ArangoDB vs GraphScope

ArangoDB is a multiple database; GraphScope is a property graph database. ArangoDB (2012-03, BUSL-1.1, C++) ranks #2 this month; GraphScope (2020-12, Apache-2.0, C++) ranks #49.

Attribute ArangoDB #2 = Leader GraphScope #49 ▼9 Growing
At a glance
Rank #2#49
Score 76.748.0
GitHub stars 14.3k3.6k
Popularity 89.454.2
Activity 73.932.5
Community 61.252.3
Research 82.859.7
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 distributed graph computing platform from Alibaba combining three engines: GRAPE for analytics, an interactive engine for traversals, and Graph-Learn for graph neural networks. Exposes a unified Python interface that runs across a cluster of machines and supports both Gremlin and Cypher.
Vendor ArangoDB IncAlibaba
Model MultipleProperty Graph
Kind databasedatabase
Category EnterpriseGrowing
First released 2012-032020-12
Status activeactive
License BUSL-1.1Apache-2.0
Written in C++C++
Query languages AQLGremlin, openCypher
gdotv support nono

Feature scores — not surveyed for GraphScope

Feature ArangoDBGraphScope
Community & Business
Active development ✓—
Commercial support ✓—
Live community 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 ✓—
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 0.5—
Transactions
Granular locking ·—
Multiple isolation levels ·—
Read committed transaction ·—
Transaction support ✓—
Schema & Security
Constraints ✓—
Schema support 0.5—
Secondary indexes ✓—
Server side procedures 0.5—
Triggers ·—
Authentication ✓—
Authorization 0.5—
Data encryption ✓—