Grafeo vs SurrealDB

Both are multiple databases queried with GQL and GraphQL. Grafeo (2026-01, Apache-2.0, Rust) ranks #52 this month; SurrealDB (2022-07, BUSL-1.1, Rust) ranks #8.

Attribute	Grafeo #52 ▲23 Growing	SurrealDB #8 ▲1 Leader
At a glance
Rank	#52	#8
Score	47.2	65.8
GitHub stars	826	33.3k
Popularity	52.9	74.2
Activity	53.2	63.3
Community	56.0	66.7
Research	61.7	52.2
Fundamentals
Description	An embeddable graph database supporting both property graph and RDF data models with in-memory or persistent storage. Features ACID transactions via MVCC, vector search with HNSW indexing, and a cost-based query optimizer.	A multi-model database written in Rust that combines document, graph, and relational paradigms. Uses inter-document record links for graph traversals, with ACID transactions and row-level permissions.
Vendor	GrafeoDB	SurrealDB
Model	Multiple	Multiple
Kind	database	database
Category	Emerging	Growing
First released	2026-01	2022-07
Status	active	active
License	Apache-2.0	BUSL-1.1
Written in	Rust	Rust
Query languages	GQL, openCypher, SPARQL, Gremlin, GraphQL, SQL/PGQ	SurrealQL, GraphQL, GQL
gdotv support	no	no

Feature scores — not surveyed for Grafeo

Feature	Grafeo	SurrealDB
Community & Business
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	0.75
	—	0.5
	—	✓
	—	✓
Deployment
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
Platform
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
Operations
	—	·
	—	·
	—	✓
	—	·
Distribution
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
Developer Experience
	—	0.5
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
Data Model
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
Transactions
	—	·
	—	0.5
	—	✓
	—	✓
Schema & Security
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	0.5

Grafeo vs SurrealDB

Feature scores — not surveyed for Grafeo

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