FalkorDB vs Ultipa Graph v5
Both are property graph databases. FalkorDB (2018-07, SSPL-1.0, C) ranks #6 this month; Ultipa Graph v5 (Proprietary, C++) ranks #81. They differ on 24 of 46 surveyed features.
| Attribute | FalkorDB | Ultipa Graph v5 |
|---|---|---|
| At a glance | ||
| Rank | #6 | #81 |
| Score | 64.6 | 42.2 |
| GitHub stars | 6.3k | — |
| Popularity | 63.1 | 17.3 |
| Activity | 80.0 | 79.9 |
| Community | 72.1 | 30.6 |
| Research | 54.3 | 49.6 |
| Fundamentals | ||
| Description | A property graph database that runs as a Redis module, formerly RedisGraph. Uses GraphBLAS sparse matrix operations for query execution, enabling parallel graph traversal. | A distributed property graph database implemented in C++ with a storage-compute-coupled architecture for large-scale graph processing. Supports ISO GQL and the native UQL query language, with sharding, replication, graph algorithms, and RESTful access. |
| Vendor | FalkorDB | Ultipa |
| Model | Property Graph | Property Graph |
| Kind | database | database |
| Category | Established | Growing |
| First released | 2018-07 | — |
| Status | active | active |
| License | SSPL-1.0 | Proprietary |
| Written in | C | C++ |
| Query languages | openCypher | GQL, UQL |
| gdotv support | yes | yes |
Feature scores 24 of 46 rows differ
| Feature | FalkorDB | Ultipa Graph v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Community & Business | ||
| Active development | ✓ | ✓ |
| Commercial support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live community | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open Source | ✓ | · |
| Pricing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Trendiness | 0.5 | ✓ |
| Deployment | ||
| Containerization | ✓ | ✓ |
| Work as dedicated instance | ✓ | ✓ |
| Work as embedded | · | · |
| Testing in-memory version | ✓ | · |
| Platform | ||
| Operating on Linux | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating on Windows | 0.75 | ✓ |
| SaaS offering | · | ✓ |
| Operations | ||
| Automatic updates | · | ✓ |
| Client side caching | 0.5 | · |
| Data versioning support | · | · |
| Live backups | 0.5 | ✓ |
| Distribution | ||
| Cluster Re-balancing | · | · |
| Data Distribution | · | ✓ |
| High-Availability | 0.5 | ✓ |
| Query Distribution | · | ✓ |
| Replication support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Developer Experience | ||
| Data types defined | ✓ | ✓ |
| Logging/Auditing | 0.5 | ✓ |
| Object-Graph Mapper | ✓ | · |
| Reactive programming | 0.5 | · |
| Documentation up-to-date | ✓ | ✓ |
| Binary protocol | ✓ | · |
| CLI | ✓ | ✓ |
| GUI | · | · |
| Data Model | ||
| Multi-database | · | · |
| Graph-native data | ✓ | ✓ |
| REST API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Query Language | ✓ | 0.5 |
| Transactions | ||
| Granular locking | · | · |
| Multiple isolation levels | · | · |
| Read committed transaction | · | · |
| Transaction support | ✓ | · |
| Schema & Security | ||
| Constraints | ✓ | 0.5 |
| Schema support | · | ✓ |
| Secondary indexes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Server side procedures | ✓ | · |
| Triggers | 0.5 | ✓ |
| Authentication | 0.5 | ✓ |
| Authorization | 0.5 | ✓ |
| Data encryption | 0.5 | ✓ |
Links
- FalkorDB · website · github · full profile
- Ultipa Graph v5 · website · full profile