Graph Database Comparison — 154+ Engines

Rank
Name
GitHub
Vendor
Type
Kind
Category
Released
GdotV
License
Language
Query Languages Protocols 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 GitHub repository 17.2k Neo4j Inc LPG Established 2007 Yes GPL-3.0 Java
BoltHTTP/REST
2 GitHub repository 14.3k ArangoDB Inc Multiple Enterprise 2012 No BUSL-1.1 C++
AQL
HTTP/REST
3 GitHub repository 21.8k Istari LPG Enterprise 2015 Yes Apache-2.0 Go
DQLGraphQL
HTTP/RESTgRPCGraphQL (HTTP)
4 ▲3 Amazon Web Services Multiple Enterprise 2017 Yes Proprietary C++
BoltHTTP/RESTSPARQL Protocol +2
5 ▼1 GitHub repository 4.4k Memgraph LPG Enterprise 2020 Yes BUSL-1.1 C++
Bolt
6 ▲2 GitHub repository 5.8k FalkorDB LPG Established 2018 Yes SSPL-1.0 C
BoltHTTP/RESTRedis RESP
7 ▲9 GitHub repository 2.1k Apache TinkerPop LPG Embedded Established 2009 Yes Apache-2.0 Java - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 ▲3 GitHub repository 1.7k LadybugDB LPG Embedded Growing 2025 Yes MIT C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9 ▼3 GitHub repository 4.4k Vaticle Other Growing 2016 No MPL-2.0 Rust
TypeQL
HTTP/RESTgRPC
10 ▲2 GitHub repository 893 University of Freiburg RDF Emerging 2017 Yes Apache-2.0 C++
HTTP/RESTSPARQL Protocol
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11 ▼6 GitHub repository 5k OrientDB Community Multiple Enterprise 2010 No Apache-2.0 Java
HTTP/RESTNative binary
12 ▲3 GitHub repository 5.9k HelixDB Other Emerging 2025 No Apache-2.0 Rust
HelixQL
HTTP/REST
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13 ▼4 GitHub repository 4.8k Apache Software Foundation LPG Extension Established 2020 Yes Apache-2.0 C
PostgreSQL wire
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14 GitHub repository 33k SurrealDB Multiple Growing 2022 No BUSL-1.1 Rust
GQLGraphQLSurrealQL
HTTP/RESTGraphQL (HTTP)WebSocket
15 ▲6 GitHub repository 1.1k ArcadeDB Multiple Growing 2021 Yes Apache-2.0 Java
BoltHTTP/RESTgRPC +2
16 ▼6 Microsoft Multiple Enterprise 2014 Yes Proprietary C++
HTTP/RESTGremlin (WebSocket)Native binary
17 ▼4 GitHub repository 4k Kuzu Inc (acquired by Apple) LPG Embedded Emerging 2022 Deprecated Yes MIT C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
18 ▲1 GitHub repository 938 Ontopic RDF Query Engine Established 2009 No Apache-2.0 Java
SPARQL Protocol
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
19 ▼2 GitHub repository 2.6k Graphistry LPG Query Engine Growing 2023 No BSD-3-Clause Python
HTTP/REST
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20 ▲12 GitHub repository 1.6k Ontola Other Emerging 2020 No MIT Rust
HTTP/RESTWebSocket
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21 ▲3 SAP Multiple Enterprise 2010 No Proprietary C++
GraphScriptopenCypherSQL
JDBC/ODBCNative binary
22 ▲6 GitHub repository 1.4k Apache Software Foundation RDF Established 2010 Yes Apache-2.0 Java
HTTP/RESTSPARQL Protocol
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
23 ▼3 Stardog Union RDF Enterprise 2011 Yes Proprietary Java
HTTP/RESTSPARQL Protocol
24 ▲2 GitHub repository 1.9k Oxigraph Community RDF Emerging 2020 Yes Apache-2.0 OR MIT Rust
SPARQL Protocol
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
25 GitHub repository 412 Eclipse Foundation RDF Established 2002 Yes BSD-3-Clause Java
HTTP/RESTSPARQL Protocol
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
26 ▼3 TigerGraph LPG Established 2017 No Proprietary C++
GSQL
HTTP/REST
27 ▼5 Franz Inc RDF Established 2004 Yes Proprietary Common Lisp
PrologSPARQL
HTTP/RESTSPARQL Protocol
28 ▲33 Samsung RDF Enterprise 2017 Yes Proprietary C++
HTTP/RESTSPARQL Protocol
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
29 ▲2 GitHub repository 450 Fluree RDF Growing 2018 No BUSL-1.1 Rust
FlureeQLGraphQLSPARQL
HTTP/RESTSPARQL Protocol
30 ▼1 Oracle Multiple Enterprise 2005 Yes Proprietary Java
HTTP/RESTSPARQL ProtocolJDBC/ODBC
31 ▼13 GitHub repository 433 JetBrains LPG Emerging 2024 No Apache-2.0 Java
Gremlin (WebSocket)
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32 ▼2 GitHub repository 641 Pometry LPG Emerging 2020 No GPL-3.0 Rust
GraphQL (HTTP)
