StromaDB vs SurrealDB

StromaDB is a property graph database; SurrealDB is a multiple database. StromaDB (2026-07, Elastic-2.0, Rust) ranks #155 this month; SurrealDB (2022-07, BUSL-1.1, Rust) ranks #8.

Attribute	StromaDB #155 ▼7 Emerging	SurrealDB #8 ▲1 Leader
At a glance
Rank	#155	#8
Score	9.4	65.8
GitHub stars	2	33.1k
Popularity	28.7	74.2
Activity	42.6	63.3
Community	30.3	66.7
Research	50.0	52.2
Fundamentals
Description	A source-available property graph engine written in Rust that combines typed edges, vector search, and bitemporal facts for retrieval-augmented generation workloads. Queried through a composable operator API over CLI, HTTP, and MCP rather than a graph query language.	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	Katsuhide Tsuruta	SurrealDB
Model	Property Graph	Multiple
Kind	database	database
Category	Emerging	Growing
First released	2026-07	2022-07
Status	active	active
License	Elastic-2.0	BUSL-1.1
Written in	Rust	Rust
Query languages	Custom API	SurrealQL, GraphQL, GQL
gdotv support	no	no

Feature scores — not surveyed for StromaDB

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

StromaDB vs SurrealDB

Feature scores — not surveyed for StromaDB

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