# Kùzu vs TigerGraph

| Attribute | Kùzu | TigerGraph |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 36.8 (65% (medium)) | 40.9 (71% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 4,021 | - |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 85,242 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Graph Databases.","source":"https://kuzudb.com","question":"What is Kùzu?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Kùzu is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://kuzudb.com","question":"Is Kùzu free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Kùzu supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://kuzudb.com","question":"What platforms does Kùzu support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Kùzu can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://kuzudb.com","question":"Can Kùzu be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Kùzu is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu","question":"Is Kùzu open source?","confidence":0.99}]` | `[{"answer":"A graph database platform that models relationships between data points, supporting enterprise deployments with features for compliance, fraud detection, real-time identity verification, and integration with existing enterprise infrastructure. It is indexed under Graph Databases.","source":"https://www.tigergraph.com","question":"What is TigerGraph?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"TigerGraph offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Basic, Premium and Enterprise. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.tigergraph.com/savanna-pricing/","question":"Is TigerGraph free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to TigerGraph. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.tigergraph.com/savanna-pricing/","question":"What platforms does TigerGraph support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. TigerGraph can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.tigergraph.com/savanna-pricing/","question":"Can TigerGraph be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 13 integrations for TigerGraph, including Snowflake, Apache Spark, Kafka, Apache Iceberg, AWS S3, MinIO, Ceph and Wasabi, plus 5 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.tigergraph.com","question":"What does TigerGraph integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A graph database platform that models relationships between data points, supporting enterprise deployments with features for compliance, fraud detection, real-time identity verification, and integration with existing enterprise infrastructure. |
| features.capabilities | `{"storage":"native","workload":"both","deployment":"embedded","consistency":"strong","distributed":"single_node","graph_model":"property_graph","licence_class":"permissive","vector_search":true,"query_language":"Cypher","full_text_search":"built_in","standard_support":true,"acid_transactions":"full"}` | `{"storage":"native","workload":"both","consistency":"strong","distributed":"clustered","graph_model":"property_graph","licence_class":"proprietary","query_language":"GSQL, GraphQL, GQL","replication_ha":true,"standard_support":false}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Delta Lake","native":true},{"name":"Azure","native":true},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage","native":true}]` | `[{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"Apache Spark"},{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"Apache Iceberg"},{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"MinIO"},{"name":"Ceph"},{"name":"Wasabi"},{"name":"Kerberos"},{"name":"SAML"},{"name":"OIDC"},{"name":"LDAP"},{"name":"GraphQL"},{"name":"S3","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Amazon S3","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| language.primary | C++ | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source, MIT licensed","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://kuzudb.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:44:29.216Z"}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Basic","summary":"Pay-per-use VM instances and storage","commitment":"monthly","description":"Entry-level tier with 7-day backup retention","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"Pay-per-use VM instances and storage","commitment":"monthly","description":"Mid-tier with 14-day backup retention","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing for annual and longer commitments","description":"Enterprise tier with 28-day backup retention and long-term commitment options","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Insights","components":[{"of":"compute_usage","kind":"percentage","rate":10}]},{"name":"GraphStudio"},{"name":"GraphQL Service"}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing on compute instances and storage; free tier available","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.tigergraph.com/savanna-pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:33:57.146Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 31 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu/releases/tag/v0.11.3","date":"2025-10-10T14:32:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.11.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu/releases/tag/v0.11.2","date":"2025-08-21T05:08:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.11.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu/releases/tag/v0.11.1","date":"2025-07-26T03:31:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu/releases/tag/v0.11.0","date":"2025-07-13T18:52:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu/releases/tag/v0.10.1","date":"2025-06-27T15:39:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu/releases/tag/v0.10.0","date":"2025-05-08T19:27:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu/releases/tag/v0.9.0","date":"2025-04-01T19:37:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu/releases/tag/v0.8.2","date":"2025-02-24T16:03:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu/releases/tag/v0.8.1","date":"2025-02-21T07:42:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu/releases/tag/v0.8.0","date":"2025-02-05T16:28:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu/releases/tag/v0.7.1","date":"2024-12-20T06:27:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu/releases/tag/v0.7.0","date":"2024-11-15T19:15:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu/releases/tag/v0.6.1","date":"2024-10-14T22:20:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu/releases/tag/v0.6.0","date":"2024-08-16T20:12:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu/releases/tag/v0.5.0","date":"2024-08-05T16:00:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu/releases/tag/v0.4.2","date":"2024-05-14T18:54:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.4.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu/releases/tag/v0.4.1","date":"2024-05-07T11:18:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu/releases/tag/v0.4.0","date":"2024-05-02T20:37:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu/releases/tag/v0.3.2","date":"2024-03-14T01:41:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu/releases/tag/v0.3.1","date":"2024-02-28T06:09:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.1"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.95 |
| security.trust_center | - | https://www.tigergraph.com/blog/from-compliance-to-competitive-moat-takeaways-from-fintech-meetup-2026/ |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=kuzu&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Graph Databases)

| Capability | Kùzu | TigerGraph |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Model** |  |  |
| Graph model | Property graph | Property graph |
| Query language(s) | Cypher | GSQL, GraphQL, GQL |
| **Transactions** |  |  |
| ACID transactions | Full | - |
| Consistency model | Strong | Strong |
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| Storage | Native graph | Native graph |
| Distributed / scale | Single-node | Clustered |
| Replication / HA | - | ✓ |
| OLTP vs OLAP | Both | Both |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Embedded | - |
| **Search** |  |  |
| Full-text search | Built-in | - |
| Built-in vector search | ✓ | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Permissive OSS | Proprietary |
| **Portability** |  |  |
| openCypher / TinkerPop standard | ✓ | ✗ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T23:24:31.736Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*