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Rust Graph Database Popularity Ranking

SurrealDB leads with a score of 63.9, followed by TypeDB (62.7) and HelixDB (61.8) — 17 engines ranked, May 2026.

# Name Score Tier Type License Language Query Languages
1 63.9 Strong Multiple BSL-1.1 Rust SurrealQL
2 62.7 Strong Other MPL-2.0 Rust TypeQL
3 61.8 Strong Other AGPL-3.0 Rust HelixQL
4 52.6 Strong RDF Apache-2.0 OR MIT Rust SPARQL
5 50.0 Strong RDF EPL-2.0 Rust FlureeQLGraphQLSPARQL
6 49.8 Growing Property Graph GPL-3.0 Rust GraphQL
7 45.5 Growing Other MIT Rust Custom API
8 42.7 Growing Multiple Apache-2.0 Rust CypherGQLGraphQL +3
9 39.5 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust SQLopenCypher
10 34.2 Growing Multiple Proprietary Rust GQLopenCypher
11 29.7 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust Custom API
12 26.0 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust ISO GQL
13 24.4 Emerging Property Graph MIT Rust Custom API
14 19.6 Emerging Property Graph MIT Rust Custom APIopenCypher
15 18.5 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust SQL
16 15.5 Emerging Other MIT OR Apache-2.0 Rust Custom API
17 14.6 Emerging RDF Apache-2.0 Rust SPARQL