# Kuzu graph database

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Kuzu graph database and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free embeddable graph database that people still use for node-based data, though the project is archived and no longer supported.

## Why people recommend it

- Stable, solid foundation to build on (2 comments): "it's been left in a fairly stable rate which is fantastic" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47475475)) "it's a solid foundation and available to fork" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49440534))
- Good fit for node-based data (2 comments): "it's been an amazing addition to projects where node-based data structures are obviously the move" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46123252)) "I really like the Python Kuzu graph database, still use it even though the developers no longer support it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47470550))
- Ideas others have borrowed (2 comments): "Highly recommend taking inspiration from Kuzudb/Ladybugdb and cozodb." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49967922)) "Kuzu folks took some of these discussions and implemented them." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47468666))

## What people warn about

- Project archived, no longer supported (2 comments): "I really like the Python Kuzu graph database, still use it even though the developers no longer support it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47470550)) "Quite annoyed about that one, was using it extensively." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47472646))
- Acquired by Apple and shut down (1 comments): "KuzuDB (which Ladybug forked) was acquired by Apple and killed the very same day" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48426049))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [LatticeDB](https://hackerapproved.com/p/latticedb.md): 9 recommend
- [Neo4j](https://hackerapproved.com/p/neo4j.md): 8 recommend
- [LadybugDB](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ladybugdb.md): 7 recommend
- [Grafeo](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grafeo.md): 7 recommend
- [CozoDB](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cozodb.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Kuzu graph database", https://hackerapproved.com/p/kuzu/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).