--- title: "Embedded and Edge | Use Cases | SurrealDB" description: "Run SurrealDB on edge devices, in browsers with WASM, or embedded in your application. Single binary, offline-ready, edge sync." url: https://surrealdb.com/use-cases/embedded-edge --- # Embedded and edge Run SurrealDB on edge devices, in browsers with WASM, or embedded in your application binary. Single binary, offline-ready, and the same API from edge to cloud. [Start free with SurrealDB](https://studio.surrealdb.com/current/instances/deploy) [Embedded docs](https://surrealdb.com/docs/what-is-surrealdb) 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) SINGLE BINARY ## One binary, any device SurrealDB ships as a single binary with zero external dependencies. Embed it in your application, run it on a Raspberry Pi, or deploy it in a container. The same API, the same query language, the same data model - everywhere. ### Embedded mode Import SurrealDB as a library and run it in-process. Zero network hops, zero latency overhead, zero separate services to manage. ### WASM runtime Run SurrealDB in the browser with WebAssembly. Full query engine, offline-capable, with the same SurrealQL you use server-side. ### Edge devices Deploy on IoT devices, mobile applications, and edge nodes. Collect, process, and serve data where it is generated. EDGE SYNC ## Offline-first, sync when connected Edge instances operate independently when disconnected and synchronise when connectivity returns. The same API from prototype to production - from in-memory local development to fully managed cloud. ### Offline-first Applications continue working without connectivity. Reads and writes happen locally with full ACID guarantees. ### Sync on connect When connectivity returns, edge instances synchronise with the central database. Conflict resolution is built in. ### Same API everywhere The same SurrealQL, the same SDKs, the same data model from a WASM browser instance to a cloud cluster. ### Scale from edge to cloud Start embedded, grow to single-node, scale to distributed cluster - without rewriting application code. AI AT THE EDGE ## Agent context at the edge SurrealDB's single binary and WASM runtime mean the context layer can run on edge devices. Agents reason over locally stored context with full multi-model queries, synchronise memory when connectivity returns, and scale from an embedded WASM agent to a cloud-scale distributed cluster - no code changes. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ## Common questions What platforms does SurrealDB support for embedded/edge? Can I use the same queries on edge and cloud? GET STARTED ## Run SurrealDB at the edge Single binary, WASM, edge sync - the same API from embedded to cloud. ![Samsung](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/4c58b81e7b3c9466.C_Hv0eml.svg)![NVIDIA](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/nvidia.DaIEuMil.svg)![Apple](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/f7dc2519e0d212bc.Cn8MYAK7.svg)![Verizon](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/18b99996c689000f.B5PQ-nI9.svg)![Tencent](https://surrealdb.com/assets/static/401d8346058682c8.DqM87mst.svg) SOC 2 Type 2 GDPR Cyber Essentials Plus ISO 27001 [Start free with SurrealDB](https://studio.surrealdb.com/current/instances/deploy) [Embedded docs](https://surrealdb.com/docs/what-is-surrealdb) ```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 unified data layer for AI. 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