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33 ▼6 GitHub repository 2.5k RDFLib Community RDF Library Established 2002 Yes BSD-3-Clause Python - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
34 ▲2 GitHub repository 3.4k DFRNT Multiple Emerging 2019 No Apache-2.0 Prolog
GraphQLWOQL
HTTP/RESTGraphQL (HTTP)
35 GitHub repository 5.8k The Linux Foundation LPG Established 2017 Yes Apache-2.0 Java
Gremlin (WebSocket)Gremlin (HTTP)
36 ▼2 GitHub repository 580 Comunica Association RDF Query Engine Emerging 2018 No MIT TypeScript
SPARQL Protocol
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
37 ▲2 Google LPG Enterprise 2024 Yes Proprietary C++
HTTP/RESTgRPC
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
38 ▲4 GitHub repository 2.3k Microsoft LPG Enterprise 2015 Inactive No MIT C#
LIKQ
HTTP/RESTNative binary
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39 ▼1 GitHub repository 1.4k Aerospike LPG Enterprise 2023 Yes Apache-2.0 Java
HTTP/RESTGremlin (WebSocket)
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40 ▲8 GitHub repository 1.8k Ant Group LPG Established 2022 No Apache-2.0 C++
BoltHTTP/RESTNative binary
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41 ▼4 GitHub repository 3.2k Apache Software Foundation LPG Established 2018 No Apache-2.0 Java
HTTP/RESTGremlin (WebSocket)Gremlin (HTTP)
42 ▼1 GitHub repository 974 OpenLink Software Multiple Enterprise 1998 Yes GPL-2.0 C
SPARQL ProtocolJDBC/ODBC
43 ▼10 Google LPG Enterprise 2026 Yes Proprietary C++
HTTP/RESTgRPCJDBC/ODBC
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
44 new GitHub repository 4.1k Cozo Other Growing 2022 Inactive No MPL-2.0 Rust
Datalog
HTTP/REST
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45 ▼1 GitHub repository 361 thatDot LPG Emerging 2022 No MIT + Commons Clause Scala
HTTP/RESTWebSocket
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46 ▼1 GitHub repository 19.1k GUN LPG Established 2014 No Zlib OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 JavaScript
WebSocket
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47 ▲3 PuppyQuery Inc LPG Query Engine Growing 2024 Yes Proprietary -
BoltHTTP/RESTGremlin (WebSocket)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
48 ▼5 GitHub repository 3.6k Alibaba LPG Growing 2020 No Apache-2.0 C++
BoltHTTP/RESTGremlin (WebSocket) +1
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49 ▲64 GitHub repository 1.1k ModernRelay LPG Emerging 2026 No MIT Rust
HTTP/REST
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
50 ▼3 IBM LPG Established 2016 Yes Proprietary Java
CQLGremlin
Native binary
51 ▼5 GitHub repository 487 CWI Database Architectures Group LPG Extension Emerging 2023 No MIT C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
52 ▼12 Progress Software Multiple Enterprise 2001 Yes Proprietary C++
SPARQLSQLXQuery
HTTP/RESTSPARQL ProtocolPostgreSQL wire +2
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53 GitHub repository 180 Turing Biosystems LPG Emerging 2025 No BUSL-1.1 C++
HTTP/REST
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54 ▼3 GitHub repository 1.5k SKAI Worldwide LPG Extension Growing 2016 No Apache-2.0 C
PostgreSQL wire
55 ▼3 GitHub repository 620 Apache Software Foundation LPG Query Engine Established 2012 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Java
Java API
Unknown
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56 ▼7 GitHub repository 12.4k Vesoft LPG Established 2019 No Apache-2.0 C++
nGQL
Thrift
57 ▼3 GitHub repository 1.8k GCHQ Other Query Engine Established 2015 Deprecated No Apache-2.0 Java
HTTP/REST
58 ▼2 GitHub repository 176 LanceDB Inc LPG Query Engine Emerging 2025 No Apache-2.0 Rust
HTTP/REST
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59 ▲4 GitHub repository 143 Alibaba LPG Embedded Emerging 2026 No Apache-2.0 C++
HTTP/REST
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60 ▲10 GitHub repository 854 orneryd LPG Emerging 2025 No MIT Go
BoltHTTP/RESTgRPC +1
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61 ▼6 FactNexus LPG Enterprise 2013 No Proprietary -
HTTP/REST
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62 ▼2 GitHub repository 15.1k Cayley Community RDF Emerging 2014 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Go
