Apache Giraph vs ArcadeDB
Apache Giraph is a property graph database; ArcadeDB is a multiple database. Apache Giraph (2012-02, Apache-2.0, Java) ranks #47 this month; ArcadeDB (2021-09, Apache-2.0, Java) ranks #9.
| Attribute | Apache Giraph | ArcadeDB |
|---|---|---|
| At a glance | ||
| Rank | #47 | #9 |
| Score | 48.6 | 65.4 |
| GitHub stars | 619 | 1.2k |
| Popularity | 49.9 | 54.7 |
| Activity | 37.3 | 76.8 |
| Community | 54.1 | 59.0 |
| Research | 59.6 | 74.7 |
| Fundamentals | ||
| Description | An iterative graph processing system built for high scalability, inspired by Google's Pregel model. Runs on Apache Hadoop using a bulk-synchronous parallel computing model where vertices exchange messages during computation supersteps. Originally developed at Yahoo and later used at scale by Facebook. | A multi-model database inspired by OrientDB, supporting graphs, documents, key-value, time-series, and search. Uses RAFT-based replication for high availability. |
| Vendor | Apache Software Foundation | ArcadeDB |
| Model | Property Graph | Multiple |
| Kind | query-engine | database |
| Category | Established | Growing |
| First released | 2012-02 | 2021-09 |
| Status | inactive — Retired to the Apache Attic in October 2023. Repository is archived and read-only. | active |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Java | Java |
| Query languages | Java API | SQL, openCypher, Gremlin, GraphQL |
| gdotv support | no | yes |
Feature scores — not surveyed for Apache Giraph
| Feature | Apache Giraph | ArcadeDB |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | ✓ |
| 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 | — | ✓ |
| Read committed transaction | — | ✓ |
| Transaction support | — | ✓ |
| Schema & Security | ||
| Constraints | — | ✓ |
| Schema support | — | ✓ |
| Secondary indexes | — | ✓ |
| Server side procedures | — | ✓ |
| Triggers | — | ✓ |
| Authentication | — | ✓ |
| Authorization | — | ✓ |
| Data encryption | — | ✓ |
Links
- Apache Giraph · website · github · full profile
- ArcadeDB · website · github · full profile