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Graph Database Movers

Graph databases with the fastest-rising momentum this month, based on recent activity, community engagement and adoption signals.

HelixDB leads with a momentum of 55.2, followed by ArcadeDB (52.7) and QLever (52.4) — 156 engines ranked, October 2026.

# 1mo Name Momentum Tier Type License Language Query Languages
1 ▲8
HelixDB
55.2 Strong Other Apache-2.0 Rust HelixQL
2 ▲3
ArcadeDB
52.7 Leader Multiple Apache-2.0 Java GraphQLGremlinSQL +1
3 ▲1
QLever
52.4 Leader RDF Apache-2.0 C++ SPARQL
4 ▲11
Ontop
52.0 Strong RDF Apache-2.0 Java SPARQL
5 ▲1
FalkorDB
51.7 Leader Property Graph SSPL-1.0 C openCypher
6 ▲16
Neptune
51.7 Strong Multiple Proprietary C++ GremlinSPARQLopenCypher
7 ▲12
Oxigraph
51.3 Strong RDF Apache-2.0 OR MIT Rust SPARQL
8 ▲19
Oracle Graph
51.2 Growing Multiple Proprietary Java PGQLSPARQLSQL/PGQ
9 ▲1
GFQL
51.0 Strong Property Graph BSD-3-Clause Python GFQLopenCypher
10 ▼7
Neo4j
50.7 Leader Property Graph GPL-3.0 Java CypherGQL
11 ▲18
TigerGraph
50.3 Strong Property Graph Proprietary C++ GSQL
12 =
Dgraph
50.1 Leader Property Graph Apache-2.0 Go DQLGraphQL
13 ▲8
ArangoDB
50.0 Leader Multiple BUSL-1.1 C++ AQL
14 ▼13
LadybugDB
49.4 Strong Property Graph MIT C++ openCypher
15 ▼9
SurrealDB
48.0 Leader Multiple BUSL-1.1 Rust GQLGraphQLSurrealQL
16 ▼4
Eclipse RDF4J
47.3 Strong RDF BSD-3-Clause Java SPARQL
17 ▼1
YouTrackDB
46.8 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java GremlinSQL
18 ▼11
Memgraph
46.6 Leader Property Graph BUSL-1.1 C++ openCypher
19 =
TypeDB
46.1 Leader Other MPL-2.0 Rust TypeQL
20 ▲2
PostgreSQL SQL/PGQ
45.6 Growing Property Graph PostgreSQL C SQL/PGQ
21 ▲3
Prometheux
45.6 Growing Other Proprietary - Vadalog
22 ▲23
Sparksee
45.1 Growing Property Graph Proprietary C++ openCypher
23 ▲17
RDFLib
44.8 Strong RDF BSD-3-Clause Python SPARQL
24 ▼14
Google Cloud Spanner Graph
44.5 Strong Property Graph Proprietary C++ GQLSQL/PGQ
25 ▲34
Stardog
44.0 Strong RDF Proprietary Java GraphQLSPARQLSQL
26 ▲1
Apache AGE
43.8 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 C SQLopenCypher
27 ▲2
AgensGraph
43.6 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 C SQLopenCypher
28 ▼13
TinkerGraph
43.5 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java Gremlin
29 ▲3
Apache Jena Fuseki
43.3 Strong RDF Apache-2.0 Java SPARQL
30 =
Bighorn
43.0 Growing Property Graph MIT C++ openCypher
31 ▼6
GraphScope
42.8 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 C++ GremlinopenCypher
32 ▼19
OrientDB
42.2 Strong Multiple Apache-2.0 Java GremlinSQL
33 ▲3
Comunica
42.1 Strong RDF MIT TypeScript GraphQLSPARQL
34 =
DuckPGQ
41.9 Growing Property Graph MIT C++ SQL/PGQ
35 =
Apache HugeGraph
41.6 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java GremlinopenCypher
36 ▲6
Quine
41.2 Growing Property Graph MIT + Commons Clause Scala GremlinopenCypher
37 =
Raphtory
41.1 Strong Property Graph GPL-3.0 Rust GraphQL
38 ▼5
TerminusDB
41.1 Strong Multiple Apache-2.0 Prolog GraphQLWOQL
39 ▲2
JanusGraph
41.0 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java Gremlin
40 new
Microsoft SQL Server Graph
41.0 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - SQL
41 ▼2
Alibaba GDB
40.9 Emerging Property Graph Proprietary - -
42 ▲1
GalaxyBase
40.4 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - openCypher
43 ▲12
GUN
40.3 Growing Property Graph Zlib OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 JavaScript Custom API
