ArangoDB vs pg_ladybug

ArangoDB is a multiple database; pg_ladybug is a property graph database. ArangoDB (2012-03, BUSL-1.1, C++) ranks #2 this month; pg_ladybug (2026-07, PostgreSQL, C) ranks #156.

Attribute	ArangoDB #2 = Leader	pg_ladybug #156 new Emerging
At a glance
Rank	#2	#156
Score	76.7	8.7
GitHub stars	14.3k	5
Popularity	89.4	26.1
Activity	73.9	38.6
Community	61.2	34.6
Research	82.8	50.0
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 PostgreSQL extension that embeds the LadybugDB engine to run Cypher queries from SQL. Registered Postgres tables act as node and relationship labels, and Ladybug's planner rewrites each pattern into a single SQL join executed natively by Postgres; Cypher can also run against Ladybug-native tables stored in the data directory.
Vendor	ArangoDB Inc	LadybugDB
Model	Multiple	Property Graph
Kind	database	extension
Category	Enterprise	Emerging
First released	2012-03	2026-07
Status	active	active
License	BUSL-1.1	PostgreSQL
Written in	C++	C
Query languages	AQL	openCypher, SQL
gdotv support	no	no