GraphScope vs SurrealDB

GraphScope is a property graph database; SurrealDB is a multiple database. GraphScope (2020-12, Apache-2.0, C++) ranks #49 this month; SurrealDB (2022-07, BUSL-1.1, Rust) ranks #8.

Attribute	GraphScope #49 ▼9 Growing	SurrealDB #8 ▲1 Leader
At a glance
Rank	#49	#8
Score	48.0	65.8
GitHub stars	3.6k	33.3k
Popularity	54.2	74.2
Activity	32.5	63.3
Community	52.3	66.7
Research	59.7	52.2
Fundamentals
Description	A distributed graph computing platform from Alibaba combining three engines: GRAPE for analytics, an interactive engine for traversals, and Graph-Learn for graph neural networks. Exposes a unified Python interface that runs across a cluster of machines and supports both Gremlin and Cypher.	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	Alibaba	SurrealDB
Model	Property Graph	Multiple
Kind	database	database
Category	Growing	Growing
First released	2020-12	2022-07
Status	active	active
License	Apache-2.0	BUSL-1.1
Written in	C++	Rust
Query languages	Gremlin, openCypher	SurrealQL, GraphQL, GQL
gdotv support	no	no