44 ▲1
DataStax Enterprise
40.2 Growing Property Graph Proprietary Java CQLGremlin
45 ▲1
MemGQL
40.2 Growing Multiple Proprietary Rust GQL
46 ▲3
Microsoft Fabric Graph
40.1 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - GQL
47 ▼10
Aerospike Graph
40.0 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java Gremlin
48 ▼1
Kinetica
40.0 Growing Multiple Proprietary C++ SQL
49 ▲3
RDFox
40.0 Growing RDF Proprietary C++ SPARQL
50 =
StellarDB
40.0 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - SQLopenCypher
51 ▼3
YugabyteDB MAGE
40.0 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 C SQLopenCypher
52 ▼36
Ultipa GQLDB
39.9 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - GQL
53 =
Rapidminer Graph Lakehouse
39.9 Growing RDF Proprietary C++ SPARQLopenCypher
54 new
Vadalog
39.9 Growing Other - - Vadalog
55 ▼4
GraphBase
39.9 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - GraphQL
56 ▲1
Ultipa Graph v5
39.7 Growing Property Graph Proprietary C++ GQLUQL
57 ▲8
NebulaGraph
39.6 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 C++ nGQL
58 ▲1
AllegroGraph
39.6 Strong RDF Proprietary Common Lisp PrologSPARQL
59 ▼3
MarkLogic
39.6 Strong Multiple Proprietary C++ SPARQLSQLXQuery
60 ▼38
SAP Hana
39.6 Growing Multiple Proprietary C++ GraphScriptSQLopenCypher
61 =
PuppyGraph
39.4 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - GremlinopenCypher
62 ▼8
RelationalAI
39.4 Growing Other Proprietary Julia RelSQL
63 =
Google Cloud BigQuery Graph
39.4 Growing Property Graph Proprietary C++ GQLSQL/PGQ
64 ▼4
Ontotext GraphDB
39.4 Growing RDF Proprietary Java SPARQL
65 ▼3
Cosmos DB
39.2 Strong Multiple Proprietary C++ GremlinSQL
66 ▼2
RyuGraph
37.9 Growing Property Graph MIT C++ openCypher
67 ▼37
TuGraph
37.4 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 C++ GQLopenCypher
68 ▼2
gStore
37.3 Growing RDF BSD-3-Clause C++ SPARQL
69 ▲1
Fluree
37.0 Strong RDF BUSL-1.1 Rust FlureeQLGraphQLSPARQL
70 ▼3
Virtuoso
36.6 Growing Multiple GPL-2.0 C SPARQLSQL
71 ▼2
Atomic Server
35.8 Strong Other MIT Rust Custom API
72 ▼4
FalkorDBLite
34.9 Growing Property Graph SSPL-1.0 Python openCypher
73 ▼1
OmniGraph
33.9 Growing Property Graph MIT Rust Custom API
74 ▼3
NeuG
33.6 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 C++ openCypher
75 =
NornicDB
30.3 Growing Property Graph MIT Go GraphQLopenCypher
76 ▼2
Lance Graph
29.7 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust SQLopenCypher
77 ▼4
TuringDB
29.1 Growing Property Graph BUSL-1.1 C++ openCypher
78 =
Grafeo
27.8 Growing Multiple Apache-2.0 Rust GQLGraphQLGremlin +3
79 ▼3
NodeDB
26.5 Growing Multiple BUSL-1.1 Rust SQLopenCypher
80 ▼3
MillenniumDB
23.8 Growing Multiple GPL-2.0 C++ GQLSPARQL
81 ▼2
Duck RDF
23.1 Growing RDF MIT C++ SPARQL
82 =
LatticeDB
22.6 Growing Property Graph MIT Zig Cypher
83 ▼3
Attean
22.3 Growing RDF GPL-1.0-or-later OR Artistic-1.0-Perl Perl SPARQL
84 ▲7
agdb
21.9 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust Custom API
85 ▼4
GraphQLite
21.1 Growing Property Graph MIT C openCypher
86 ▼1
froGQL
20.4 Emerging Property Graph MIT Rust GQL
87 =
TurboLynx
19.7 Emerging Property Graph MIT C++ openCypher
88 ▼2
Quadstore
19.6 Emerging RDF MIT TypeScript SPARQL
89 ▼6
Bitsy
19.4 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java Gremlin
90 ▼2
GraphLite
18.6 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust GQL
91 ▼7
Qbix Streams
18.6 Emerging Property Graph AGPL-3.0 JavaScript Custom API
92 ▼2
BangDB
