+                    WordsIndex(self.inner.clone(), cf_name)
                 };
 
                 let docs_words = {
-                    let tree_name = format!("{}-docs-words", name);
-                    let tree = self.inner.open_tree(tree_name)?;
-                    DocsWordsIndex(tree)
+                    let cf_name = format!("{}-docs-words", name);
+                    self.inner.cf_handle(&cf_name).expect("cf not found");
+                    DocsWordsIndex(self.inner.clone(), cf_name)
                 };
 
                 let documents = {
-                    let tree_name = format!("{}-documents", name);
-                    let tree = self.inner.open_tree(tree_name)?;
-                    DocumentsIndex(tree)
+                    let cf_name = format!("{}-documents", name);
+                    self.inner.cf_handle(&cf_name).expect("cf not found");
+                    DocumentsIndex(self.inner.clone(), cf_name)
                 };
 
                 let custom = {
-                    let tree_name = format!("{}-custom", name);
-                    let tree = self.inner.open_tree(tree_name)?;
-                    CustomSettings(tree)
+                    let cf_name = format!("{}-custom", name);
+                    self.inner.cf_handle(&cf_name).expect("cf not found");
+                    CustomSettings(self.inner.clone(), cf_name)
                 };
 
                 let raw_index = RawIndex { main, words, docs_words, documents, custom };
@@ -136,8 +134,8 @@ impl Database {
             },
             Entry::Vacant(vacant) => {
                 let main = {
-                    let tree = self.inner.open_tree(name)?;
-                    MainIndex(tree)
+                    self.inner.create_cf(name, &rocksdb::Options::default())?;
+                    MainIndex(self.inner.clone(), name.to_owned())
                 };
 
                 if let Some(prev_schema) = main.schema()? {
@@ -149,27 +147,27 @@ impl Database {
                 main.set_schema(&schema)?;
 
                 let words = {
-                    let tree_name = format!("{}-words", name);
-                    let tree = self.inner.open_tree(tree_name)?;
-                    WordsIndex(tree)
+                    let cf_name = format!("{}-words", name);
+                    self.inner.create_cf(&cf_name, &rocksdb::Options::default())?;
+                    WordsIndex(self.inner.clone(), cf_name)
                 };
 
                 let docs_words = {
-                    let tree_name = format!("{}-docs-words", name);
-                    let tree = self.inner.open_tree(tree_name)?;
-                    DocsWordsIndex(tree)
+                    let cf_name = format!("{}-docs-words", name);
+                    self.inner.create_cf(&cf_name, &rocksdb::Options::default())?;
+                    DocsWordsIndex(self.inner.clone(), cf_name)
                 };
 
                 let documents = {
-                    let tree_name = format!("{}-documents", name);
-                    let tree = self.inner.open_tree(tree_name)?;
-                    DocumentsIndex(tree)
+                    let cf_name = format!("{}-documents", name);
+                    self.inner.create_cf(&cf_name, &rocksdb::Options::default())?;
+                    DocumentsIndex(self.inner.clone(), cf_name)
                 };
 
                 let custom = {
-                    let tree_name = format!("{}-custom", name);
-                    let tree = self.inner.open_tree(tree_name)?;
-                    CustomSettings(tree)
+                    let cf_name = format!("{}-custom", name);
+                    self.inner.create_cf(&cf_name, &rocksdb::Options::default())?;
+                    CustomSettings(self.inner.clone(), cf_name)
                 };
 
                 let mut indexes = self.indexes()?.unwrap_or_else(HashSet::new);
diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/database/words_index.rs b/meilidb-data/src/database/words_index.rs
index 3b2598186..862a918c4 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/database/words_index.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/database/words_index.rs
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ use sdset::{Set, SetBuf};
 use zerocopy::{LayoutVerified, AsBytes};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct WordsIndex(pub Arc<sled::Tree>);
+pub struct WordsIndex(pub Arc<rocksdb::DB>, pub String);
 
