Comparison
Kùzu vs NebulaGraph
No clear leader: NebulaGraph (40.8) and Kùzu (36.8) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Kùzu full profile →NebulaGraph full profile →
Score
vioscaleAI score
Kùzu37 / 100medium · 65%
NebulaGraph41 / 100medium · 67%
Pricing
Free tier
Model
Kùzuopen_source
NebulaGraphopen_source
Price level
Integrations
Security
Gdpr
Kùzu–
NebulaGraph✓
Scorecard
Kùzu–
NebulaGraph5.7
Trust center
Kùzu–
Vulnerabilities
KùzuCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=kuzu&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pct
Kùzu–
NebulaGraph99.999
Adoption
Dependent repos
Github stars
Package downloads weekly
Kùzu85,242
NebulaGraph–
Activity
Release
Cadence days
License
Spdx
KùzuMIT
NebulaGraphApache-2.0
Language
Market
Availability
Kùzu–
NebulaGraphAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for graph databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
Model
Graph model
KùzuProperty graph
NebulaGraphProperty graph
Query language(s)
KùzuCypher
NebulaGraphnGQL, OpenCypher, ISO-GQL
Transactions
ACID transactions
KùzuFull
NebulaGraphFull
Consistency model
KùzuStrong
NebulaGraphStrong
Architecture
Storage
KùzuNative graph
NebulaGraphPluggable backend
Distributed / scale
KùzuSingle-node
NebulaGraphSharded
Replication / HA
Kùzu-
NebulaGraph✓
OLTP vs OLAP
KùzuBoth
NebulaGraphBoth
Deployment
Deployment
KùzuEmbedded
NebulaGraphSelf-hosted
Search
Full-text search
KùzuBuilt-in
NebulaGraphBuilt-in
Built-in vector search
Kùzu✓
NebulaGraph✓
Licensing
Licence class
KùzuPermissive OSS
NebulaGraphPermissive OSS
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard
Kùzu✓
NebulaGraph✓
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
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
NebulaGraph
An open-source, distributed graph database system designed to query large relationship networks with millisecond latency while supporting complex graph analytics and high availability across multiple nodes.
Independently observed
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Kùzu
Open sourceFree tier
Open source, MIT licensed
as of verify ↗
NebulaGraph
from $0.35/moHybridFree tier14-day trial
Free open-source edition; enterprise licensing and managed cloud options available
- Open-source EditionFree
- Subset of core features
- Graph query language support (nGQL/openCypher, ISO-GQL)
- Graph algorithms and analytics
- Community support
- Enterprise EditionContact sales
- Enhanced performance
- Enterprise-grade stability and security
- Premium support service
- Multiple deployment methods
- Advanced features: REST API, vector search, multi-graph queries, plugin management
- +3 more
- NebulaGraph CloudFrom $0.35/hour (beta pricing with 70% discount); 14-day free trial
- One-click deployment and scaling
- High availability with multi-data center replication
- Automatic backup and restoration
- Integrated visualization tools (Nebula Studio, Explorer, Dashboard)
- Fine-grained access control
as of verify ↗
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Platforms
Web
Kùzu✓
NebulaGraph✓
iOS
Kùzu✓
NebulaGraph✗
Android
Kùzu✓
NebulaGraph✗
macOS
Kùzu✓
NebulaGraph✗
Windows
Kùzu✓
NebulaGraph✗
Linux
Kùzu✗
NebulaGraph✓
CLI
Kùzu✓
NebulaGraph✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Kùzu✗
NebulaGraph✓
Self-hosted
Kùzu✓
NebulaGraph✓
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Kùzu
3 total
- Delta Lake
- Azure
- Google Cloud Storage
Independently observed
NebulaGraph
8 total
- Azure Marketplace
- AWS (planned)
- Google Cloud Platform (planned)
- Nebula Studio
- Nebula Explorer
- Nebula Dashboard
- ElasticSearch
- HDFS
Independently observed
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Kùzu or NebulaGraph: which one depends on you
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