OmniGraph vs SurrealDB

OmniGraph is a property graph database; SurrealDB is a multiple database. OmniGraph (2026-04, MIT, Rust) ranks #59 this month; SurrealDB (2022-07, BUSL-1.1, Rust) ranks #8.

Attribute	OmniGraph #59 ▲6 Growing	SurrealDB #8 ▲1 Leader
At a glance
Rank	#59	#8
Score	45.1	65.8
GitHub stars	1.3k	33.1k
Popularity	54.8	74.2
Activity	51.6	63.3
Community	40.4	66.7
Research	—	52.2
Fundamentals
Description	A lakehouse-native graph engine in Rust that adds git-style branching, commits, and merges to typed graph data. Built on Apache Arrow, DataFusion, and Lance. Combines graph traversal with text, fuzzy, vector, and BM25 search, and ships as a CLI tool and HTTP server.	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	ModernRelay	SurrealDB
Model	Property Graph	Multiple
Kind	database	database
Category	Emerging	Growing
First released	2026-04	2022-07
Status	active	active
License	MIT	BUSL-1.1
Written in	Rust	Rust
Query languages	Custom API	SurrealQL, GraphQL, GQL
gdotv support	no	no

Feature scores — not surveyed for OmniGraph

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

OmniGraph vs SurrealDB

Feature scores — not surveyed for OmniGraph

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