--- title: "One database, every data model | SurrealDB" description: "Documents, graphs, vectors, time-series, and relational data as native primitives in a single ACID transaction, with one query language across them all." url: https://surrealdb.com/surrealdb --- DATABASE # One database, every data model [Get started](https://studio.surrealdb.com/current/instances) [Read the docs](https://surrealdb.com/docs) **Multi-model.** Documents, graphs, vectors, full-text search, time-series and relational data in one engine. **SurrealQL.** One query language across every model - documents, graphs, vectors and relations in a single ACID transaction. **Deploy anywhere.** In-memory, embedded, self-hosted, or fully managed on SurrealDB Cloud. 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) ## Six databases become one. One query language, one transaction, one deployment. [See all features](https://surrealdb.com/surrealdb/features) ### [Native multi-model engine](https://surrealdb.com/docs/learn/data-models) Documents, graphs, vectors, full-text search, time-series, and relational data - fully unified in one database and query language. Explore data models ### [AI data layer](https://surrealdb.com/use-cases/ai-agents) Built for context, memory, search, and retrieval - combining vectors, graphs, full-text search, and relational joins in one engine. Explore AI use cases ### [Deploy anywhere, scale horizontally](https://surrealdb.com/cloud) The same API runs across in-memory, embedded, and edge deployments to self-hosted or fully managed cloud. Explore deployment options ### [Real-time and event-driven](https://surrealdb.com/docs/learn/querying/real-time/real-time-best-practices) Built-in real-time subscriptions, event triggers, and streaming updates to power reactive, real-time experiences. Explore real-time features ### [Enterprise security and compliance](https://surrealdb.com/docs/learn/security/authentication/summary) RBAC, record-level permissions, JWT auth, multi-tenant isolation, and SOC 2 / ISO 27001 compliance built in. Explore security features ### [Developer tools](https://surrealdb.com/studio) SurrealDB Studio visual IDE, WebAssembly plugins, and SurrealQL - the best of SQL, NoSQL, and graph querying in one syntax. Explore developer tools ### [MCP server](https://surrealdb.com/mcp) Connect AI tools directly to SurrealDB through the Model Context Protocol. Queries, schema exploration, graph traversal, and vector search as MCP tool calls. Explore MCP integration ### [High-performance, reliable core](https://surrealdb.com/surrealdb/features) Built in Rust with full ACID guarantees. Memory-safe, thread-safe, and crash-resilient by design. Explore performance 03 |HOW SURREALDB COMPARES ## How the stack compares ### [vs. Postgres](https://surrealdb.com/comparison/postgres) Postgres bolts on vectors with pgvector and graphs with recursive CTEs. SurrealDB makes every model native - no extensions, no workarounds. ### [vs. MongoDB](https://surrealdb.com/comparison/mongodb) MongoDB is a document store. Graph traversal, vector search, and temporal queries require separate systems. SurrealDB unifies them. ### [vs. Neo4j](https://surrealdb.com/comparison/neo4j) Neo4j is a graph database. Documents, vectors, and time-series require separate infrastructure. SurrealDB does it all in one engine. ### [vs. Elasticsearch](https://surrealdb.com/comparison/elasticsearch) Elasticsearch is a search cluster your data must be synced into. SurrealDB builds full-text and vector search into the database itself. ### [vs. Vector databases](https://surrealdb.com/why/vs-vector-databases) Pinecone, Chroma, and Weaviate store embeddings. SurrealDB stores embeddings alongside their entities, relationships, and temporal context. ### [vs. Memory middleware](https://surrealdb.com/why/vs-memory-middleware) Mem0 layers memory on top of fragmented databases. Agent Memory builds memory directly into SurrealDB - one transaction, no consistency gaps. ### [vs. Agent databases](https://surrealdb.com/why/vs-agent-databases) HelixDB and HydraDB bundle separate engines behind one API. SurrealDB is one engine, with ACID across every model. ## One engine, everywhere. One query across every model, from one transactional snapshot. In-memory, embedded, WASM or cloud. [Get started](https://surrealdb.com/docs/running/overview) ### [One query across every model](https://surrealdb.com/docs/surrealql) Documents, graphs, vectors, full-text, time-series and relations answer one SurrealQL statement. Explore SurrealQL ### [One transactional snapshot](https://surrealdb.com/docs/surrealdb/introduction/concepts/transactions) Every model reads and writes inside the same ACID transaction, so results agree with each other. How transactions work ### [SurrealQL, SQL and GraphQL](https://surrealdb.com/docs/surrealdb/integration) The SDKs, a GraphQL endpoint and a Postgres wire protocol (in development) all reach the same engine. Explore the protocols ### [Embedded or in-memory](https://surrealdb.com/docs/surrealdb/embedding) Run inside your process in Rust, Python, Node.js or Java, with the full query language on a local engine. Embed SurrealDB ### [WASM in the browser](https://surrealdb.com/docs/sdk/javascript/engines/wasm) The same database compiled to WebAssembly, querying local data on the client. Run in the browser ### [Self-hosted or SurrealDB Cloud](https://surrealdb.com/cloud) One binary from a laptop to a distributed cluster, with compute and storage scaled apart. Deploy anywhere 07 |BENCHMARKS ## Benchmarked in the open. SurrealDB tested against the leading key-value, embedded, relational, document, and graph databases. The same workload, the same harness, the same hardware. [View all benchmarks](https://surrealdb.com/surrealdb/benchmarks) ### [Key-value](https://surrealdb.com/surrealdb/benchmarks#key-value) Redis-class throughput with full database semantics. ### [Embedded](https://surrealdb.com/surrealdb/benchmarks#embedded) Embedded performance with full SurrealQL on the same disk format. ### [Relational](https://surrealdb.com/surrealdb/benchmarks#relational) SQL workloads against Postgres and MySQL. ### [Document](https://surrealdb.com/surrealdb/benchmarks#document) Document workloads against MongoDB and ArangoDB. ### [Graph](https://surrealdb.com/surrealdb/benchmarks#graph) Graph workloads against Neo4j and ArangoDB. 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 ## Start building with SurrealDB. A graph edge that is a full document, a vector in the same ACID transaction, and context that is atomic. 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