Cypher Graph Databases, Ranked Monthly

Neo4j leads with a score of 81.9, followed by FalkorDB (62.2) and LadybugDB (62.0) — 46 engines ranked, September 2026.

# 1mo Name Score Tier Type License Language Query Languages
1 = 81.9 Leader Property Graph GPL-3.0 Java CypherGQL
2 ▲3 62.2 Strong Property Graph SSPL-1.0 C openCypher
3 ▲3 62.0 Strong Property Graph MIT C++ openCypher
4 = 61.9 Strong Multiple Proprietary C++ GremlinSPARQLopenCypher
5 ▼3 61.7 Strong Property Graph BUSL-1.1 C++ openCypher
6 ▼3 60.8 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 C SQLopenCypher
7 = 58.5 Strong Property Graph MIT C++ openCypher
8 ▲1 58.3 Strong Multiple Apache-2.0 Java GraphQLGremlinSQL +1
9 ▼1 56.6 Strong Property Graph BSD-3-Clause Python GFQLopenCypher
10 = 54.3 Strong Multiple Proprietary C++ GraphScriptSQLopenCypher
11 ▲3 49.6 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - GremlinopenCypher
12 ▼1 49.3 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java GremlinopenCypher
13 ▼1 48.9 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 C++ GremlinopenCypher
14 ▼1 48.9 Growing Property Graph MIT + Commons Clause Scala GremlinopenCypher
15 = 48.4 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 C++ GQLopenCypher
16 ▲2 47.3 Growing Property Graph BUSL-1.1 C++ openCypher
17 ▼1 46.3 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust SQLopenCypher
18 ▼1 45.8 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 C SQLopenCypher
19 ▲2 44.3 Growing Property Graph MIT Go GraphQLopenCypher
20 ▼1 43.9 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 C++ openCypher
21 ▼1 41.1 Growing Property Graph Proprietary C++ GremlinopenCypher
22 ▲1 40.7 Growing Other BSD-3-Clause C++ openCypher
23 ▼1 40.3 Growing Multiple Apache-2.0 Rust GQLGraphQLGremlin +3
24 ▲7 39.4 Growing Property Graph MIT C++ openCypher
25 ▲1 39.3 Growing RDF Proprietary C++ SPARQLopenCypher
26 ▼1 38.1 Growing Property Graph SSPL-1.0 Python openCypher
27 ▲1 37.3 Growing Property Graph MIT C++ openCypher
28 ▼1 36.5 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 C SQLopenCypher
29 ▼5 35.5 Growing Property Graph Proprietary C++ openCypher
30 ▼1 35.1 Growing Multiple Proprietary Rust GQLopenCypher
31 ▲1 34.6 Growing Multiple BUSL-1.1 Rust SQLopenCypher
32 ▲1 33.2 Growing Property Graph MIT C openCypher
33 ▼3 33.0 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - SQLopenCypher
34 new 32.0 Growing Property Graph MIT Zig Cypher
35 ▼1 31.5 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - openCypher
36 ▼1 24.3 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 Scala openCypher
37 ▼1 24.0 Emerging Property Graph MIT C++ openCypher
38 ▼1 22.0 Emerging Property Graph GPL-3.0 OR AGPL-3.0 Java Cypher
39 ▼1 20.8 Emerging Property Graph MIT Rust Custom APIopenCypher
40 ▼1 20.4 Emerging Other BSD-3-Clause C++ openCypher
41 ▼1 18.9 Emerging Property Graph Proprietary - openCypher
42 new 16.3 Emerging Property Graph MIT Rust CypherGQL
43 ▼2 14.6 Emerging Property Graph MIT TypeScript GremlinopenCypher
44 ▼2 12.6 Emerging Property Graph MIT Java openCypher
45 ▼2 8.8 Emerging Property Graph GPL-3.0 Java Cypher
46 new 8.4 Emerging Property Graph BUSL-1.1 Rust Cypher

1 additional engine has too little public signal to be ranked.