Aerospike Graph vs Apache HugeGraph
Both are property graph databases queried with Gremlin. Aerospike Graph (2023-06, AGPL-3.0, C) ranks #38 this month; Apache HugeGraph (2018-08, Apache-2.0, Java) ranks #37.
| Attribute |  Aerospike Graph |  Apache HugeGraph |
|---|---|---|
| At a glance | ||
| Rank | #38 | #37 |
| Score | 51.9 | 52.0 |
| GitHub stars | 1.4k | 3.1k |
| Popularity | 59.8 | 75.8 |
| Activity | 56.4 | 45.0 |
| Community | 43.4 | 38.7 |
| Research | 50.4 | 50.4 |
| Fundamentals | ||
| Description | A multi-model database with property graph capabilities built on top of Aerospike's key-value and document store. Uses Apache TinkerPop for graph traversal, supporting distributed graphs at terabyte scale. | A TinkerPop 3-compliant property graph database with a pluggable storage layer supporting RocksDB, Cassandra, and HBase. Uses edge-cut partitioning for distributed graph processing. |
| Vendor | Aerospike | Apache Software Foundation |
| Model | Property Graph | Property Graph |
| Kind | database | database |
| Category | Enterprise | Established |
| First released | 2023-06 | 2018-08 |
| Status | active | active |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | C | Java |
| Query languages | Gremlin | Gremlin, openCypher |
| gdotv support | yes | no |
Feature scores — not surveyed for Aerospike Graph
| Feature | Aerospike Graph | Apache HugeGraph |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | ✓ |
| 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 | — | 0.5 |
| Read committed transaction | — | ✓ |
| Transaction support | — | ✓ |
| Schema & Security | ||
| Constraints | — | · |
| Schema support | — | ✓ |
| Secondary indexes | — | ✓ |
| Server side procedures | — | · |
| Triggers | — | · |
| Authentication | — | ✓ |
| Authorization | — | ✓ |
| Data encryption | — | · |
Links
- Aerospike Graph · website · github · full profile
- Apache HugeGraph · website · github · full profile