lance-csr vs SurrealDB

lance-csr is a property graph database; SurrealDB is a multiple database. lance-csr (2026-10, Apache-2.0, Rust) is not ranked this month; SurrealDB (2022-07, BUSL-1.1, Rust) ranks #8.

Attribute	lance-csr —	SurrealDB #8 ▲1 Leader
At a glance
Rank	— Not ranked	#8
Score	—	65.8
GitHub stars	15	33.2k
Popularity	—	74.2
Activity	—	63.3
Community	—	66.7
Research	—	52.2
Fundamentals
Description	A single-machine, openCypher-compatible graph query engine over Lance datasets, built in Rust on Apache DataFusion with Python bindings. A fork of Lance Graph that adds a compressed sparse row (CSR) adjacency index for multi-hop traversal, falling back to joins for hops the index cannot express.	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	HDC Labs	SurrealDB
Model	Property Graph	Multiple
Kind	query-engine	database
Category	Emerging	Growing
First released	2026-10	2022-07
Status	active	active
License	Apache-2.0	BUSL-1.1
Written in	Rust	Rust
Query languages	openCypher	SurrealQL, GraphQL, GQL
gdotv support	no	no