Bighorn vs SurrealDB

Bighorn is a property graph database; SurrealDB is a multiple database. Bighorn (2025-10, MIT, C++) ranks #102 this month; SurrealDB (2022-07, BUSL-1.1, Rust) ranks #8.

Attribute	Bighorn #102 ▼4 Growing	SurrealDB #8 ▲1 Leader
At a glance
Rank	#102	#8
Score	36.0	65.8
GitHub stars	136	33.2k
Popularity	38.9	74.2
Activity	47.5	63.3
Community	30.3	66.7
Research	—	52.2
Fundamentals
Description	A community fork of Kuzu maintained by Kineviz. An embedded property graph database with openCypher support, adding vector search and full-text search capabilities. Integrates with GraphXR visualization.	A multi-model database written in Rust that combines document, graph, and relational paradigms. Uses inter-document record links for graph traversals, with ACID transactions and row-level permissions.
Vendor	Kineviz	SurrealDB
Model	Property Graph	Multiple
Kind	embedded	database
Category	Emerging	Growing
First released	2025-10	2022-07
Status	active	active
License	MIT	BUSL-1.1
Written in	C++	Rust
Query languages	openCypher	SurrealQL, GraphQL, GQL
gdotv support	no	no

Feature scores — not surveyed for Bighorn

Feature	Bighorn	SurrealDB
Community & Business
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	0.75
	—	0.5
	—	✓
	—	✓
Deployment
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
Platform
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
Operations
	—	·
	—	·
	—	✓
	—	·
Distribution
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
Developer Experience
	—	0.5
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
Data Model
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
Transactions
	—	·
	—	0.5
	—	✓
	—	✓
Schema & Security
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	✓
	—	0.5

Bighorn vs SurrealDB

Feature scores — not surveyed for Bighorn

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