GizmoGraphQLMQL
HTTP/REST
63 ▲1 GitHub repository 26 Gregory Todd Williams RDF Library Emerging 2008 Inactive No Artistic-1.0-Perl OR GPL-1.0-or-later Perl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
64 ▼7 GitHub repository 838 Peking University RDF Emerging 2015 No BSD-3-Clause C++
HTTP/RESTgRPCNative binary
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65 ▼7 Graphwise RDF Enterprise 2005 Yes Proprietary Java
HTTP/RESTSPARQL ProtocolJDBC/ODBC +1
66 ▼1 Meta Other Established 2012 No Proprietary C++
TAO API
Unknown
67 ▼5 GitHub repository 3.3k Twitter (now X) Other Established 2010 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Scala
Thrift API
Thrift
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68 ▼1 GitHub repository 105 Dave Beckett RDF Library Established 2000 Inactive No LGPL-2.1 OR GPL-2.0 OR Apache-2.0 C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
69 ▲12 ByteDance Other Enterprise 2018 Inactive No Proprietary C++
Unknown
70 ▼1 GitHub repository 210 sones GmbH LPG Emerging 2010 Inactive No AGPL-3.0 C#
GQL (Sones)
HTTP/REST
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71 new Ultipa LPG Growing - No Proprietary -
GQL
HTTP/RESTgRPC
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
72 ▼4 Kinetica Multiple Established 2009 No Proprietary C++
SQL
HTTP/RESTPostgreSQL wireJDBC/ODBC
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73 ▲2 GitHub repository 989 SYSTAP RDF Established 2007 Inactive Yes GPL-2.0 Java
HTTP/RESTSPARQL Protocol
74 ▲3 GitHub repository 104 Katana Graph Other Embedded Emerging 2020 Inactive No BSD-3-Clause C++ -
75 ▼1 GitHub repository 115 Apache Software Foundation RDF Emerging 2016 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Java
HTTP/REST
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76 ▼4 GitHub repository 464 - RDF Embedded Emerging 2012 Inactive No MIT C#
LINQSPARQL
HTTP/RESTSPARQL Protocol
77 ▲18 GitHub repository 249 - Other Embedded Emerging 2007 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Java
Java API
-
78 ▼2 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Other Enterprise 2015 Deprecated No Proprietary C++
SPARQL Protocol
79 ▼20 Datagraph GmbH RDF Emerging 2011 Inactive No Proprietary Common Lisp
HTTP/RESTSPARQL Protocol
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80 ▲3 GitHub repository 13 - Other Embedded Emerging 2017 Inactive No - C++
Thrift
81 ▼15 Ultipa LPG Growing - Yes Proprietary C++
GQLUQL
HTTP/REST
82 ▼11 GitHub repository 299 Garlik RDF Emerging 2009 Inactive No GPL-3.0 C
HTTP/RESTSPARQL Protocol
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
83 ▼1 PostgreSQL Global Development Group LPG Emerging 2026 No PostgreSQL C
PostgreSQL wire
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84 ▼11 Fauna Inc Multiple Emerging 2016 Deprecated No Apache-2.0 Scala
FQLGraphQL
HTTP/REST
85 ▼5 GitHub repository 766 GrafeoDB Multiple Emerging 2026 No Apache-2.0 Rust
BoltHTTP/RESTgRPC +1
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86 ▲3 Siemens RDF Enterprise 2018 No Proprietary C++
BoltSPARQL ProtocolgRPC
87 ▼3 Huawei Cloud LPG Enterprise 2017 Yes Proprietary C++
HTTP/REST
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
88 GitHub repository 114 Merck RDF Emerging 2016 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Java
HTTP/RESTSPARQL Protocol
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89 ▲15 GitHub repository 133 Kineviz LPG Embedded Emerging 2025 No MIT C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
90 ▼4 GitHub repository 62 FalkorDB LPG Embedded Emerging 2025 No SSPL-1.0 Python
Redis RESP
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91 ▲15 GitHub repository 264 IMFD Chile Multiple Emerging 2021 No GPL-2.0 C++
SPARQL ProtocolWebSocket
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92 ▼2 Microsoft LPG Enterprise 2025 No Proprietary -
GQL
HTTP/REST
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93 ▼1 GitHub repository 144 Predictable Labs LPG Emerging 2025 Yes MIT C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
94 SysSurge RDF Emerging 2012 Inactive No Proprietary -
SPARQL Protocol
