ArangoDB vs TerminusDB

Both are multiple databases. ArangoDB (2012-03, BUSL-1.1, C++) ranks #2 this month; TerminusDB (2019-10, Apache-2.0, Prolog) ranks #30. They differ on 24 of 46 surveyed features.

Attribute ArangoDB #2 = Leader TerminusDB #30 ▼5 Strong
At a glance
Rank #2#30
Score 76.753.6
GitHub stars 14.3k3.4k
Popularity 89.462.4
Activity 73.962.2
Community 61.234.7
Research 82.850.0
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 graph database and document store that builds knowledge graphs from JSON documents. Uses git-like delta encoding with an append-only layered data model, enabling version control and collaboration workflows.
Vendor ArangoDB IncDFRNT
Model MultipleMultiple
Kind databasedatabase
Category EnterpriseEmerging
First released 2012-032019-10
Status activeactive
License BUSL-1.1Apache-2.0
Written in C++Prolog
Query languages AQLWOQL, GraphQL
gdotv support nono

Feature scores 24 of 46 rows differ

Feature ArangoDBTerminusDB
Community & Business
Active development ✓✓
Commercial support ✓✓
Live community 0.50.75
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 ✓0.75
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 ✓0.5
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 0.50.5
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 ✓·