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Graph Database Popularity Ranking

Neo4j leads with a score of 83.3, followed by ArangoDB (68.8) and Dgraph (67.6) — 152 engines ranked, September 2026.

# 1mo Name Score Tier Type License Language Query Languages
1 =
Neo4j
83.3 Leader Property Graph GPL-3.0 Java CypherGQL
2 =
ArangoDB
68.8 Leader Multiple BUSL-1.1 C++ AQL
3 =
Dgraph
67.6 Leader Property Graph Apache-2.0 Go DQLGraphQL
4 ▲3
Neptune
65.5 Leader Multiple Proprietary C++ GremlinSPARQLopenCypher
5 ▼1
Memgraph
64.6 Strong Property Graph BUSL-1.1 C++ openCypher
6 ▲2
FalkorDB
64.6 Strong Property Graph SSPL-1.0 C openCypher
7 ▲9
TinkerGraph
64.0 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java Gremlin
8 ▲3
LadybugDB
63.6 Strong Property Graph MIT C++ openCypher
9 ▼3
TypeDB
63.6 Strong Other MPL-2.0 Rust TypeQL
10 ▲2
QLever
63.1 Strong RDF Apache-2.0 C++ SPARQL
11 ▼6
OrientDB
62.9 Strong Multiple Apache-2.0 Java GremlinSQL
12 ▲3
HelixDB
62.4 Strong Other Apache-2.0 Rust HelixQL
13 ▼4
Apache AGE
61.6 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 C SQLopenCypher
14 =
SurrealDB
61.4 Strong Multiple BUSL-1.1 Rust GQLGraphQLSurrealQL
15 ▲6
ArcadeDB
60.7 Strong Multiple Apache-2.0 Java GraphQLGremlinSQL +1
16 ▼6
Cosmos DB
60.4 Strong Multiple Proprietary C++ GremlinSQL
17 ▼4
Kuzu
59.3 Strong Property Graph MIT C++ openCypher
18 ▲1
Ontop
59.0 Strong RDF Apache-2.0 Java SPARQL
19 ▼2
GFQL
58.9 Strong Property Graph BSD-3-Clause Python GFQLopenCypher
20 ▲12
Atomic Server
58.8 Strong Other MIT Rust Custom API
21 ▲3
SAP Hana
58.3 Strong Multiple Proprietary C++ GraphScriptSQLopenCypher
22 ▲6
Apache Jena Fuseki
57.6 Strong RDF Apache-2.0 Java SPARQL
23 ▼3
Stardog
57.4 Strong RDF Proprietary Java GraphQLSPARQLSQL
24 ▲2
Oxigraph
57.2 Strong RDF Apache-2.0 OR MIT Rust SPARQL
25 =
Eclipse RDF4J
57.1 Strong RDF BSD-3-Clause Java SPARQL
26 ▼3
TigerGraph
57.0 Strong Property Graph Proprietary C++ GSQL
27 ▼5
AllegroGraph
56.9 Strong RDF Proprietary Common Lisp PrologSPARQL
28 ▲33
RDFox
56.5 Strong RDF Proprietary C++ SPARQL
29 ▲2
Fluree
56.0 Strong RDF BUSL-1.1 Rust FlureeQLGraphQLSPARQL
30 ▼1
Oracle Graph
55.6 Strong Multiple Proprietary Java PGQLSPARQLSQL/PGQ
31 ▼13
YouTrackDB
55.6 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java GremlinSQL
32 ▼2
Raphtory
55.3 Strong Property Graph GPL-3.0 Rust GraphQL
33 ▼6
RDFLib
53.8 Strong RDF BSD-3-Clause Python SPARQL
34 ▲2
TerminusDB
53.8 Strong Multiple Apache-2.0 Prolog GraphQLWOQL
35 =
JanusGraph
53.4 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java Gremlin
36 ▼2
Comunica
53.1 Strong RDF MIT TypeScript GraphQLSPARQL
37 ▲2
Google Cloud Spanner Graph
53.0 Strong Property Graph Proprietary C++ GQLSQL/PGQ
38 ▲4
Graph Engine
51.4 Strong Property Graph MIT C# LIKQ
39 ▼1
Aerospike Graph
51.1 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java Gremlin
40 ▲8
TuGraph
51.1 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 C++ GQLopenCypher
41 ▼4
Apache HugeGraph
51.0 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java GremlinopenCypher
42 ▼1
Virtuoso
51.0 Strong Multiple GPL-2.0 C SPARQLSQL
43 ▼10
Google Cloud BigQuery Graph
50.9 Strong Property Graph Proprietary C++ GQLSQL/PGQ
44 new
CozoDB
50.8 Strong Other MPL-2.0 Rust Datalog
45 ▼1
Quine
50.8 Strong Property Graph MIT + Commons Clause Scala GremlinopenCypher
46 ▼1
GUN
50.3 Strong Property Graph Zlib OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 JavaScript Custom API
47 ▲3
PuppyGraph
50.3 Strong Property Graph Proprietary - GremlinopenCypher
48 ▼5
GraphScope
50.2 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 C++ GremlinopenCypher
49 ▲64
