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Graph Database Comparison — 136+ Engines

Rank
Name
Vendor
Type
Kind
Category
Released
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License
Language
Query Languages Active development Commercial support Live community Open Source Pricing Trendiness Containerization Work as dedicated instance Work as embedded Testing in-memory version Operating on Linux Operating on Windows SaaS offering Automatic updates Client side caching Data versioning support Live backups Cluster Re-balancing Data Distribution High-Availability Query Distribution Replication support Data types defined Logging/Auditing Object-Graph Mapper Reactive programming Documentation up-to-date Binary protocol CLI GUI Multi-database Graph-native data REST API Query Language Granular locking Multiple isolation levels Read committed transaction Transaction support Constraints Schema support Secondary indexes Server side procedures Triggers Authentication Authorization Data encryption
1 Neo4j Inc LPG Established 2007 Yes GPL-3.0 Java
2 ArangoDB Inc Multiple Enterprise 2012 No BSL-1.1 C++
AQL
3▲1 Istari LPG Enterprise 2015 Yes Apache-2.0 Go
DQLGraphQL
4▲1 HelixDB Other Emerging 2025 No AGPL-3.0 Rust
HelixQL
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5▼2 FalkorDB LPG Established 2018 Yes SSPL-1.0 C
6▲4 Memgraph LPG Enterprise 2018 Yes BSL-1.1 C++
7▲8 Amazon Web Services Multiple Enterprise 2017 Yes Proprietary -
8▲4 University of Freiburg RDF Emerging 2017 Yes Apache-2.0 C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9▼1 Vaticle Other Growing 2016 No MPL-2.0 Rust
TypeQL
10▼4 Kuzu Inc (acquired by Apple) LPG Embedded Emerging 2022 Deprecated Yes MIT C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11▲5 OrientDB Community Multiple Enterprise 2010 No Apache-2.0 Java
12▼5 SurrealDB Multiple Growing 2022 No BSL-1.1 Rust
GQLGraphQLSurrealQL
13▼2 Ontopic RDF Query Engine Established 2009 No Apache-2.0 Java - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
14 Apache TinkerPop LPG Embedded Established 2009 Yes Apache-2.0 Java - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
15▼2 Apache Software Foundation LPG Extension Established 2021 Yes Apache-2.0 C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
16▲8 TigerGraph LPG Established 2017 No Proprietary C++
GSQL
17▲6 Franz Inc RDF Established 2004 Yes Proprietary Common Lisp
PrologSPARQL
18▼9 Apache Software Foundation RDF Established 2011 Yes Apache-2.0 Java - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
19▲3 LadybugDB LPG Embedded Growing 2025 Yes MIT C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
20▼3 Stardog Union RDF Enterprise 2011 Yes Proprietary Java
21 Graphistry LPG Query Engine Growing 2023 No BSD-3-Clause Python
CypherGFQL
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
22▲3 ArcadeDB Multiple Growing 2021 Yes Apache-2.0 Java
23▼5 SAP Multiple Enterprise 2010 No Proprietary C++
GraphScriptopenCypherSQL
24▲6 Oxigraph Community RDF Emerging 2020 Yes Apache-2.0 OR MIT Rust - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
25▲4 Eclipse Foundation RDF Established 2016 Yes BSD-3-Clause Java - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
26▲7 Pometry LPG Emerging 2020 No GPL-3.0 Rust - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
27▼8 Microsoft Multiple Enterprise 2017 Yes Proprietary -
28▼8 Oracle Multiple Enterprise 2005 Yes Proprietary Java
29▼3 RDFLib Community RDF Library Established 2002 Yes BSD-3-Clause Python - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
30▼3 The Linux Foundation LPG Established 2017 Yes Apache-2.0 Java
31▲9 Google LPG Enterprise 2024 Yes Proprietary - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
32 Google LPG Enterprise 2026 Yes Proprietary - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
33▲1 Fluree RDF Growing 2018 No EPL-2.0 Rust
FlureeQLGraphQLSPARQL
34▼6 Comunica Association RDF Query Engine Emerging 2018 No MIT TypeScript - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
35▼4 DFRNT Multiple Emerging 2019 No Apache-2.0 Prolog
GraphQLWOQL
36▼1 OpenLink Software Multiple Enterprise 1998 Yes GPL-2.0 C
37▲8 IBM LPG Established 2016 Yes Proprietary Java
CQLGremlin
38▼1 Apache Software Foundation LPG Established 2018 No Apache-2.0 Java
39▲3 Vesoft LPG Established 2019 No Apache-2.0 C++
nGQL
40▲4 Alibaba LPG Growing 2021 No Apache-2.0 C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
41▲5 Aerospike LPG Enterprise 2023 Yes AGPL-3.0 C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
42▼4 GUN LPG Established 2014 No MIT JavaScript - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
43▼2 thatDot LPG Emerging 2022 No MIT + Commons Clause Scala - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
44▼5 Ontola Other Emerging 2020 No MIT Rust - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
45▼2 Progress Software Multiple Enterprise 2001 Yes Proprietary C++
