Use case

Databases for Graph traversal

Multi-hop relationship queries in milliseconds (friends-of-friends, paths). The leading options are Neo4j, ArangoDB and Apache TinkerPop Gremlin Server.

38 active · ordered by fit for this category, then WhichDB Score

Neo4jGraphopen source

The default property-graph database, with Cypher, a big ecosystem and a managed cloud.

61.2
ArangoDBGraph

Native multi-model database: documents, graphs, search and vectors behind one query language.

40.0
Apache TinkerPop Gremlin ServerGraphopen source

Apache TinkerPop's reference server for running Gremlin traversals over any compatible graph.

32.1
FalkorDBGraph

Low-latency graph database using sparse matrices, the maintained successor to RedisGraph.

28.5
OrientDBGraphopen source

Early Java multi-model database mixing documents, graphs and objects, now in patch-only mode.

28.2
TypeDBGraphopen source

Strongly typed entity-relation database with TypeQL, polymorphic queries and a Rust core.

27.0
JanusGraphGraphopen source

Open-source distributed graph database layered on Cassandra, HBase, ScyllaDB or Bigtable.

25.2
MemgraphGraph

In-memory, Cypher-compatible graph database in C++ for streaming and real-time graph workloads.

24.4
DgraphGraphopen source

Distributed, horizontally scalable graph database in Go with native GraphQL and DQL.

22.4
Apache AGEGraphopen source

PostgreSQL extension that adds openCypher graph queries alongside SQL.

20.2
NebulaGraphGraphopen source

Shared-nothing distributed graph database for trillion-edge graphs, with GQL in Enterprise v5.

18.1
TigerGraphGraph

Distributed MPP graph database built for deep-link analytics on very large graphs.

16.6
Amazon NeptuneGraphmanaged

AWS's managed graph database speaking Gremlin, openCypher and SPARQL on shared storage.

15.2
ArcadeDBGraphopen source

Multi-model Java database speaking SQL, Cypher, Gremlin, MongoDB and Redis protocols.

13.9
HelixDBGraphopen source

Rust graph-vector database on object storage, queried through typed SDKs for AI apps.

13.2
CayleyGraphopen source

Go graph database inspired by Google's Knowledge Graph, dormant since its 2019 release.

9.4
Apache HugeGraphGraphopen source

Apache graph database from Baidu with Gremlin and Cypher, pluggable backends and a distributed store.

9.3
AgensGraphGraphopen source

PostgreSQL fork with a built-in property graph model, mixing SQL, openCypher and ISO GQL.

8.2
TuGraphGraphopen source

Ant Group's open-source C++ graph database with ACID transactions, Cypher and LDBC-record performance.

7.6
PuppyGraphGraph

Zero-ETL graph query engine that runs Cypher and Gremlin directly on your lakehouse and SQL tables.

5.6
IndraDBGraphopen source

Rust graph database, inspired by Facebook's TAO, usable as an embedded library or a gRPC server.

4.5
EliasDBGraphopen source

Lightweight Go graph database with GraphQL, an SQL-like query language, full-text search and scripting.

3.1
SparkseeGraph

Embeddable C++ graph database library from Sparsity Technologies, refocused on embedded and mobile.

2.8
Aerospike GraphGraph

Gremlin graph layer on the Aerospike database for billion-edge graphs with predictable latency.

1.7
BitsyGraphopen source

Small embeddable Java graph database for TinkerPop: in-memory, ACID, persisted to readable JSON text files.

1.4
GalaxybaseGraph

Chinese native distributed graph database for HTAP graph workloads in banking and energy.

0.0
GraphBaseGraph

FactNexus's commercial graph DBMS that treats whole graphs as transactional units for knowledge graphs.

0.0
GrapheneDBGraphmanaged

Managed hosting for Neo4j Community Edition on dedicated cloud instances, with backups and replicas.

0.0
UltipaGraph

Commercial distributed graph database marketed as built natively for ISO GQL.

0.0
Google Cloud SpannerRelationalmanaged

Google's globally consistent, horizontally scaling SQL service with graph, vector and full-text built in.

34.5
SurrealDBDocument

Rust multi-model database (documents, graph, vectors, live queries) that runs embedded, in WASM or clustered.

28.8
FlureeDBRDF / Triple Store

Immutable RDF graph database with time travel, git-style branching, SPARQL, JSON-LD and Cypher.

5.3
BrightstarDBRDF / Triple Storeopen source

MIT-licensed RDF triple store for .NET with SPARQL and a LINQ-based entity framework; dormant since 2020.

2.7
Google Spanner OmniRelational

Downloadable Spanner that runs on your own servers, other clouds or a laptop, with Paxos and auto-sharding.

1.1
VelocityDBObject

C# .NET object database with a graph layer (VelocityGraph); last release 11.1.1 in 2022.

0.9
DydraRDF / Triple Storemanaged

Hosted RDF triple store with SPARQL 1.1, valid-time indexing and an MCP endpoint on every repository.

0.0
StardogRDF / Triple Store

Enterprise knowledge-graph platform: RDF store, reasoning and virtual graphs over your sources.

12.7
BangDBDocument

Converged C/C++ NoSQL platform mixing key-value, documents, time-series, stream processing, graph and ML.

2.1

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