ArangoDB vs Lance Graph

ArangoDB is a multiple database; Lance Graph is a property graph database. ArangoDB (2012-03, BUSL-1.1, C++) ranks #2 this month; Lance Graph (2025-09, Apache-2.0, Rust) ranks #56.

Attribute	ArangoDB #2 = Leader	Lance Graph #56 ▲5 Growing
At a glance
Rank	#2	#56
Score	76.7	45.7
GitHub stars	14.3k	182
Popularity	89.4	44.2
Activity	73.9	43.9
Community	61.2	55.2
Research	82.8	—
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 graph query engine built on the Lance columnar format, supporting multimodal knowledge graphs in serverless environments.
Vendor	ArangoDB Inc	LanceDB Inc
Model	Multiple	Property Graph
Kind	database	query-engine
Category	Enterprise	Emerging
First released	2012-03	2025-09
Status	active	active
License	BUSL-1.1	Apache-2.0
Written in	C++	Rust
Query languages	AQL	SQL, openCypher
gdotv support	no	no