Head-to-head
SurrealDB vs DuckDB: GitHub, npm & hiring signals
A live, signal-by-signal comparison of SurrealDB and DuckDB — GitHub stars, npm downloads, and how many of the 27 public signal sources Sigmon can track for each. Numbers below are detected right now.
SurrealDB
surrealdb
- Top-repo stars
- 33.0k
- npm/wk
- —
- Trackable sources
- 20/27
- Domain
- surrealdb.com
A scalable, distributed, collaborative, document-graph database, for the realtime web
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DuckDB
duckdb
- Top-repo stars
- 41.2k
- npm/wk
- —
- Trackable sources
- 20/27
- Domain
- www.duckdb.org
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Frequently asked questions
- Is SurrealDB or DuckDB more popular?
- By GitHub stars, DuckDB currently leads SurrealDB (41.2k vs 33.0k). Stars are only one signal — Sigmon also tracks npm downloads, release velocity and hiring so you can judge momentum, not just size.
- How do SurrealDB and DuckDB compare?
- This page puts SurrealDB and DuckDB side by side on the signals that predict momentum: GitHub stars and release cadence, npm download trend, hiring activity and pricing changes — refreshed weekly.
- Can I track both SurrealDB and DuckDB?
- Yes. Add both to Sigmon free and get a single weekly brief covering every move either one makes — releases, pricing changes, funding and hiring.