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95 ▼8 GitHub repository 10.5k Yugabyte LPG Extension Emerging 2026 No Apache-2.0 C
PostgreSQL wire
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96 ▼17 GitHub repository 20 Gregory Todd Williams RDF Library Emerging 2014 No GPL-1.0-or-later OR Artistic-1.0-Perl Perl
SPARQL Protocol
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97 ▼6 GitHub repository 57 Apache Software Foundation RDF Emerging 2010 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Java
HTTP/RESTSPARQL Protocol
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98 ▼20 Sparsity Technologies LPG Established 2008 No Proprietary C++ -
99 ▲9 Objectivity Inc LPG Enterprise 2010 Inactive No Proprietary Java
DO Query Language
Unknown
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100 ▼15 Prometheux Other Query Engine Growing 2022 No Proprietary -
Vadalog
HTTP/REST
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101 new GitHub repository 30 Dan Bennett RDF Extension Emerging 2025 No MIT C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
102 ▲1 GitHub repository 196 NodeDB-Lab Multiple Emerging 2026 No BUSL-1.1 Rust
HTTP/RESTPostgreSQL wireRedis RESP +2
103 ▼7 GitHub repository 150 LambdaZen LPG Embedded Emerging 2013 No Apache-2.0 Java
Gremlin (WebSocket)
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104 ▲1 GitHub repository 264 - Other Extension Emerging 2016 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Java -
105 ▼7 Data Language Multiple Emerging 2021 No Proprietary Rust
HTTP/REST
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106 ▼7 Memgraph Multiple Query Engine Emerging 2026 No Proprietary Rust
GQL
Bolt
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107 ▼6 CreateLink LPG Emerging 2020 No Proprietary -
BoltHTTP/REST
108 ▼8 Objectivity Inc Other Enterprise 1990 Inactive No Proprietary C++
DO Query Language
JDBC/ODBC
109 ▼7 GitHub repository 475 Colliery IO LPG Extension Emerging 2025 No MIT C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
110 ▼13 Transwarp LPG Emerging 2018 No Proprietary -
Thrift
111 ▼18 RelationalAI Other Growing 2022 No Proprietary Julia
RelSQL
HTTP/REST
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112 ▼3 Alibaba Cloud LPG Enterprise 2019 Yes Proprietary - -
BoltGremlin (WebSocket)
113 ▼6 GitHub repository 214 - Other Emerging 2014 Inactive No BSD-3-Clause C++
Native binary
114 new GitHub repository 646 Jeff Hajewski LPG Embedded Emerging 2026 No MIT Zig - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
115 ▼5 GitHub repository 233 Jacopo Scazzosi RDF Embedded Emerging 2017 No MIT TypeScript - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
116 ▼5 GitHub repository 66 Raytheon BBN Technologies RDF Emerging 2009 Inactive No BSD-3-Clause C++
HTTP/RESTSPARQL Protocol
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117 ▼5 GitHub repository 139 Agnesoft LPG Embedded Emerging 2023 No Apache-2.0 Rust
HTTP/REST
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118 ▼4 GitHub repository 323 RushDB LPG Emerging 2024 No ELv2 TypeScript
HTTP/REST
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119 new GitHub repository 0 Qbix LPG Library Emerging - No AGPL-3.0 JavaScript - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
120 ▼2 GitHub repository 7 PLEIAD LPG Embedded Emerging 2026 No MIT Rust
GQL
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121 ▼6 GitHub repository 230 DeepGraph AI LPG Embedded Emerging 2025 No Apache-2.0 Rust
GQL
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122 ▼6 GitHub repository 8 - LPG Emerging 2019 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Scala
Native binary
123 ▼6 GitHub repository 1.7k eBay RDF Emerging 2019 Inactive No Apache-2.0 Go
HTTP/RESTgRPC
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124 ▼5 GitHub repository 25 POSTECH (DSLab) LPG Embedded Emerging 2025 No MIT C++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
125 ▼5 GitHub repository 396 NodeFn Inc. RDF Embedded Emerging 2018 No MIT Python
HTTP/REST
126 ▼3 GitHub repository 18 - Other Emerging 2019 Inactive No Apache-2.0 C++
Native binary
127 ▼6 GitHub repository 69 - Other Embedded Emerging 2020 No MIT OR Apache-2.0 Rust - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
