Better |best| — Kuzu V0 120

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Or, for massive columnar datasets:

| Database | Query: Complex 6-hop Friend Recommendation | Memory Peak | Query Time | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 45.2 seconds | 14.2 GB (OOM risk) | Slow | | Kuzu v0.1.2 | 3.1 seconds | 4.1 GB | Fast | | DuckDB (via graph extension) | 22.4 seconds | 8.2 GB | Medium | | Neo4j (Community, embedded via Bolt) | 5.2 seconds (plus network RTT) | 12 GB | Fast | | SQLite (Recursive CTE) | 98 seconds | 2 GB (but fails on deep hops) | Impractical | kuzu v0 120 better

For developers using Kuzu, v0.2.0 moved the needle from a "fast research project" to a "dependable tool." The ability to handle larger-than-memory datasets with significantly lower latency made it a viable alternative to DuckDB for graph-specific workloads. 1.0 database? It delivers tangible speedups, lower memory usage, and

Kuzu v0.1.20 is not a revolutionary release but a highly valuable evolutionary step. It delivers tangible speedups, lower memory usage, and improved stability – especially for multi-hop graph traversals and memory-constrained environments. For teams using Kuzu in production, upgrading to v0.1.20 is a low-risk, high-reward move. It delivers tangible speedups