AgensGraph vs OrientDB
AgensGraph is a property graph database; OrientDB is a multiple database. AgensGraph (2017-01, Apache-2.0, C) ranks #51 this month; OrientDB (2010, Apache-2.0, Java) ranks #5. They differ on 14 of 46 surveyed features.
| Attribute |  AgensGraph |  OrientDB |
|---|---|---|
| At a glance | ||
| Rank | #51 | #5 |
| Score | 47.9 | 63.8 |
| GitHub stars | 1.5k | 5k |
| Popularity | 54.5 | 75.4 |
| Activity | 54.1 | 65.8 |
| Community | 31.0 | 65.5 |
| Research | 50.4 | 64.8 |
| Fundamentals | ||
| Description | A multi-model graph database built on PostgreSQL, supporting property graphs with JSON properties. Enables hybrid openCypher and SQL query processing on the same data. | A distributed multi-model database combining graph and document models with TinkerPop support. Features sharding for horizontal scaling and ACID transactions. |
| Vendor | SKAI Worldwide | OrientDB Community |
| Model | Property Graph | Multiple |
| Kind | extension | database |
| Category | Growing | Enterprise |
| First released | 2017-01 | 2010 |
| Status | active | active |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | C | Java |
| Query languages | openCypher, SQL | SQL, Gremlin |
| gdotv support | no | no |
Feature scores 14 of 46 rows differ
| Feature | AgensGraph | OrientDB |
|---|---|---|
| Community & Business | ||
| Active development | ✓ | ✓ |
| Commercial support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live community | 0.75 | 0.5 |
| Open Source | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing | · | · |
| Trendiness | · | 0.25 |
| 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 | · | 0.5 |
| Replication support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Developer Experience | ||
| Data types defined | 0.5 | ✓ |
| Logging/Auditing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Object-Graph Mapper | · | · |
| Reactive programming | · | · |
| Documentation up-to-date | ✓ | 0.5 |
| 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
- AgensGraph · website · github · full profile
- OrientDB · website · github · full profile