Kuzu graph database
Shares rank 3 of 8 graph databases by recommenders
Free embeddable graph database that people still use for node-based data, though the project is archived and no longer supported.
Free embeddable graph database that people still use for node-based data, though the project is archived and no longer supported.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Stable, solid foundation to build on
“it's been left in a fairly stable rate which is fantastic”
Comment from 22 Mar 2026 in “Grafeo – A fast, lean, embeddable graph database built in Rust” “it's a solid foundation and available to fork”
Comment from 25 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: LatticeDB – Like SQLite but for graph databases” Good fit for node-based data
“it's been an amazing addition to projects where node-based data structures are obviously the move”
Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “Kuzu Graph DB is archived:(” “I really like the Python Kuzu graph database, still use it even though the developers no longer support it.”
Comment from 21 Mar 2026 in “Grafeo – A fast, lean, embeddable graph database built in Rust” Ideas others have borrowed
“Highly recommend taking inspiration from Kuzudb/Ladybugdb and cozodb.”
Comment from 5 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Minigraf – An embedded, bi-temporal graph database in Rust” “Kuzu folks took some of these discussions and implemented them.”
Comment from 21 Mar 2026 in “Grafeo – A fast, lean, embeddable graph database built in Rust”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Project archived, no longer supported
“I really like the Python Kuzu graph database, still use it even though the developers no longer support it.”
Comment from 21 Mar 2026 in “Grafeo – A fast, lean, embeddable graph database built in Rust” “Quite annoyed about that one, was using it extensively.”
Comment from 21 Mar 2026 in “Grafeo – A fast, lean, embeddable graph database built in Rust” Acquired by Apple and shut down
“KuzuDB (which Ladybug forked) was acquired by Apple and killed the very same day”
Comment from 6 Jun 2026 in “Ladybug: DuckDB of Graph Databases”
Other graph databases people recommend
The four most recommended other graph databases, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 8 graph databases, rankedWhat people said
All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Highly recommend taking inspiration from Kuzudb/Ladybugdb and cozodb.”
“it's a solid foundation and available to fork”
“KuzuDB (which Ladybug forked) was acquired by Apple and killed the very same day”
“it's been left in a fairly stable rate which is fantastic”
“Quite annoyed about that one, was using it extensively.”
“I really like the Python Kuzu graph database, still use it even though the developers no longer support it.”
“Kuzu folks took some of these discussions and implemented them.”
“it's been an amazing addition to projects where node-based data structures are obviously the move”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.