LatticeDB
The most recommended of 8 graph databases
A lightweight, SQLite-style graph database that people praise for its clear readme and examples. The most common caveat is that its benchmark comparisons may not be comparable.
A lightweight, SQLite-style graph database that people praise for its clear readme and examples. The most common caveat is that its benchmark comparisons may not be comparable.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not 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
Clear readme and examples
“Excellent Readme - as well as the clear explanations and examples”
Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: LatticeDB – Like SQLite but for graph databases” “this is really cool and love the examples”
Comment from 25 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: LatticeDB – Like SQLite but for graph databases” Praised as impressive and cool
“this is really cool and love the examples”
Comment from 25 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: LatticeDB – Like SQLite but for graph databases” “Really impressed with the product”
Comment from 25 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: LatticeDB – Like SQLite but for graph databases”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Benchmark comparisons may not be comparable
“the benchmark methodology may not be comparable”
Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: LatticeDB – Like SQLite but for graph databases” Differs from GitHub and site comparison
“Very different from the comparison on github and the website.”
Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: LatticeDB – Like SQLite but for 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.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LatticeDBThis page | 9 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| Neo4j | 8 | 17 | 32% | 6 | — | — |
| LadybugDB | 7 | 3 | 70% | 5 | — | — |
| Kuzu graph database | 7 | 1 | 88% | 5 | — | — |
| Grafeo | 7 | 8 | 47% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“If you are looking for something lightweight and simple, choose Lattice.”
“Excellent Readme - as well as the clear explanations and examples”
“Very different from the comparison on github and the website.”
“the benchmark methodology may not be comparable”
“Nice, I’ll get it added to gdb-engines.com”
“Really impressed with the product”
“this is really cool and love the examples”
“it scratches an itch I've been having”
“I use latticedb as the backing data store.”
“I like the aesthetics of this page. Very clean and visually appealing”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.