ArangoDB vs GraphQLite

ArangoDB is a multiple database; GraphQLite is a property graph database. ArangoDB (2012-03, BUSL-1.1, C++) ranks #2 this month; GraphQLite (2025-07, MIT, C) ranks #102.

Attribute	ArangoDB #2 = Leader	GraphQLite #102 ▲8 Growing
At a glance
Rank	#2	#102
Score	67.5	35.3
GitHub stars	14.3k	473
Popularity	87.7	42.2
Activity	74.0	64.4
Community	52.0	55.2
Research	78.9	50.4
Fundamentals
Description	A multi-model database supporting graphs, key-value pairs, and documents in a unified JSON-based data model. Offers both an in-memory storage engine and a RocksDB-based engine for larger datasets.	A loadable SQLite extension that adds property-graph storage and openCypher querying to any SQLite database, keeping graph and relational data together in a single zero-config file. It ships with 15+ built-in graph algorithms—PageRank, Louvain, Dijkstra, centralities—plus Python and Rust bindings, and inherits SQLite's embedded, serverless ACID operation.
Vendor	ArangoDB Inc	Colliery IO
Model	Multiple	Property Graph
Kind	database	extension
Category	Enterprise	Emerging
First released	2012-03	2025-07
Status	active	active
License	BUSL-1.1	MIT
Written in	C++	C
Query languages	AQL	openCypher
gdotv support	no	no