HyperGraphDB vs Kuzu
HyperGraphDB is a other database; Kuzu is a property graph database. HyperGraphDB (2007, Apache-2.0, Java) ranks #58 this month; Kuzu (2022-11, MIT, C++) ranks #26.
| Attribute | HyperGraphDB | Kuzu |
|---|---|---|
| At a glance | ||
| Rank | #58 | #26 |
| Score | 45.4 | 55.3 |
| GitHub stars | 250 | 4k |
| Popularity | 41.5 | 61.6 |
| Activity | 32.4 | 47.8 |
| Community | 60.5 | 58.6 |
| Research | 53.7 | 52.0 |
| Fundamentals | ||
| Description | An open-source embedded database for storing hypergraphs, where edges can connect any number of vertices. Uses BerkeleyDB for low-level storage and supports ACID transactions with MVCC conflict detection. | An embedded property graph database built for fast analytical workloads, developed as the successor to Graphflow. Archived in October 2025 after acquisition by Apple. Forked as LadybugDB and Bighorn. |
| Vendor | — | Kuzu Inc (acquired by Apple) |
| Model | Other | Property Graph |
| Kind | embedded | embedded |
| Category | Emerging | Emerging |
| First released | 2007 | 2022-11 |
| Status | inactive — Sporadic maintenance only since 2024 | deprecated — Acquired by Apple in October 2025. Repository archived. Continued as LadybugDB and Bighorn forks. |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Java | C++ |
| Query languages | Java API | openCypher |
| gdotv support | no | yes |
Feature scores — not surveyed for Kuzu
| Feature | HyperGraphDB | Kuzu |
|---|---|---|
| Community & Business | ||
| Active development | 0.5 | — |
| Commercial support | · | — |
| Live community | 0.5 | — |
| Open Source | ✓ | — |
| Pricing | · | — |
| Trendiness | 0.5 | — |
| Deployment | ||
| Containerization | · | — |
| Work as dedicated instance | ✓ | — |
| Work as embedded | ✓ | — |
| Testing in-memory version | · | — |
| Platform | ||
| Operating on Linux | ✓ | — |
| Operating on Windows | 0.5 | — |
| SaaS offering | · | — |
| Operations | ||
| Automatic updates | · | — |
| Client side caching | ✓ | — |
| Data versioning support | ✓ | — |
| Live backups | · | — |
| Distribution | ||
| Cluster Re-balancing | · | — |
| Data Distribution | 0.25 | — |
| High-Availability | · | — |
| Query Distribution | 0.25 | — |
| Replication support | · | — |
| Developer Experience | ||
| Data types defined | ✓ | — |
| Logging/Auditing | · | — |
| Object-Graph Mapper | ✓ | — |
| Reactive programming | · | — |
| Documentation up-to-date | ✓ | — |
| Binary protocol | ✓ | — |
| CLI | · | — |
| GUI | · | — |
| Data Model | ||
| Multi-database | ✓ | — |
| Graph-native data | · | — |
| REST API | · | — |
| Query Language | 0.5 | — |
| Transactions | ||
| Granular locking | · | — |
| Multiple isolation levels | 0.5 | — |
| Read committed transaction | 0.25 | — |
| Transaction support | ✓ | — |
| Schema & Security | ||
| Constraints | ✓ | — |
| Schema support | 0.5 | — |
| Secondary indexes | ✓ | — |
| Server side procedures | · | — |
| Triggers | 0.5 | — |
| Authentication | · | — |
| Authorization | · | — |
| Data encryption | · | — |
Links
- HyperGraphDB · website · github · full profile
- Kuzu · website · github · full profile