Builder says a managed graph DB would cost $25K for 16GB, so he made one for Apple Silicon
arthurcolle · x · 2026-07-28
The author built a highly optimized graph runtime for Apple Silicon after realizing a managed graph database would cost $25K for just 16GB of cloud storage.
The post highlights two things:
- The economics of managed graph databases can be extreme at small scale.
- There is room for leaner, Apple Silicon–optimized alternatives for running graph workloads locally or cheaply in the cloud.
Related event: Developer Open-Sources Rust Graph Database Over Sky-High Cloud Pricing(2 posts)→
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