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SurrealDBvstrusted-cgi

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SurrealDBtrusted-cgi
Score78/10045/100
Rank in category#5 of 38 in Databases#4 of 7 in Serverless
GitHub stars33 241249
Stars, last 30 days+183—
Stable releases, 12 months210
Latest releasev3.3.4 · 19 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherMIT
Main languageRustGo

Which one should you pick?

SurrealDB scores 78/100 against 45/100 for trusted-cgi, so it is the safer default.

SurrealDB ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for trusted-cgi.

SurrealDB is growing faster right now (+183 stars in 30 days).

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