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Comparison

JanusGraph vs Kùzu

On the evidence we track, JanusGraph leads this comparison with a composite score of 53/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

JanusGraph full profile →Kùzu full profile →
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★JanusGraph53
Kùzu38
Score
Vioscale score
JanusGraph53 / 100medium · 70%
Kùzu38 / 100medium · 66%
Pricing
Free tier
JanusGraph✓
Kùzu✓
Model
JanusGraphcommercial
Kùzuopen_source
Price level
JanusGraphfree
Kùzufree
Transparent
JanusGraph✓
Kùzu✓
Integrations
Count
JanusGraph14
Kùzu–
Security
Scorecard
JanusGraph6.5
Kùzu–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
JanusGraph✓
Kùzu–
Adoption
Dependent repos
JanusGraph250
Kùzu1
Github stars
JanusGraph5,829
Kùzu4,026
Package downloads weekly
JanusGraph–
Kùzu96,675
Activity
Commits last 30d
JanusGraph9
Kùzu0
Release
Cadence days
JanusGraph74
Kùzu31
History
JanusGraph20 items
Kùzu20 items
License
Spdx
JanusGraph–
KùzuMIT
Language
Primary
JanusGraphJava
KùzuC++

Capabilities

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

Model
Graph model
JanusGraphProperty graph
KùzuProperty graph
Query language(s)
JanusGraphGremlin
KùzuCypher
Transactions
ACID transactions
JanusGraphFull
KùzuFull
Consistency model
JanusGraphTunable
KùzuStrong
Architecture
Storage
JanusGraphPluggable backend
KùzuNative graph
Distributed / scale
JanusGraphSharded
KùzuSingle-node
Replication / HA
JanusGraph✓
Kùzu-
OLTP vs OLAP
JanusGraphBoth
KùzuBoth
Deployment
Deployment
JanusGraphSelf-hosted
KùzuEmbedded
Search
Full-text search
JanusGraphVia index
KùzuBuilt-in
Built-in vector search
JanusGraph-
Kùzu✓
Licensing
Licence class
JanusGraphPermissive OSS
KùzuPermissive OSS
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard
JanusGraph✓
Kùzu✓

What each one is

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

JanusGraph

Leader

A database system that stores and queries extremely large graphs spread across multiple machines, enabling many users to run complex lookups simultaneously with strong transaction guarantees and support for batch analytics.

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.

JanusGraph

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Fully open source under Apache 2 license. No commercial licensing required.

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
JanusGraph✓
Kùzu✗
CLI
JanusGraph✓
Kùzu✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
JanusGraph✓
Kùzu✓
On-premise
JanusGraph✓
Kùzu✗

Integrations

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

JanusGraph

Leader
14 total
  • Apache Cassandra
  • Apache HBase
  • Google Cloud Bigtable
  • Oracle BerkeleyDB
  • ScyllaDB
  • Elasticsearch
  • Apache Solr
  • Apache Lucene
  • Apache Spark
  • Aerospike
  • DynamoDB
  • FoundationDB
  • Gremlin
  • Apache TinkerPop
Independently observed

Kùzu

Not documented yet.

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