Data Graphs vs OrientDB
Both are multiple databases. Data Graphs (2021-06, Proprietary, Rust) ranks #111 this month; OrientDB (2010, Apache-2.0, Java) ranks #12.
| Attribute | Data Graphs | OrientDB |
|---|---|---|
| At a glance | ||
| Rank | #111 | #12 |
| Score | 33.8 | 62.0 |
| GitHub stars | — | 5k |
| Popularity | 40.3 | 82.9 |
| Activity | 60.2 | 60.7 |
| Community | 33.6 | 35.4 |
| Research | — | 67.6 |
| Fundamentals | ||
| Description | A proprietary graph database built in Rust with a hybrid model combining labeled property graph and RDF/OWL ontology semantics, queried with openCypher and ISO GQL. Sits within an agentic AI data platform offering governance, GraphRAG, and MCP-native access; deployable as SaaS, on-premises, or on-device. | A distributed multi-model database combining graph and document models with TinkerPop support. Features sharding for horizontal scaling and ACID transactions. |
| Vendor | Data Language | OrientDB Community |
| Model | Multiple | Multiple |
| Kind | database | database |
| Category | Emerging | Enterprise |
| First released | 2021-06 | 2010 |
| Status | active | active |
| License | Proprietary | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Rust | Java |
| Query languages | openCypher, GQL | SQL, Gremlin |
| gdotv support | no | no |
Feature scores — not surveyed for Data Graphs
| Feature | Data Graphs | OrientDB |
|---|---|---|
| Community & Business | ||
| Active development | — | ✓ |
| Commercial support | — | ✓ |
| Live community | — | 0.5 |
| 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 | — | ✓ |
| SaaS offering | — | · |
| Operations | ||
| Automatic updates | — | · |
| Client side caching | — | · |
| Data versioning support | — | · |
| Live backups | — | ✓ |
| Distribution | ||
| Cluster Re-balancing | — | · |
| Data Distribution | — | ✓ |
| High-Availability | — | ✓ |
| Query Distribution | — | 0.5 |
| Replication support | — | ✓ |
| Developer Experience | ||
| Data types defined | — | ✓ |
| Logging/Auditing | — | ✓ |
| Object-Graph Mapper | — | · |
| Reactive programming | — | · |
| Documentation up-to-date | — | 0.5 |
| 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
- Data Graphs · website · full profile
- OrientDB · website · github · full profile