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Graph databases

Databases storing nodes and the relationships between them, queried by traversing the graph.

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Graph databases
ToolStarsLicenceTermsSelf-hostedLanguageLatestLast push
Dgraph22kApache-2.0Open sourceYesGov25.4.12026-10-06
Neo4j17kGPL-3.0Open sourceYesJava3.2.0-alpha082026-09-22
NebulaGraph12kApache-2.0Open sourceYesC++v3.8.02026-09-08
FalkorDB7.7kOtherSource availableYesRustv6.0.12026-10-06
JanusGraph5.8kOtherOpen sourceYesJavav1.1.02026-10-05
OrientDB5kApache-2.0Open sourceYesJava3.2.572026-10-05
Apache AGE4.9kApache-2.0Open sourceYesCPG18/v1.8.0-rc02026-09-19
Memgraph4.6kOtherSource availableYesC++v3.13.12026-10-06
TypeDB4.5kMPL-2.0Open sourceYesRust3.13.62026-10-06
TerminusDB3.4kApache-2.0Open sourceYesPrologv12.0.72026-10-05
Apache HugeGraph3.2kApache-2.0Open sourceYesJava1.7.02026-10-06
TuGraph1.8kApache-2.0Open sourceYesC++v4.5.22026-05-11
ArcadeDB1.2kApache-2.0Open sourceYesJava26.10.12026-10-06

13 tools

Dgraph

high-performance graph database for real-time use cases

Language
Go
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
22k
Latest
v25.4.1
Last push
2026-10-06
NebulaGraph

A distributed, fast open-source graph database featuring horizontal scalability and high availability

Language
C++
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
12k
Latest
v3.8.0
Last push
2026-09-08
FalkorDB

A super fast Graph Database uses GraphBLAS under the hood for its sparse adjacency matrix graph representation. Our goal is to provide the best Knowledge Graph for LLM (GraphRAG).

Language
Rust
Licence
Other
Stars
7.7k
Latest
v6.0.1
Last push
2026-10-06

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JanusGraph

JanusGraph: an open-source, distributed graph database

Language
Java
Licence
Other
Stars
5.8k
Latest
v1.1.0
Last push
2026-10-05
OrientDB

OrientDB is the most versatile DBMS supporting Graph, Document, Reactive, Full-Text and Geospatial models in one Multi-Model product. OrientDB can run distributed (Multi-Master), supports SQL, ACID Transactions, Full-Text indexing and Reactive Queries.

Language
Java
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
5k
Latest
3.2.57
Last push
2026-10-05
Apache AGE

Graph database optimized for fast analysis and real-time data processing. It is provided as an extension to PostgreSQL.

Language
C
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
4.9k
Latest
PG18/v1.8.0-rc0
Last push
2026-09-19
Memgraph

High-performance open-source in-memory graph database for GraphRAG, AI memory, agentic AI, and real-time graph analytics. Cypher-compatible, built in C++.

Language
C++
Licence
Other
Stars
4.6k
Latest
v3.13.1
Last push
2026-10-06
TerminusDB

TerminusDB is a distributed, collaborative database designed for building, sharing, versioning, and reasoning on structured data.

Language
Prolog
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
3.4k
Latest
v12.0.7
Last push
2026-10-05
Apache HugeGraph

A graph database that supports more than 100+ billion data, high performance and scalability (Include OLTP Engine & REST-API & Backends)

Language
Java
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
3.2k
Latest
1.7.0
Last push
2026-10-06
ArcadeDB

ArcadeDB Multi-Model Database, one DBMS that supports SQL, Cypher, Gremlin, HTTP/JSON, MongoDB and Redis. ArcadeDB is a conceptual fork of OrientDB, the first Multi-Model DBMS. ArcadeDB supports Vector Embeddings.

Language
Java
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
1.2k
Latest
26.10.1
Last push
2026-10-06

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