SPARQLSQLXQuery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
46▲19 SKAI Worldwide LPG Extension Growing 2017 No Apache-2.0 C
47▲8 Cayley Community RDF Emerging 2014 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Go
GizmoGraphQLMQL
48▲5 Microsoft LPG Enterprise 2015 Inactive No MIT C#
LIKQ
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
49▼13 Ant Group LPG Established 2022 No Apache-2.0 C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
50▼1 Meta Other Established 2012 No Proprietary C++
TAO API
51▼3 PuppyQuery Inc LPG Query Engine Growing 2024 Yes Proprietary - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
52▼5 FactNexus LPG Enterprise - No Proprietary - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
53▲3 Peking University RDF Emerging 2015 No BSD-3-Clause C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
54▲6 CWI Database Architectures Group LPG Extension Emerging 2023 No MIT C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
55▼4 Turing Biosystems LPG Emerging 2025 No BSL-1.1 C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
56▲6 LanceDB Inc LPG Query Engine Emerging 2025 No Apache-2.0 Rust - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
57▲6 Apache Software Foundation LPG Query Engine Established 2012 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Java
Java API
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
58▲21 SysSurge RDF Emerging 2012 Inactive No Proprietary - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
59▼1 GCHQ Other Query Engine Established 2015 No Apache-2.0 Java
60▲4 Gregory Todd Williams RDF Library Emerging 2008 Inactive No Artistic-2.0 Perl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
61▼11 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Other Enterprise 2016 Deprecated No Proprietary C++
62▲19 Kinetica Multiple Established 2009 No Proprietary C++
SQL
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
63▲6 SYSTAP RDF Established 2007 Inactive Yes GPL-2.0 Java
64▼5 Samsung RDF Enterprise 2017 Yes Proprietary C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
65▲1 GrafeoDB Multiple Emerging 2026 No Apache-2.0 Rust - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
66▼5 Fauna Inc Multiple Emerging 2016 Deprecated No Proprietary Scala
FQLGraphQL
67▼15 Datagraph GmbH RDF Emerging 2011 Inactive No Proprietary - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
68▼14 Ultipa LPG Growing 2019 Yes Proprietary -
UQL
69▲9 Katana Graph Other Embedded Emerging 2021 Inactive No BSD-3-Clause C++
70▲17 ByteDance Other Enterprise 2022 Inactive No Proprietary C++
71▼14 PostgreSQL Global Development Group LPG Emerging - No PostgreSQL C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
72▼5 Gregory Todd Williams RDF Library Emerging 2014 No Artistic-2.0 Perl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
73▲4 - RDF Embedded Emerging 2012 Inactive No MIT C#
LINQSPARQL
74▼2 FalkorDB LPG Embedded Emerging 2025 No SSPL-1.0 Python - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
75▲20 Huawei Cloud LPG Enterprise 2017 Yes Proprietary - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
76▼8 Altair RDF Enterprise 2018 No Proprietary C++
77▼2 Ontotext RDF Enterprise 2005 Yes Proprietary Java
78▼7 sones GmbH LPG Emerging 2010 Inactive No AGPL-3.0 C#
GQL (Sones)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
79▼5 Garlik RDF Emerging 2009 Inactive No GPL-3.0 C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
80▲9 - Other Embedded Emerging 2007 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Java
Java API
81▼11 Twitter (now X) Other Established 2010 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Scala
Thrift API
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
82▲1 Apache Software Foundation RDF Emerging 2016 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Java - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
83▼1 - Other Embedded Emerging 2017 Inactive No - Java
84▼8 Sparsity Technologies LPG Established 2008 No Proprietary C++
85▼12 RelationalAI Other Growing 2021 No Proprietary Julia
RelSQL
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
86▲7 Microsoft LPG Enterprise 2025 No Proprietary -
GQL
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
87▼3 orneryd LPG Emerging 2025 No MIT Go - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
88▼2 Predictable Labs LPG Emerging 2025 Yes MIT C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
89▼9 Dave Beckett RDF Library Established 2000 Inactive No LGPL-2.1 C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
90▲1 Apache Software Foundation RDF Emerging 2012 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Java - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
91▼6 Merck RDF Emerging 2016 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Java - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
92new LambdaZen LPG Embedded Emerging 2013 No Apache-2.0 Java - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
