GraphQL Graph Database Popularity Ranking

Dgraph leads with a score of 64.6, followed by Stardog (57.6) and ArcadeDB (55.8) — 13 engines ranked, May 2026.

#	Name	Score	Tier	Type	License	Language	Query Languages
1	Dgraph	64.6	Strong	Property Graph	Apache-2.0	Go	DQLGraphQL
2	Stardog	57.6	Strong	RDF	Proprietary	Java	GraphQLSPARQLSQL
3	ArcadeDB	55.8	Strong	Multiple	Apache-2.0	Java	GraphQLGremlinSQL +1
4	GraphBase	49.2	Growing	Property Graph	Proprietary	-	GraphQL
5	Comunica	48.6	Growing	RDF	MIT	TypeScript	GraphQLSPARQL
6	TerminusDB	47.6	Growing	Multiple	Apache-2.0	Prolog	GraphQLWOQL
7	Dydra	46.3	Growing	RDF	Proprietary	-	GraphQLSPARQL
8	Raphtory	45.6	Growing	Property Graph	GPL-3.0	Rust	GraphQL
9	FaunaDB	45.4	Growing	Multiple	Proprietary	Scala	FQLGraphQL
10	Fluree	44.4	Growing	RDF	EPL-2.0	Rust	FlureeQLGraphQLSPARQL
11	Google Cayley	40.3	Growing	RDF	Apache-2.0	Go	GizmoGraphQLMQL
12	Grafeo	39.2	Growing	Multiple	Apache-2.0	Rust	CypherGQLGraphQL +3
13	NornicDB	33.9	Growing	Property Graph	MIT	Go	CypherGraphQL