pg_ladybug vs SurrealDB

pg_ladybug is a property graph database; SurrealDB is a multiple database. pg_ladybug (2026-07, PostgreSQL, C) ranks #156 this month; SurrealDB (2022-07, BUSL-1.1, Rust) ranks #8.

Attribute	pg_ladybug #156 new Emerging	SurrealDB #8 ▲1 Leader
At a glance
Rank	#156	#8
Score	8.7	65.8
GitHub stars	5	33.1k
Popularity	26.1	74.2
Activity	38.6	63.3
Community	34.6	66.7
Research	50.0	52.2
Fundamentals
Description	A PostgreSQL extension that embeds the LadybugDB engine to run Cypher queries from SQL. Registered Postgres tables act as node and relationship labels, and Ladybug's planner rewrites each pattern into a single SQL join executed natively by Postgres; Cypher can also run against Ladybug-native tables stored in the data directory.	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	LadybugDB	SurrealDB
Model	Property Graph	Multiple
Kind	extension	database
Category	Emerging	Growing
First released	2026-07	2022-07
Status	active	active
License	PostgreSQL	BUSL-1.1
Written in	C	Rust
Query languages	openCypher, SQL	SurrealQL, GraphQL, GQL
gdotv support	no	no

Feature scores — not surveyed for pg_ladybug

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

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