GraphQLite vs FalkorDB

Both are property graph databases queried with openCypher. GraphQLite (2025-07, MIT, C) ranks #102 this month; FalkorDB (2018-07, SSPL-1.0, C) ranks #8.

Attribute	GraphQLite #102 ▲8 Growing	FalkorDB #8 ▲3 Strong
At a glance
Rank	#102	#8
Score	35.3	62.2
GitHub stars	473	5.7k
Popularity	42.2	58.9
Activity	64.4	79.5
Community	55.2	66.2
Research	50.4	54.9
Fundamentals
Description	A loadable SQLite extension that adds property-graph storage and openCypher querying to any SQLite database, keeping graph and relational data together in a single zero-config file. It ships with 15+ built-in graph algorithms—PageRank, Louvain, Dijkstra, centralities—plus Python and Rust bindings, and inherits SQLite's embedded, serverless ACID operation.	A property graph database that runs as a Redis module, formerly RedisGraph. Uses GraphBLAS sparse matrix operations for query execution, enabling parallel graph traversal.
Vendor	Colliery IO	FalkorDB
Model	Property Graph	Property Graph
Kind	extension	database
Category	Emerging	Established
First released	2025-07	2018-07
Status	active	active
License	MIT	SSPL-1.0
Written in	C	C
Query languages	openCypher	openCypher
gdotv support	no	yes