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SurrealDB vs Apache CouchDB: catalog facts
SurrealDB	Apache CouchDB
Freemium The database can be run yourself; a fully managed cloud service is also offered.	Free Free and open source Apache project.
Windows, Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Documents, graphs, vectors and relational data in one engine One query language for SQL, graph and vector search	Multi-primary replication between many nodes and devices Plain HTTP/JSON API
Business Source License rather than an OSI open-source license SurrealQL is its own language to learn	Document model is not a fit for relational workloads Running a cluster takes server administration
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License: BUSL-1.1	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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