ArangoDB vs Grust

ArangoDB is a multiple database; Grust is a property graph database. ArangoDB (2012-03, BUSL-1.1, C++) ranks #2 this month; Grust (2026-05, Apache-2.0, Rust) ranks #139.

Attribute	ArangoDB #2 = Leader	Grust #139 ▲5 Emerging
At a glance
Rank	#2	#139
Score	76.7	18.1
GitHub stars	14.3k	26
Popularity	89.4	32.4
Activity	73.9	53.1
Community	61.2	56.7
Research	82.8	65.7
Fundamentals
Description	A multi-model database supporting graphs, key-value pairs, and documents in a unified JSON-based data model. Offers both an in-memory storage engine and a RocksDB-based engine for larger datasets.	A backend-neutral property graph API for Rust that models graphs as labeled nodes and edges with typed properties, expressing traversals as an intermediate representation rather than a query-language string. Ships an async GraphStore trait with adapters for SurrealDB, HelixDB, FalkorDB, LanceDB, PostgreSQL, Turso, and Spark, plus a deterministic in-memory store.
Vendor	ArangoDB Inc	QueryGraph
Model	Multiple	Property Graph
Kind	database	library
Category	Enterprise	Emerging
First released	2012-03	2026-05
Status	active	active
License	BUSL-1.1	Apache-2.0
Written in	C++	Rust
Query languages	AQL	Custom API
gdotv support	no	no