OmniGraph
50.1 Strong Property Graph MIT Rust Custom API
50 ▼3
DataStax Enterprise
49.9 Growing Property Graph Proprietary Java CQLGremlin
51 ▼5
DuckPGQ
49.8 Growing Property Graph MIT C++ SQL/PGQ
52 ▼12
MarkLogic
49.8 Growing Multiple Proprietary C++ SPARQLSQLXQuery
53 =
TuringDB
49.5 Growing Property Graph BUSL-1.1 C++ openCypher
54 ▼3
AgensGraph
48.4 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 C SQLopenCypher
55 ▼3
Apache Giraph
48.1 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java Java API
56 ▼7
NebulaGraph
47.7 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 C++ nGQL
57 ▼3
Gaffer
46.9 Growing Other Apache-2.0 Java Custom API
58 ▼2
Lance Graph
46.9 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust SQLopenCypher
59 ▲4
NeuG
46.6 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 C++ openCypher
60 ▲10
NornicDB
46.5 Growing Property Graph MIT Go GraphQLopenCypher
61 ▼6
GraphBase
46.2 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - GraphQL
62 ▼2
Google Cayley
46.1 Growing RDF Apache-2.0 Go GizmoGraphQLMQL
63 ▲1
RDF::Trine
46.0 Growing RDF Artistic-1.0-Perl OR GPL-1.0-or-later Perl SPARQL
64 ▼7
gStore
45.8 Growing RDF BSD-3-Clause C++ SPARQL
65 ▼7
Ontotext GraphDB
45.3 Growing RDF Proprietary Java SPARQL
66 ▼1
TAO
45.2 Growing Other Proprietary C++ TAO API
67 ▼5
FlockDB
45.1 Growing Other Apache-2.0 Scala Thrift API
68 ▼1
Redland
44.8 Growing RDF LGPL-2.1 OR GPL-2.0 OR Apache-2.0 C SPARQL
69 ▲12
ByteGraph
43.5 Growing Other Proprietary C++ Gremlin
70 ▼1
Sones GraphDB
43.4 Growing Property Graph AGPL-3.0 C# GQL (Sones)
71 new
Ultipa GQLDB
43.3 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - GQL
72 ▼4
Kinetica
43.3 Growing Multiple Proprietary C++ SQL
73 ▲2
BlazeGraph
43.1 Growing RDF GPL-2.0 Java GremlinSPARQL
74 ▲3
KatanaGraph
43.1 Growing Other BSD-3-Clause C++ openCypher
75 ▼1
Apache Rya
42.9 Growing RDF Apache-2.0 Java SPARQL
76 ▼4
BrightstarDB
42.8 Growing RDF MIT C# LINQSPARQL
77 ▲18
HyperGraphDB
42.7 Growing Other Apache-2.0 Java Java API
78 ▼2
Cray Graph Engine
42.3 Growing Other Proprietary C++ SPARQL
79 ▼20
Dydra
42.3 Growing RDF Proprietary Common Lisp GraphQLSPARQL
80 ▲3
ZipG
42.3 Growing Other - C++ Custom API
81 ▼15
Ultipa Graph v5
42.2 Growing Property Graph Proprietary C++ GQLUQL
82 ▼11
4store
41.7 Growing RDF GPL-3.0 C SPARQL
83 ▼1
PostgreSQL SQL/PGQ
41.6 Growing Property Graph PostgreSQL C SQL/PGQ
84 ▼11
FaunaDB
41.4 Growing Multiple Apache-2.0 Scala FQLGraphQL
85 ▼5
Grafeo
41.2 Growing Multiple Apache-2.0 Rust GQLGraphQLGremlin +3
86 ▲3
Rapidminer Graph Lakehouse
41.1 Growing RDF Proprietary C++ SPARQLopenCypher
87 ▼3
Huawei Graph Engine Service
40.8 Growing Property Graph Proprietary C++ GremlinopenCypher
88 =
Halyard
40.6 Growing RDF Apache-2.0 Java SPARQL
89 ▲15
Bighorn
40.5 Growing Property Graph MIT C++ openCypher
90 ▼4
FalkorDBLite
40.5 Growing Property Graph SSPL-1.0 Python openCypher
91 ▲15
MillenniumDB
40.2 Growing Multiple GPL-2.0 C++ GQLSPARQL
92 ▼2
Microsoft Fabric Graph
39.9 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - GQL
93 ▼1
RyuGraph
39.8 Growing Property Graph MIT C++ openCypher
94 =
SparkleDB
39.8 Growing RDF Proprietary - SPARQL
95 ▼8
YugabyteDB MAGE
39.4 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 C SQLopenCypher
96 ▼17
Attean
39.3 Growing RDF GPL-1.0-or-later OR Artistic-1.0-Perl Perl SPARQL
97 ▼6
Apache Marmotta KiWi
39.1 Growing RDF Apache-2.0 Java SPARQL
98 ▼20
Sparksee
38.3 Growing Property Graph Proprietary C++ openCypher
99 ▲9
InfiniteGraph
37.7 Growing Property Graph Proprietary Java DO Query Language
100 ▼15
Prometheux
37.4 Growing Other Proprietary - Vadalog
