--- title: "Comparisons | SurrealDB" description: "How SurrealDB compares with Postgres, MongoDB, Neo4j, Elasticsearch, vector databases, traditional databases and data platforms." url: https://surrealdb.com/comparison --- COMPARISONS # SurrealDB compared **Databases.** PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Neo4j and Elasticsearch, head to head. **Categories.** Vector stores, agent databases, memory middleware, data platforms. **One engine.** Where a multi-model database differs, and where it fits beside. 1. ![Babcock](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/babcock.lo4rnVg1.svg) 2. ![ING](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/ing.X3I6S3_V.svg) 3. ![British Airways](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/british-airways.KEsZiwV-.svg) 4. ![Nvidia](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/nvidia.DaIEuMil.svg) 5. ![Apple](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/apple.D5pq4flY.svg) 6. ![SpaceX](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/spacex.CQJEk-IL.svg) 7. ![Samsung](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/samsung.CH-vQgnb.svg) 8. ![adidas](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/adidas.DdTC5qhk.svg) 9. ![Tencent](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/tencent.paQmLxyy.svg) 10. ![Alibaba](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/alibaba.B16idgfM.svg) 11. ![PolyAI](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/poly-ai.c3w_fAg6.svg) 12. ![Later](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/later.Ds736jFO.svg) 13. ![Verizon](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/verizon.BI7CajdX.svg) 14. ![Liberty Mutual](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/liberty-mutual.B7qOU1pd.svg) 15. ![Walmart](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/walmart.BjDg_Sr8.svg) 16. ![Carrier](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/carrier.D21gC6NX.svg) 17. ![Saks Fifth Avenue](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/saks-fifth-avenue.COIDpLSb.svg) 18. ![San Francisco Compute Company](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/sfcc.B7jlImq4.svg) 19. ![Shield AI](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/shield-ai.pINZ0KJr.svg) 20. ![Wix](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/wix.DvHhmoBi.svg) 01 |DATABASES AND CATEGORIES ## Database by database. Where SurrealDB sits beside the engine you run today, and where a multi-model engine differs from a class of tools. ### [vs. Postgres](https://surrealdb.com/comparison/postgres) Relational depth without the extensions, with graph, vector and document models in the same engine. ### [vs. MongoDB](https://surrealdb.com/comparison/mongodb) Documents with graph traversal, vector search and SQL over them, in one transaction. ### [vs. Neo4j](https://surrealdb.com/comparison/neo4j) Graph queries in the engine that already holds the operational data. ### [vs. Elasticsearch](https://surrealdb.com/comparison/elasticsearch) Full-text and vector search built into the database that holds the records. ### [vs. traditional databases](https://surrealdb.com/why/vs-traditional-databases) One engine in place of a relational core and its add-ons. ### [vs. vector databases](https://surrealdb.com/why/vs-vector-databases) Vectors beside the operational data they describe. ### [vs. data platforms](https://surrealdb.com/why/vs-data-platforms) Query and serve from one system, beside the analytics layer. 02 |AGENT MEMORY ## Memory, compared. Where Agent Memory sits against the tools that give an agent a memory. MIDDLEWARE ### [vs. memory middleware](https://surrealdb.com/why/vs-memory-middleware) One engine in place of a vector store, a graph store and a row store held together in application code. Read the comparison AGENT DATABASES ### [vs. agent databases](https://surrealdb.com/why/vs-agent-databases) A multi-store architecture removed rather than internalised, with provenance on every fact. Read the comparison THE PLATFORM ## Everything an application and its agents know. Five surfaces, one engine. Database Document, graph, vector, time-series and relational in one engine. ![Five data models as dotted tiles: documents, graph, vector, time-series and relational](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/platform-database.Br4lZzhd.avif) Read more [Database](https://surrealdb.com/surrealdb) Agent Memory What an agent learns, with its source and its time, in the same engine. ![A timeline of remembered facts, each with its source](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/platform-agent-memory.CJS0UhxI.avif) Read more [Agent Memory](https://surrealdb.com/agent-memory) Cloud Managed clusters in the regions you choose, scaled on demand. ![Clusters in three regions on a world map, each running or scaling](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/platform-cloud.CHvlYnuz.avif) Read more [Cloud](https://surrealdb.com/cloud) Studio Query, explore and design the schema from the browser. ![A SurrealQL query in Studio and the schema graph under it](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/platform-studio.BRNqvISd.avif) Read more [Studio](https://surrealdb.com/studio) MCP Every model that speaks MCP reaches the database and the memory directly. ![Three models connected through MCP to the database and Agent Memory](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/platform-mcp.B4puR1DW.avif) Read more [MCP](https://surrealdb.com/mcp) IN PRODUCTION ## Trusted at scale. Samsung, Nvidia, Verizon, Tencent and Walmart run on SurrealDB. 14,000+ Developers building on SurrealDB Cloud 4M+ Developers building on SurrealDB worldwide FROM THE TEAMS > SurrealDB gives us a foundation where we can unify semantic search, knowledge graphs, and AI-driven decision making without stitching together multiple systems. Collapsing responsibility into SurrealDB has become our default engineering posture. *Justin Foley* VP of Engineering, Later GET STARTED ## Start with the database, or start with Agent Memory. Both run on one engine. The database is a free account away. Agent Memory is open to the waitlist. [Explore the database](https://surrealdb.com/surrealdb) [Explore Agent Memory](https://surrealdb.com/agent-memory) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","name":"SurrealDB","url":"https://surrealdb.com","logo":"https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/logo.BG7_TG2b.svg","description":"SurrealDB is the context and memory layer for AI agents. 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