 impl WordsIndex {
-    pub fn doc_indexes(&self, word: &[u8]) -> sled::Result<Option<SetBuf<DocIndex>>> {
-        match self.0.get(word)? {
+    pub fn doc_indexes(&self, word: &[u8]) -> Result<Option<SetBuf<DocIndex>>, rocksdb::Error> {
+        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
+        match self.0.get_cf(cf, word)? {
             Some(bytes) => {
                 let layout = LayoutVerified::new_slice(bytes.as_ref()).expect("invalid layout");
                 let slice = layout.into_slice();
@@ -20,13 +21,15 @@ impl WordsIndex {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn set_doc_indexes(&self, word: &[u8], set: &Set<DocIndex>) -> sled::Result<()> {
-        self.0.set(word, set.as_bytes())?;
+    pub fn set_doc_indexes(&self, word: &[u8], set: &Set<DocIndex>) -> Result<(), rocksdb::Error> {
+        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
+        self.0.put_cf(cf, word, set.as_bytes())?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn del_doc_indexes(&self, word: &[u8]) -> sled::Result<()> {
-        self.0.del(word)?;
+    pub fn del_doc_indexes(&self, word: &[u8]) -> Result<(), rocksdb::Error> {
+        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
+        self.0.delete_cf(cf, word)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/lib.rs b/meilidb-data/src/lib.rs
index 79cc3a3e9..520a3e6e2 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/lib.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mod ranked_map;
 mod serde;
 pub mod schema;
 
-pub use sled;
+pub use rocksdb;
 pub use self::database::{Database, Index, CustomSettings};
 pub use self::number::Number;
 pub use self::ranked_map::RankedMap;
diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/serde/mod.rs b/meilidb-data/src/serde/mod.rs
index 1e2854c36..0fe5918cc 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/serde/mod.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/serde/mod.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ use crate::schema::SchemaAttr;
 pub enum SerializerError {
     DocumentIdNotFound,
     RmpError(RmpError),
-    SledError(sled::Error),
+    RocksdbError(rocksdb::Error),
     ParseNumberError(ParseNumberError),
     UnserializableType { type_name: &'static str },
     UnindexableType { type_name: &'static str },
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for SerializerError {
                 write!(f, "serialized document does not have an id according to the schema")
             }
             SerializerError::RmpError(e) => write!(f, "rmp serde related error: {}", e),
-            SerializerError::SledError(e) => write!(f, "sled related error: {}", e),
+            SerializerError::RocksdbError(e) => write!(f, "RocksDB related error: {}", e),
             SerializerError::ParseNumberError(e) => {
                 write!(f, "error while trying to parse a number: {}", e)
             },
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ impl From<RmpError> for SerializerError {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<sled::Error> for SerializerError {
-    fn from(error: sled::Error) -> SerializerError {
-        SerializerError::SledError(error)
+impl From<rocksdb::Error> for SerializerError {
+    fn from(error: rocksdb::Error) -> SerializerError {
+        SerializerError::RocksdbError(error)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/meilidb/examples/create-database.rs b/meilidb/examples/create-database.rs
index f19c32a31..1518b4298 100644
--- a/meilidb/examples/create-database.rs
+++ b/meilidb/examples/create-database.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fn index(
 
     let mut system = sysinfo::System::new();
 
-    let index = database.create_index("default", schema.clone())?;
+    let index = database.create_index("test", schema.clone())?;
 
     let mut rdr = csv::Reader::from_path(csv_data_path)?;
     let mut raw_record = csv::StringRecord::new();
diff --git a/meilidb/examples/query-database.rs b/meilidb/examples/query-database.rs
index 1be27dce1..4fd529c27 100644
--- a/meilidb/examples/query-database.rs
+++ b/meilidb/examples/query-database.rs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
     let mut buffer = String::new();
     let input = io::stdin();
 
-    let index = database.open_index("default")?.unwrap();
+    let index = database.open_index("test")?.unwrap();
     let schema = index.schema();
 
     println!("database prepared for you in {:.2?}", start.elapsed());