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Comparison

Dgraph vs Kùzu

On the evidence we track, Dgraph leads this comparison with a composite score of 50/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Dgraph full profile →Kùzu full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
★Dgraph50
Kùzu37
Score
vioscaleAI score
Dgraph50 / 100medium · 60%
Kùzu37 / 100medium · 65%
Pricing
Free tier
Dgraph–
Kùzu✓
Model
Dgraphopen_source
Kùzuopen_source
Price level
Dgraphfree
Kùzufree
Transparent
Dgraph–
Kùzu✓
Integrations
Count
Dgraph–
Kùzu3
Security
Scorecard
Dgraph6.1
Kùzu–
Vulnerabilities
DgraphCount: 6 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fdgraph-io%2Fdgraph&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 5 · Max severity: CRITICAL
KùzuCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=kuzu&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent repos
Dgraph9
Kùzu1
Github stars
Dgraph21,807
Kùzu4,021
Package downloads weekly
Dgraph–
Kùzu85,242
Activity
Commits last 30d
Dgraph11
Kùzu0
Release
Cadence days
Dgraph13
Kùzu31
History
Dgraph20 items
Kùzu20 items
License
Spdx
DgraphApache-2.0
KùzuMIT
Language
Primary
DgraphGo
KùzuC++
Content
Faq
Dgraph5 items
Kùzu5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for graph databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Model
Graph model
DgraphProperty graph
KùzuProperty graph
Query language(s)
DgraphGraphQL
KùzuCypher
Transactions
ACID transactions
DgraphFull
KùzuFull
Consistency model
DgraphStrong
KùzuStrong
Architecture
Storage
DgraphNative graph
KùzuNative graph
Distributed / scale
DgraphSharded
KùzuSingle-node
Replication / HA
Dgraph✓
Kùzu-
OLTP vs OLAP
DgraphTransactional
KùzuBoth
Deployment
Deployment
DgraphSelf-hosted
KùzuEmbedded
Search
Full-text search
DgraphBuilt-in
KùzuBuilt-in
Built-in vector search
Dgraph✗
Kùzu✓
Licensing
Licence class
DgraphPermissive OSS
KùzuPermissive OSS
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard
Dgraph-
Kùzu✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Dgraph

Leader

A distributed graph database that combines the scalability of NoSQL systems with SQL-like transactions and ACID guarantees. It processes queries in parallel across a cluster to deliver fast results for complex graph operations over terabytes of data.

Independently observed

Kùzu

Kuzu is an in-application graph database designed for rapid query processing on large analytical datasets. It provides native full-text and vector search functionality.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Dgraph

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Kùzu

Open sourceFree tier

Open source, MIT licensed

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Dgraph✗
Kùzu✓
iOS
Dgraph✗
Kùzu✓
Android
Dgraph✗
Kùzu✓
macOS
Dgraph✗
Kùzu✓
Windows
Dgraph✗
Kùzu✓
Linux
Dgraph✓
Kùzu✗
CLI
Dgraph✓
Kùzu✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Dgraph✓
Kùzu✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Dgraph

Leader

Not documented yet.

Kùzu

3 total
  • Delta Lake
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud Storage
Independently observed
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