--- title: "Use cases | SurrealDB" description: "Discover how SurrealDB powers modern applications across industries with unified data infrastructure for AI, analytics, and real-time applications." url: https://surrealdb.com/solutions --- # Every use case, one data layer [Start free with SurrealDB](https://studio.surrealdb.com/current/instances/deploy) [Contact us](https://surrealdb.com/contact) **AI agents.** Structured context and persistent memory in one engine. **Knowledge graphs.** Entities and relationships, queried with meaning. **Real time and edge.** Live queries and a single binary, from cloud to device. 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) BY USE CASE ## From AI agents to knowledge graphs. On one data layer. ### [AI agents](https://surrealdb.com/use-cases/ai-agents) Build generative AI apps and multi-step AI agents with unified context, memory, and action in one place. ### [Digital twins](https://surrealdb.com/use-cases/digital-twins) Model assets, dependencies, telemetry, and the agents that reason over them, in one transactional engine. ### [Knowledge graphs](https://surrealdb.com/use-cases/knowledge-graphs) Entities and relationships, queried with meaning. ### [Embedded and edge](https://surrealdb.com/use-cases/embedded-edge) Run data, logic, and AI directly in edge devices or browsers for low-latency, offline-ready workloads. ### [Real-time applications](https://surrealdb.com/use-cases/real-time) Power real-time experiences with a database that reacts to change instantly. BY INDUSTRY ## By industry. Six sectors, one data layer underneath. ### [Defence and aerospace](https://surrealdb.com/solutions/defence-and-aerospace) Situational awareness and on-device inference for mission-critical decisions. ### [Gaming and entertainment](https://surrealdb.com/solutions/gaming-and-entertainment) Real-time, personalised game and media experiences with fine-grained permissions. ### [Energy and manufacturing](https://surrealdb.com/solutions/energy-and-manufacturing) Energy production, industrial operations and edge devices, monitored in real time. ### [Finance and FinTech](https://surrealdb.com/solutions/finance-and-fintech) Fraud detection, risk modelling and compliance over structured and unstructured data. ### [Healthcare](https://surrealdb.com/solutions/healthcare) Patient care with real-time sensor data, under healthcare-grade security and compliance. ### [Retail and e-commerce](https://surrealdb.com/solutions/retail-and-ecommerce) Real-time personalisation and vendor content for AI-driven retail platforms. SOLUTIONS ## Built for the problem in front of you Seventeen ways teams put one engine to work, by what it solves. All AI & agents Search & knowledge Security & finance Data & operations SECURITY Access control & entitlements Secure systems with graph-based access control and semantic policy evaluation. Graph Permissions Read more AI & AGENTS Agentic NPCs in video games Create dynamic NPCs with memory and relationships. Agent memory Graph Read more AI & AGENTS AI tutor with custom curriculum Personalise learning by combining curriculum structure with semantic understanding of educational materials. Vector search Graph Read more SEARCH Code indexing & retrieval Make code retrieval more effective by combining structural code graphs with semantic search capabilities. Graph Vector search Read more SEARCH Codebase Q&A assistant Enable developers to query codebases using both structural relationships and semantic meaning, improving productivity and code understanding. Vector search Documents Read more AI & AGENTS Customer support copilot Improve support outcomes by combining relationship graphs with semantic search for faster, more relevant answers. Agent memory Full-text Read more OPERATIONS Digital twin and operational state Model real-world systems as living graphs of assets, dependencies, and telemetry. Time-series Live queries Read more SEARCH Drug discovery explorer Accelerate drug discovery by connecting compound interactions, pathways, and clinical data with semantic search. Graph Vector search Read more SEARCH Enterprise knowledge search Unify enterprise knowledge with graph-based document relationships and semantic search capabilities. Full-text Vector search Read more SECURITY Financial intelligence engine Combine graph-based entity and transaction analysis with vector-based anomaly detection for financial intelligence and anti-fraud solutions. Graph Time-series Read more SECURITY Fraud detection & risk graphs Detect fraud and assess risk by combining graph-based relationship analysis with semantic anomaly detection. Graph Live queries Read more SEARCH Legal research assistant Link legal cases, statutes, and expert commentary. Full-text Graph Read more AI & AGENTS Memory layers for LLM agents Enhance LLM agents with both structured memory graphs and semantic recall for richer, more contextual interactions. Agent memory Vector search Read more AI & AGENTS Personalised AI doctor Combine patient relationship graphs with semantic understanding of medical data for personalised healthcare recommendations. Agent memory Permissions Read more OPERATIONS Recommendation engines Deliver better recommendations by unifying collaborative filtering with semantic understanding of user preferences. Graph Vector search Read more AI & AGENTS Sales & market research copilot Unify structured sales data with unstructured market insights for more effective research, targeting, and pipeline management. Vector search Documents Read more OPERATIONS Social graph + feed optimisation Optimise social feeds by combining graph-based user relationships with semantic content relevance. Graph Live queries Read more CUSTOMER STORIES ## Proven in production [See all case studies](https://surrealdb.com/casestudies) ### [Three data stores collapsed into one](https://surrealdb.com/customer/samsung) ![Samsung](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/4c58b81e7b3c9466.C_Hv0eml.svg) ### [An AI assistant for 10,000 technicians](https://surrealdb.com/customer/verizon) ![Verizon](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/18b99996c689000f.B5PQ-nI9.svg) ### [Nine backend tools consolidated into one](https://surrealdb.com/customer/tencent) ![Tencent](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/401d8346058682c8.DqM87mst.svg) ### [Low-latency RAG, under the customer's control](https://surrealdb.com/customer/polyai) ![PolyAI](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/c5fa07c66cd05131.BnC7wHcc.svg) ### [45 million recommendation queries a month](https://surrealdb.com/customer/saks) ![Saks Fifth Avenue](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/saks-fifth-avenue-white.pDJ9HGmf.svg) 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.DUdumYDz.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.Cvv8D5Wl.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.--QZnaVi.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.7ykBFNLq.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.D_oH0_wm.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 ## Ready to build your solution? Join thousands of organisations building next-generation software with SurrealDB's unified data infrastructure. 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