ChronoGraph vs SurrealDB
ChronoGraph is a property graph database; SurrealDB is a multiple database. ChronoGraph (2017-02, AGPL-3.0, Java) ranks #145 this month; SurrealDB (2022-07, BUSL-1.1, Rust) ranks #14. They differ on 29 of 46 surveyed features.
| Attribute | ChronoGraph | SurrealDB |
|---|---|---|
| At a glance | ||
| Rank | #145 | #14 |
| Score | 14.0 | 61.4 |
| GitHub stars | 54 | 33.1k |
| Popularity | 34.3 | 62.7 |
| Activity | 27.9 | 71.8 |
| Community | 41.1 | 68.8 |
| Research | — | 51.6 |
| Fundamentals | ||
| Description | A TinkerPop-compliant embedded graph database with system-time content versioning. Implemented as a temporally-enhanced key-value store using B-tree structures, enabling historical graph queries and analysis. | 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 | — | SurrealDB |
| Model | Property Graph | Multiple |
| Kind | embedded | database |
| Category | Emerging | Growing |
| First released | 2017-02 | 2022-07 |
| Status | inactive — Last meaningful commit several years ago. Minimal community. | active |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | BUSL-1.1 |
| Written in | Java | Rust |
| Query languages | Gremlin | SurrealQL, GraphQL, GQL |
| gdotv support | no | no |
Feature scores 29 of 46 rows differ
| Feature | ChronoGraph | SurrealDB |
|---|---|---|
| Community & Business | ||
| Active development | 0.25 | ✓ |
| Commercial support | · | ✓ |
| Live community | · | 0.75 |
| Open Source | ✓ | 0.5 |
| Pricing | · | ✓ |
| Trendiness | · | ✓ |
| Deployment | ||
| Containerization | · | ✓ |
| Work as dedicated instance | · | ✓ |
| Work as embedded | ✓ | ✓ |
| Testing in-memory version | · | ✓ |
| Platform | ||
| Operating on Linux | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating on Windows | ✓ | ✓ |
| SaaS offering | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operations | ||
| Automatic updates | · | · |
| Client side caching | · | · |
| Data versioning support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live backups | · | · |
| Distribution | ||
| Cluster Re-balancing | · | ✓ |
| Data Distribution | · | ✓ |
| High-Availability | · | ✓ |
| Query Distribution | · | ✓ |
| Replication support | · | ✓ |
| Developer Experience | ||
| Data types defined | ✓ | 0.5 |
| Logging/Auditing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Object-Graph Mapper | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reactive programming | · | ✓ |
| Documentation up-to-date | 0.25 | ✓ |
| Binary protocol | 0.75 | ✓ |
| CLI | ✓ | ✓ |
| GUI | · | ✓ |
| Data Model | ||
| Multi-database | · | ✓ |
| Graph-native data | · | ✓ |
| REST API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Query Language | ✓ | ✓ |
| Transactions | ||
| Granular locking | · | · |
| Multiple isolation levels | · | 0.5 |
| Read committed transaction | ✓ | ✓ |
| Transaction support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Schema & Security | ||
| Constraints | · | ✓ |
| Schema support | 0.5 | ✓ |
| Secondary indexes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Server side procedures | · | ✓ |
| Triggers | · | ✓ |
| Authentication | · | ✓ |
| Authorization | · | ✓ |
| Data encryption | · | 0.5 |
Links
- ChronoGraph · website · github · full profile
- SurrealDB · website · github · full profile