BrightstarDB vs GFQL
BrightstarDB is a rdf database; GFQL is a property graph database. BrightstarDB (2012-02, MIT, C#) ranks #80 this month; GFQL (2023, BSD-3-Clause, Python) ranks #20.
| Attribute | BrightstarDB | GFQL |
|---|---|---|
| At a glance | ||
| Rank | #80 | #20 |
| Score | 41.2 | 56.7 |
| GitHub stars | 463 | 2.6k |
| Popularity | 46.3 | 53.8 |
| Activity | 36.9 | 62.2 |
| Community | 34.7 | 57.5 |
| Research | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Fundamentals | ||
| Description | A .NET-native RDF store with SPARQL support and binding of RDF resources to .NET dynamic objects. Supports multi-threaded reads with ACID transactions but no horizontal scaling. | A dataframe-native graph query language with vectorized processing and optional GPU acceleration. Supports Cypher-like syntax, embedded within the PyGraphistry library. |
| Vendor | — | Graphistry |
| Model | RDF | Property Graph |
| Kind | embedded | query-engine |
| Category | Emerging | Growing |
| First released | 2012-02 | 2023 |
| Status | inactive — No active development since 2015. | active |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Written in | C# | Python |
| Query languages | SPARQL, LINQ | GFQL, openCypher |
| gdotv support | no | no |
Feature scores — not surveyed for GFQL
| Feature | BrightstarDB | GFQL |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.75 | — |
| 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 | ✓ | — |
| 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 | · | — |
Links
- BrightstarDB · website · github · full profile
- GFQL · website · github · full profile