93▼3 Prometheux Other Query Engine Growing 2022 No Proprietary -
Vadalog
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
94new Colliery IO LPG Extension Emerging 2025 No MIT C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
95▼3 Memgraph Multiple Query Engine Emerging 2026 No Proprietary -
GQL
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
96▼8 Transwarp LPG Emerging - No Proprietary -
97 IMFD Chile Multiple Emerging 2021 No GPL-2.0 C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
98▼2 Data Language Multiple Emerging 2021 No Proprietary Rust - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
99▲3 - Other Extension Emerging 2016 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Java
100▼2 CreateLink LPG Emerging 2020 No Proprietary -
101▼2 Objectivity Inc LPG Enterprise 2010 Inactive No Proprietary Java
DO Query Language
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
102▼1 Objectivity Inc Other Enterprise 1990 Inactive No Proprietary C++
DO Query Language
103▼3 Kineviz LPG Embedded Emerging 2025 No MIT C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
104▼10 Alibaba Cloud LPG Enterprise 2019 Yes Proprietary - -
105▼1 Agnesoft LPG Embedded Emerging 2023 No Apache-2.0 Rust - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
106▼3 - Other Emerging 2014 Inactive No BSD-3-Clause C++
107▼2 Jacopo Scazzosi RDF Embedded Emerging 2017 No MIT TypeScript - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
108new NodeDB-Lab LPG Emerging 2026 No BUSL-1.1 Rust - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
109▼3 Raytheon BBN Technologies RDF Emerging 2009 Inactive No BSD-3-Clause Java - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
110▼1 DeepGraph AI LPG Embedded Emerging 2025 No Apache-2.0 Rust
GQL
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
111new PLEIAD LPG Embedded Emerging 2026 No MIT Rust
GQL
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
112▼2 RushDB LPG Emerging 2024 No ELv2 TypeScript - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
113▼1 - LPG Emerging 2019 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Scala
114▼7 ModernRelay LPG Emerging 2026 No MIT Rust - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
115new POSTECH (DSLab) LPG Embedded Emerging 2025 No MIT C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
116▼5 eBay RDF Emerging 2019 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Go - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
117▼9 NodeFn Inc. RDF Embedded Emerging 2018 No MIT Python
118▼5 Graph Foundation LPG Emerging 2018 No GPL-3.0 OR AGPL-3.0 Java - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
119▼2 - Other Emerging 2021 Inactive No Apache-2.0 C++
120▼5 Kristian dF Kollsgård LPG Embedded Emerging 2025 No MIT Rust - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
121▼7 Mulgara Project RDF Emerging 2006 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Java
iTQLSPARQL
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
122▼6 BangDB Other Embedded Emerging 2021 No BSD-3-Clause C++
123▼5 Evokoa LPG Extension Emerging 2026 No Apache-2.0 Rust
SQL
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
124▼5 Rocketgraph LPG Emerging 2018 No Proprietary - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
125▼5 - Other Embedded Emerging 2020 No MIT OR Apache-2.0 Rust - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
126▼3 Codemix LPG Library Emerging 2026 No MIT TypeScript - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
127▼6 - RDF Library Emerging 2026 No Apache-2.0 Rust - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
128▼6 DICE Research Group, Paderborn University RDF Emerging 2020 Yes Proprietary C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
129▼5 - Other Embedded Emerging 2020 Inactive No Apache-2.0 C++
130▼4 Nicholas Humfrey RDF Emerging 2010 Inactive No GPL-3.0 C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
131▼6 University of Athens RDF Emerging 2011 Inactive No MPL-2.0 Java
GeoSPARQLSPARQLstSPARQL
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
132▼3 University of Waterloo LPG Emerging 2017 Deprecated No Apache-2.0 Java
133▼6 VelocityDB Inc LPG Extension Emerging 2013 Inactive No MIT C#
LINQ
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
134▼6 - LPG Embedded Emerging 2016 Inactive No AGPL-3.0 Java
135▼5 Graph Foundation LPG Extension Emerging 2023 No GPL-3.0 Java - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
IBM Other Enterprise 2013 Deprecated No Proprietary C++

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The "Research Features" toggle in the menu reveals 43 feature scores from: Coimbra, M. E., Svitakova, L., Francisco, A. P., & Veiga, L. (2025). Survey: Graph Databases. arXiv:2505.24758. Scores range from 0 (not available) to 1 (fully implemented), evaluated using criteria defined in the paper.

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