MarkLogic vs NebulaGraph
MarkLogic is a multiple database; NebulaGraph is a property graph database. MarkLogic (2001, Proprietary, C++) ranks #37 this month; NebulaGraph (2019-05, Apache-2.0, C++) ranks #35.
| Attribute | MarkLogic | NebulaGraph |
|---|---|---|
| At a glance | ||
| Rank | #37 | #35 |
| Score | 50.0 | 50.4 |
| GitHub stars | — | 12.4k |
| Popularity | 51.6 | 75.5 |
| Activity | 55.3 | 34.6 |
| Community | 36.0 | 37.9 |
| Research | 59.2 | 52.8 |
| Fundamentals | ||
| Description | A multi-model NoSQL database with native RDF triple storage, SPARQL support, and semantic reasoning. Combines JSON, XML, and RDF data models with ACID transactions and integrated full-text search. | A distributed property graph database with separated storage and computation layers, enabling horizontal scaling. Uses a custom SQL-like query language (nGQL) and supports ACID transactions. |
| Vendor | Progress Software | Vesoft |
| Model | Multiple | Property Graph |
| Kind | database | database |
| Category | Enterprise | Established |
| First released | 2001 | 2019-05 |
| Status | active | active |
| License | Proprietary | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | C++ | C++ |
| Query languages | SPARQL, XQuery, SQL | nGQL |
| gdotv support | yes | no |
Feature scores — not surveyed for MarkLogic
| Feature | MarkLogic | NebulaGraph |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 0.5 |
| SaaS offering | — | 0.5 |
| 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 | — | 0.5 |
| 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
- MarkLogic · website · full profile
- NebulaGraph · website · github · full profile