LiveGraph vs Ontop
LiveGraph is a other database; Ontop is a rdf database. LiveGraph (2020, Apache-2.0, C++) ranks #146 this month; Ontop (2009, Apache-2.0, Java) ranks #18.
| Attribute | LiveGraph | Ontop |
|---|---|---|
| At a glance | ||
| Rank | #146 | #18 |
| Score | 15.2 | 57.0 |
| GitHub stars | 58 | 1k |
| Popularity | 31.4 | 58.4 |
| Activity | 44.6 | 49.4 |
| Community | 34.7 | 65.6 |
| Research | 67.9 | 54.8 |
| Fundamentals | ||
| Description | An academic research prototype for graph storage using a Transactional Edge Log (TEL) data structure. Supports both transactional and analytical workloads with a property graph model on a single server. | A Virtual Knowledge Graph system that exposes relational databases as RDF knowledge graphs, translating SPARQL queries into SQL without moving data. Uses R2RML mappings and lightweight ontologies. |
| Vendor | — | Ontopic |
| Model | Other | RDF |
| Kind | embedded | query-engine |
| Category | Emerging | Established |
| First released | 2020 | 2009 |
| Status | inactive — Academic research prototype. No active development. | active |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | C++ | Java |
| Query languages | Custom API | SPARQL |
| gdotv support | no | no |
Feature scores — not surveyed for Ontop
| Feature | LiveGraph | Ontop |
|---|---|---|
| Community & Business | ||
| Active development | · | — |
| Commercial support | · | — |
| Live community | · | — |
| Open Source | ✓ | — |
| Pricing | · | — |
| Trendiness | · | — |
| Deployment | ||
| Containerization | · | — |
| Work as dedicated instance | ✓ | — |
| Work as embedded | · | — |
| Testing in-memory version | ✓ | — |
| Platform | ||
| Operating on Linux | ✓ | — |
| Operating on Windows | 0.75 | — |
| SaaS offering | · | — |
| Operations | ||
| Automatic updates | · | — |
| Client side caching | · | — |
| Data versioning support | · | — |
| Live backups | · | — |
| Distribution | ||
| Cluster Re-balancing | · | — |
| Data Distribution | · | — |
| High-Availability | · | — |
| Query Distribution | · | — |
| Replication support | · | — |
| Developer Experience | ||
| Data types defined | 0.5 | — |
| Logging/Auditing | · | — |
| Object-Graph Mapper | · | — |
| Reactive programming | · | — |
| Documentation up-to-date | ✓ | — |
| Binary protocol | · | — |
| CLI | · | — |
| GUI | · | — |
| Data Model | ||
| Multi-database | · | — |
| Graph-native data | ✓ | — |
| REST API | · | — |
| Query Language | · | — |
| Transactions | ||
| Granular locking | ✓ | — |
| Multiple isolation levels | · | — |
| Read committed transaction | · | — |
| Transaction support | ✓ | — |
| Schema & Security | ||
| Constraints | · | — |
| Schema support | · | — |
| Secondary indexes | · | — |
| Server side procedures | · | — |
| Triggers | · | — |
| Authentication | · | — |
| Authorization | · | — |
| Data encryption | · | — |
Links
- LiveGraph · website · github · full profile
- Ontop · website · github · full profile