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RyuGraph

An embedded property graph database forked from Kuzu. Features columnar storage, ACID transactions, full-text search, and vector indices, targeting knowledge and context management for AI agents.

Overall rank
#95
First released
October 2025
License
MIT
Built with
C++

Lineage

Graphflow2017 · endedGraphScope2020Kuzu2022 · endedBighorn2025RyuGraph2025LadybugDB2025NeuG2026pg_ladybug2026
  • Graphflow, 2017: no longer developed.
  • Kuzu, 2022: successor to Graphflow; no longer developed.
  • Bighorn, 2025: fork of Kuzu.
  • RyuGraph, 2025: fork of Kuzu.
  • LadybugDB, 2025: fork of Kuzu.
  • NeuG, 2026: based on GraphScope; borrows code from Kuzu.
  • pg_ladybug, 2026: based on LadybugDB.

Details

Vendor
Predictable Labs
Type
Property Graph
Category
Emerging
License
MIT
Language
C++
Query Languages
openCypher
Sources 5 references

License MIT

Confirms current value. RyuGraph is a fork of Kuzu (also MIT) created by Predictable Labs and keeps Kuzu's MIT terms.

  • MIT License Copyright (c) 2022-2025 Kùzu Inc. Copyright (c) 2025 Predictable Labs, Inc.
    License · reviewed 2026-08-02

Released 2025-10

Confirms current value. RyuGraph's repo was created the same week Kuzu's own GitHub repository was archived.

Language C++

Confirms current value. Inherited from the Kuzu codebase it forked; C++ dominates the byte count by a wide margin.

  • "C++": 8289851, "Cypher": 2194025, "Python": 574771
    languages · reviewed 2026-08-02

Lineage fork of Kuzu