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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Dgraph50
Kùzu38
Score
Vioscale score
Dgraph50 / 100medium · 60%
Kùzu38 / 100medium · 66%
Pricing
Free tier
Dgraph
Kùzu
Model
Kùzuopen_source
Price level
Dgraphfree
Kùzufree
Transparent
Dgraph
Kùzu
Adoption
Dependent repos
Dgraph9
Kùzu1
Github stars
Dgraph21,780
Kùzu4,026
Package downloads weekly
Dgraph
Kùzu96,675
Activity
Commits last 30d
Dgraph13
Kùzu0
Release
Cadence days
Dgraph13
Kùzu31
History
Dgraph20 items
Kùzu20 items
License
Spdx
KùzuMIT
Language
Primary
DgraphGo
KùzuC++

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

An open-source, horizontally scalable GraphQL database providing ACID transactions and consistent replication across distributed clusters. Built for handling complex queries over large datasets with strong consistency guarantees.

Independently observed

Kùzu

A serverless graph database that can be embedded directly into applications. It supports the Cypher query language, includes native full-text and vector search capabilities, and is optimized for complex analytical workloads with ACID transaction support.

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
Linux
Dgraph
Kùzu
CLI
Dgraph
Kùzu
Deployment
Self-hosted
Dgraph
Kùzu

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.