ArcadeDB vs YugabyteDB MAGE

ArcadeDB is a multiple database; YugabyteDB MAGE is a property graph database. ArcadeDB (2021-09, Apache-2.0, Java) ranks #9 this month; YugabyteDB MAGE (2026-06, Apache-2.0, C) ranks #97.

Attribute ArcadeDB #9 ▲1 Leader YugabyteDB MAGE #97 ▼4 Growing
At a glance
Rank #9#97
Score 65.437.8
GitHub stars 1.2k10.6k
Popularity 54.7—
Activity 76.849.9
Community 59.030.3
Research 74.750.0
Fundamentals
Description A multi-model database inspired by OrientDB, supporting graphs, documents, key-value, time-series, and search. Uses RAFT-based replication for high availability.A multi-tenant graph engine for YugabyteDB based on a port of Apache AGE, storing property graphs alongside relational data in the distributed PostgreSQL-compatible YSQL layer and queried with openCypher embedded in SQL. Introduced as a technical preview in YugabyteDB 2026.1 (June 2026).
Vendor ArcadeDBYugabyte
Model MultipleProperty Graph
Kind databaseextension
Category GrowingEmerging
First released 2021-092026-06
Status activeactive
License Apache-2.0Apache-2.0
Written in JavaC
Query languages SQL, openCypher, Gremlin, GraphQLopenCypher, SQL
gdotv support yesno

Feature scores — not surveyed for YugabyteDB MAGE

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