TerminusDB vs TinkerGraph
TerminusDB is a multiple database; TinkerGraph is a property graph database. TerminusDB (2019-10, Apache-2.0, Prolog) ranks #30 this month; TinkerGraph (2009, Apache-2.0, Java) ranks #17.
| Attribute | TerminusDB | TinkerGraph |
|---|---|---|
| At a glance | ||
| Rank | #30 | #17 |
| Score | 53.6 | 58.0 |
| GitHub stars | 3.4k | 2.1k |
| Popularity | 62.4 | 71.3 |
| Activity | 62.2 | 65.6 |
| Community | 34.7 | 37.9 |
| Research | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Fundamentals | ||
| Description | A graph database and document store that builds knowledge graphs from JSON documents. Uses git-like delta encoding with an append-only layered data model, enabling version control and collaboration workflows. | A lightweight, in-memory property graph engine serving as the reference implementation of the Apache TinkerPop Gremlin graph computing framework. |
| Vendor | DFRNT | Apache TinkerPop |
| Model | Multiple | Property Graph |
| Kind | database | embedded |
| Category | Emerging | Established |
| First released | 2019-10 | 2009 |
| Status | active | active |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Prolog | Java |
| Query languages | WOQL, GraphQL | Gremlin |
| gdotv support | no | yes |
Feature scores — not surveyed for TinkerGraph
| Feature | TerminusDB | TinkerGraph |
|---|---|---|
| Community & Business | ||
| Active development | ✓ | — |
| Commercial support | ✓ | — |
| Live community | 0.75 | — |
| Open Source | ✓ | — |
| Pricing | ✓ | — |
| Trendiness | ✓ | — |
| Deployment | ||
| Containerization | ✓ | — |
| Work as dedicated instance | ✓ | — |
| Work as embedded | · | — |
| Testing in-memory version | · | — |
| Platform | ||
| Operating on Linux | ✓ | — |
| Operating on Windows | 0.75 | — |
| 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 | 0.5 | — |
| Logging/Auditing | ✓ | — |
| Object-Graph Mapper | · | — |
| Reactive programming | · | — |
| 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 | ✓ | — |
| Schema support | · | — |
| Secondary indexes | · | — |
| Server side procedures | · | — |
| Triggers | · | — |
| Authentication | ✓ | — |
| Authorization | ✓ | — |
| Data encryption | · | — |
Links
- TerminusDB · website · github · full profile
- TinkerGraph · website · github · full profile