GraphQLite vs SurrealDB

GraphQLite is a property graph database; SurrealDB is a multiple database. GraphQLite (2025-07, MIT, C) ranks #105 this month; SurrealDB (2022-07, BUSL-1.1, Rust) ranks #8.

Attribute	GraphQLite #105 ▼4 Growing	SurrealDB #8 ▲1 Leader
At a glance
Rank	#105	#8
Score	35.1	65.8
GitHub stars	512	33.2k
Popularity	45.0	74.2
Activity	57.5	63.3
Community	52.5	66.7
Research	50.0	52.2
Fundamentals
Description	A loadable SQLite extension that adds property-graph storage and openCypher querying to any SQLite database, keeping graph and relational data together in a single zero-config file. It ships with 15+ built-in graph algorithms—PageRank, Louvain, Dijkstra, centralities—plus Python and Rust bindings, and inherits SQLite's embedded, serverless ACID operation.	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	Colliery IO	SurrealDB
Model	Property Graph	Multiple
Kind	extension	database
Category	Emerging	Growing
First released	2025-07	2022-07
Status	active	active
License	MIT	BUSL-1.1
Written in	C	Rust
Query languages	openCypher	SurrealQL, GraphQL, GQL
gdotv support	no	no