# FalkorDB vs Kùzu

**Leader by Vioscale score:** FalkorDB

| Attribute | FalkorDB | Kùzu |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 54.5 (62% (medium)) | 37.7 (66% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 55 | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 1 |
| adoption.github_stars | 5,659 | 4,026 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 23,016 | 96,675 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source graph database built on Redis that combines graph traversal with vector search for AI/ML workloads, offering multi-tenancy, real-time analytics, and cloud or self-hosted deployment options. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"storage":"native","workload":"transactional","deployment":"self_hosted","distributed":"clustered","graph_model":"property_graph","vector_search":true,"query_language":"graph traversal (natural language queries supported)","replication_ha":true}` | `{"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"}` |
| language.primary | Rust | C++ |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"FREE","summary":"Free tier for development","features":["Multi-Graph / Multi-Tenancy","Graph Access Control","Community Support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Community tier for building MVPs","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"multi_graph":"supported","graph_access_control":"supported"}},{"free":false,"name":"STARTUP","summary":"$73/GB/month","features":["Multi-Graph / Multi-Tenancy","Graph Access Control","TLS","Automated Backups (Every 12 Hours)","Community Support"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":73,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For scaling startups and small deployments","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"PRO","summary":"$350/8GB/month","features":["Multi-Graph / Multi-Tenancy","Graph Access Control","TLS","Cluster Deployment","High Availability","Multi-zone Deployment","Scalability","Continuous Persistence","Automated Backups (Every 12 Hours)","Business Hours Support"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":8,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":350,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Production-ready with clustering and high availability","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"ENTERPRISE","summary":"Custom pricing, contact sales","features":["All features from PRO","VPC","Advanced Monitoring","Custom Automated Backups","Enterprise 24/7 Support","Dedicated Account Manager"],"description":"Custom deployment with advanced features and dedicated support","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $73/GB/month for Startup tier. Free tier available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.falkordb.com/plans/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:37:58.588Z","startingPrice":{"amount":73,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source, MIT licensed","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://kuzudb.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:44:29.216Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | high | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 6 | 31 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FFalkorDB%2FFalkorDB&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"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 | FalkorDB | Kùzu |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Model** |  |  |
| Graph model | Property graph | Property graph |
| Query language(s) | graph traversal (natural language queries supported) | Cypher |
| **Transactions** |  |  |
| ACID transactions | - | Full |
| Consistency model | - | Strong |
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| Storage | Native graph | Native graph |
| Distributed / scale | Clustered | Single-node |
| Replication / HA | ✓ | - |
| OLTP vs OLAP | Transactional | Both |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Embedded |
| **Search** |  |  |
| Full-text search | - | Built-in |
| Built-in vector search | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | - | Permissive OSS |
| **Portability** |  |  |
| openCypher / TinkerPop standard | - | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:28:18.791Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*