128 ▼6 GitHub repository 440 Graph Foundation LPG Emerging 2018 No GPL-3.0 OR AGPL-3.0 Java
BoltHTTP/REST
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129 GitHub repository 31 - Other Embedded Emerging 2026 No MIT OR Apache-2.0 Rust
Datalog
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
130 ▼2 GitHub repository 1k Evokoa LPG Extension Emerging 2026 No Apache-2.0 Rust
SQL
PostgreSQL wire
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131 ▼7 GitHub repository 48 Mulgara Project RDF Emerging 2006 Inactive No OSL-3.0 Java
iTQLSPARQL
HTTP/RESTSPARQL ProtocolNative binary
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132 ▼5 GitHub repository 59 BangDB Other Embedded Emerging 2012 No BSD-3-Clause C++
HTTP/RESTNative binary
133 ▼8 GitHub repository 37 Kristian dF Kollsgård LPG Embedded Emerging 2026 No MIT Rust
Bolt
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134 ▼8 GitHub repository 343 RecallGraph LPG Extension Emerging 2019 Deprecated No Apache-2.0 JavaScript
HTTP/REST
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135 ▼5 GitHub repository 8 Rocketgraph LPG Emerging 2019 No Proprietary -
gRPC
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136 ▼5 GitHub repository 79 Nicia AI LPG Library Emerging 2026 No MIT TypeScript - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
137 ▼4 GitHub repository DICE Research Group, Paderborn University RDF Emerging 2020 Yes Proprietary C++
SPARQL Protocol
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138 new GitHub repository 4 AstraeaDB LPG Emerging 2026 No MIT Rust
gRPCNative binary
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139 ▼7 GitHub repository 28 University of Athens RDF Emerging 2010 Inactive No MPL-2.0 Java
GeoSPARQLSPARQLstSPARQL
SPARQL Protocol
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140 ▼4 GitHub repository 58 - Other Embedded Emerging 2020 Inactive No Apache-2.0 C++ -
141 ▼7 GitHub repository 88 - RDF Library Emerging 2025 No Apache-2.0 Rust
SPARQL ProtocolGraphQL (HTTP)
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142 ▼7 GitHub repository 110 Codemix LPG Library Emerging 2026 No MIT TypeScript - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
143 ▼6 GitHub repository 65 Nicholas Humfrey RDF Emerging 2010 Inactive No GPL-3.0 C
HTTP/RESTSPARQL Protocol
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144 new GitHub repository 50 Rahul Iyer LPG Extension Emerging 2026 No MIT C++
GQL
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145 ▼5 GitHub repository 54 - LPG Embedded Emerging 2017 Inactive No AGPL-3.0 Java -
146 ▼7 GitHub repository 84 VelocityDB Inc LPG Extension Emerging 2013 Inactive No Proprietary C#
LINQ
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147 ▼9 GitHub repository 28 University of Waterloo LPG Emerging 2017 Deprecated No MIT Java -
148 ▼7 GitHub repository 22 QueryGraph LPG Library Emerging 2026 No Apache-2.0 Rust - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
149 new GitHub repository 5 Justin Scott LPG Library Emerging 2026 No MIT OR Apache-2.0 Rust
GQL
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150 ▼8 GitHub repository 145 Graph Foundation LPG Extension Emerging 2023 No GPL-3.0 Java
BoltHTTP/REST
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151 new GitHub repository 20 LoraDB LPG Embedded Emerging 2026 No BUSL-1.1 Rust
HTTP/REST
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152 ▼9 GitHub repository 2 Katsuhide Tsuruta LPG Emerging 2026 No Elastic-2.0 Rust
HTTP/REST
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IBM Other Enterprise 2013 Deprecated No Proprietary C++
HTTP/RESTNative binary
Truespar LPG Emerging 2026 No Proprietary Rust
BoltHTTP/RESTgRPC +1
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gdb-engines.com is an Open Source comparison of graph database features and capabilities.

While most entries are databases, the landscape includes query engines, embedded libraries, and other graph technologies.

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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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