DuckPGQ vs Memgraph
Both are property graph databases. DuckPGQ (2023, MIT, C++) ranks #51 this month; Memgraph (2020-05, BUSL-1.1, C++) ranks #4.
| Attribute | DuckPGQ | Memgraph |
|---|---|---|
| At a glance | ||
| Rank | #51 | #4 |
| Score | 47.8 | 70.8 |
| GitHub stars | 504 | 4.6k |
| Popularity | 48.1 | 72.8 |
| Activity | 42.3 | 80.9 |
| Community | 50.0 | 61.0 |
| Research | 54.3 | 62.6 |
| Fundamentals | ||
| Description | DuckDB community extension adding SQL/PGQ (SQL:2023 standard) graph pattern matching and graph algorithms to DuckDB's analytical engine. | An in-memory property graph database with ACID transactions and strong consistency. Includes the MAGE library of graph algorithms and supports real-time streaming ingestion. |
| Vendor | CWI Database Architectures Group | Memgraph |
| Model | Property Graph | Property Graph |
| Kind | extension | database |
| Category | Emerging | Enterprise |
| First released | 2023 | 2020-05 |
| Status | active | active |
| License | MIT | BUSL-1.1 |
| Written in | C++ | C++ |
| Query languages | SQL/PGQ | openCypher |
| gdotv support | no | yes |
Feature scores — not surveyed for DuckPGQ
| Feature | DuckPGQ | Memgraph |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 0.75 |
| Platform | ||
| Operating on Linux | — | ✓ |
| Operating on Windows | — | 0.5 |
| 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 | — | 0.75 |
| 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 | — | 0.75 |
| Secondary indexes | — | ✓ |
| Server side procedures | — | ✓ |
| Triggers | — | ✓ |
| Authentication | — | ✓ |
| Authorization | — | ✓ |
| Data encryption | — | · |
Links
- DuckPGQ · website · github · full profile
- Memgraph · website · github · full profile