101 new
Duck RDF
36.6 Growing RDF MIT C++ SPARQL
102 ▲1
NodeDB
36.3 Growing Multiple BUSL-1.1 Rust SQLopenCypher
103 ▼7
Bitsy
36.1 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java Gremlin
104 ▲1
HGraphDB
35.9 Growing Other Apache-2.0 Java Gremlin
105 ▼7
Data Graphs
35.7 Growing Multiple Proprietary Rust GQLopenCypher
106 ▼7
MemGQL
35.6 Growing Multiple Proprietary Rust GQL
107 ▼6
GalaxyBase
35.5 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - openCypher
108 ▼8
Objectivity/DB
35.5 Growing Other Proprietary C++ DO Query Language
109 ▼7
GraphQLite
35.2 Growing Property Graph MIT C openCypher
110 ▼13
StellarDB
34.9 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - SQLopenCypher
111 ▼18
RelationalAI
33.6 Growing Other Proprietary Julia RelSQL
112 ▼3
Alibaba GDB
33.3 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - -
113 ▼6
Weaver
32.4 Growing Other BSD-3-Clause C++ Custom API
114 new
LatticeDB
32.3 Growing Property Graph MIT Zig Cypher
115 ▼5
Quadstore
30.8 Growing RDF MIT TypeScript SPARQL
116 ▼5
Parliament
29.6 Emerging RDF BSD-3-Clause C++ SPARQL
117 ▼5
agdb
29.4 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust Custom API
118 ▼4
RushDB
28.9 Emerging Property Graph ELv2 TypeScript Custom API
119 new
Qbix Streams
28.7 Emerging Property Graph AGPL-3.0 JavaScript Custom API
120 ▼2
froGQL
28.2 Emerging Property Graph MIT Rust GQL
121 ▼6
GraphLite
27.1 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust GQL
122 ▼6
PandaDB
26.1 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 Scala openCypher
123 ▼6
Akutan
25.9 Emerging RDF Apache-2.0 Go Custom API
124 ▼5
TurboLynx
25.6 Emerging Property Graph MIT C++ openCypher
125 ▼5
CogDB
24.9 Emerging RDF MIT Python Custom API
126 ▼3
G-Tran
24.2 Emerging Other Apache-2.0 C++ Gremlin
127 ▼6
TribleSpace
24.1 Emerging Other MIT OR Apache-2.0 Rust Custom API
128 ▼6
ONgDB
23.9 Emerging Property Graph GPL-3.0 OR AGPL-3.0 Java Cypher
129 =
Minigraf
23.1 Emerging Other MIT OR Apache-2.0 Rust Datalog
130 ▼2
pgGraph
22.8 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust SQL
131 ▼7
Mulgara
22.4 Emerging RDF OSL-3.0 Java SPARQLiTQL
132 ▼5
BangDB
22.2 Emerging Other BSD-3-Clause C++ openCypher
133 ▼8
KGLite
22.0 Emerging Property Graph MIT Rust Custom APIopenCypher
134 ▼8
RecallGraph
21.9 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 JavaScript Custom API
135 ▼5
Rocketgraph
20.4 Emerging Property Graph Proprietary - openCypher
136 ▼5
TypeGraph
18.8 Emerging Property Graph MIT TypeScript Custom API
137 ▼4
Tentris
18.0 Emerging RDF Proprietary C++ SPARQL
138 new
AstraeaDB
17.8 Emerging Property Graph MIT Rust CypherGQL
139 ▼7
Strabon
16.8 Emerging RDF MPL-2.0 Java GeoSPARQLSPARQLstSPARQL
140 ▼4
LiveGraph
16.0 Emerging Other Apache-2.0 C++ Custom API
141 ▼7
OxiRS
16.0 Emerging RDF Apache-2.0 Rust SPARQL
142 ▼7
CodeMix Graph
15.6 Emerging Property Graph MIT TypeScript GremlinopenCypher
143 ▼6
RedStore
15.3 Emerging RDF GPL-3.0 C SPARQL
144 new
DuckGQL
14.3 Emerging Property Graph MIT C++ GQL
145 ▼5
ChronoGraph
14.0 Emerging Property Graph AGPL-3.0 Java Gremlin
146 ▼7
VelocityGraph
13.9 Emerging Property Graph Proprietary C# LINQ
147 ▼9
Graphflow
13.1 Emerging Property Graph MIT Java openCypher
148 ▼7
Grust
11.4 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust Custom API
149 new
selene-db
10.2 Emerging Property Graph MIT OR Apache-2.0 Rust GQL
150 ▼8
DozerDB
9.4 Emerging Property Graph GPL-3.0 Java Cypher
151 new
LoraDB
9.2 Emerging Property Graph BUSL-1.1 Rust Cypher
152 ▼9
StromaDB
9.2 Emerging Property Graph Elastic-2.0 Rust Custom API

2 additional engines have too little public signal to be ranked.