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SurrealDB

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.

Details

Vendor
SurrealDB
Type
Multiple
Category
Growing
License
BSL-1.1
Query Languages
SurrealQL

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Feature Scores

Community & Business

Active development
Updated within last 3 months
Commercial support
Paid support available
Live community
25-50% of issues addressed
Open Source
Source available but restrictive
Pricing
No pricing information
Trendiness
Growing or stable trend

Deployment

Containerization
Docker image available
Work as dedicated instance
Can run as standalone server
Work as embedded
Can embed in application
Testing in-memory version
In-memory mode available

Platform

Operating on Linux
Linux officially supported
Operating on Windows
Windows officially supported
SaaS offering
Cloud service available

Operations

Automatic updates
Manual updates only
Client side caching
No client-side caching
Data versioning support
No versioning
Live backups
No live backups

Distribution

Cluster Re-balancing
Auto-rebalancing supported
Data Distribution
Data sharding supported
High-Availability
HA mechanisms available
Query Distribution
Distributed query execution
Replication support
Replication available

Developer Experience

Data types defined
Basic data types only
Logging/Auditing
Event logging supported
Object-Graph Mapper
OGM/ORM available
Reactive programming
No reactive programming
Documentation up-to-date
Docs current with latest version
Binary protocol
Binary protocol available
CLI
Command-line interface
GUI
Visual interface available

Data Model

Multi-database
Multi-model database
Graph-native data
Graph abstraction layer
REST API
REST endpoint available
Query Language
Proprietary query language

Transactions

Granular locking
No granular locking
Multiple isolation levels
Single isolation level
Read committed transaction
Read committed available
Transaction support
ACID transactions

Schema & Security

Constraints
Full constraint support
Schema support
Schema definition tools
Secondary indexes
Secondary indexes supported
Server side procedures
Stored procedures supported
Triggers
Event triggers supported
Authentication
Authentication supported
Authorization
Role-based access control
Data encryption
No encryption