17.7 Emerging Other BSD-3-Clause C++ openCypher
93 ▼1
RushDB
16.8 Emerging Property Graph ELv2 TypeScript Custom API
94 ▲1
Minigraf
16.8 Emerging Other MIT OR Apache-2.0 Rust Datalog
95 ▼2
ONgDB
16.4 Emerging Property Graph GPL-3.0 OR AGPL-3.0 Java Cypher
96 ▼2
TribleSpace
16.4 Emerging Other MIT OR Apache-2.0 Rust Custom API
97 ▲2
KGLite
16.3 Emerging Property Graph MIT Rust Custom APIopenCypher
98 =
CogDB
15.8 Emerging RDF MIT Python Custom API
99 ▼10
pgGraph
15.2 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust SQL
100 ▼3
Rocketgraph
14.6 Emerging Property Graph Proprietary - openCypher
101 ▲4
Grust
13.4 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust Custom API
102 ▼2
TypeGraph
12.9 Emerging Property Graph MIT TypeScript Custom API
103 ▼7
AstraeaDB
12.9 Emerging Property Graph MIT Rust CypherGQL
104 ▼3
Tentris
12.0 Emerging RDF Proprietary C++ SPARQL
105 ▼3
CodeMix Graph
11.3 Emerging Property Graph MIT TypeScript GremlinopenCypher
106 ▼3
DuckGQL
10.8 Emerging Property Graph MIT C++ GQL
107 ▼3
OxiRS
10.2 Emerging RDF Apache-2.0 Rust SPARQL
108 new
oxilite
8.6 Emerging RDF MIT OR Apache-2.0 Rust SPARQLopenCypher
109 ▼1
LoraDB
8.1 Emerging Property Graph BUSL-1.1 Rust Cypher
110 ▼4
selene-db
8.0 Emerging Property Graph MIT OR Apache-2.0 Rust GQL
111 ▼4
StromaDB
8.0 Emerging Property Graph Elastic-2.0 Rust Custom API
112 new
pg_ladybug
7.6 Emerging Property Graph PostgreSQL C SQLopenCypher
113 ▼4
DozerDB
6.8 Emerging Property Graph GPL-3.0 Java Cypher
114 ▼4
Kuzu
0.0 Strong Property Graph MIT C++ openCypher
115 ▼3
Apache Giraph
0.0 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java Java API
116 ▼5
CozoDB
0.0 Growing Other MPL-2.0 Rust Datalog
117 new
Titan
0.0 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java Gremlin
118 ▼5
Redland
0.0 Growing RDF LGPL-2.1 OR GPL-2.0 OR Apache-2.0 C SPARQL
119 ▼4
HyperGraphDB
0.0 Growing Other Apache-2.0 Java Java API
120 ▼4
FaunaDB
0.0 Growing Multiple Apache-2.0 Scala FQLGraphQL
121 ▼3
RDF::Trine
0.0 Growing RDF Artistic-1.0-Perl OR GPL-1.0-or-later Perl SPARQL
122 ▼5
Gaffer
0.0 Growing Other Apache-2.0 Java Custom API
123 ▼4
Google Cayley
0.0 Growing RDF Apache-2.0 Go GizmoGraphQLMQL
124 ▼4
Graph Engine
0.0 Growing Property Graph MIT C# LIKQ
125 ▼4
Sones GraphDB
0.0 Growing Property Graph AGPL-3.0 C# GQL (Sones)
126 ▼12
FlockDB
0.0 Growing Other Apache-2.0 Scala Thrift API
127 ▼5
4store
0.0 Growing RDF GPL-3.0 C SPARQL
128 ▼4
BlazeGraph
0.0 Growing RDF GPL-2.0 Java GremlinSPARQL
129 ▼6
BrightstarDB
0.0 Growing RDF MIT C# LINQSPARQL
130 ▼5
KatanaGraph
0.0 Growing Other BSD-3-Clause C++ openCypher
131 ▲4
SparkleDB
0.0 Growing RDF Proprietary - SPARQL
132 ▼5
ZipG
0.0 Growing Other - C++ Custom API
133 ▼7
Apache Rya
0.0 Growing RDF Apache-2.0 Java SPARQL
134 ▼6
Dydra
0.0 Growing RDF Proprietary Common Lisp GraphQLSPARQL
135 ▼6
Halyard
0.0 Growing RDF Apache-2.0 Java SPARQL
136 ▼6
ByteGraph
0.0 Growing Other Proprietary C++ Gremlin
137 ▼6
Apache Marmotta KiWi
0.0 Growing RDF Apache-2.0 Java SPARQL
138 new
Teradata Aster
0.0 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - SQL
139 ▼7
HGraphDB
0.0 Growing Other Apache-2.0 Java Gremlin
140 ▼6
Data Graphs
0.0 Growing Multiple Proprietary Rust GQLopenCypher
141 ▼8
Cray Graph Engine
0.0 Growing Other Proprietary C++ SPARQL
142 ▼6
InfiniteGraph
0.0 Growing Property Graph Proprietary Java DO Query Language
143 ▼6
Weaver
0.0 Growing Other BSD-3-Clause C++ Custom API
144 ▼6
Parliament
0.0 Emerging RDF BSD-3-Clause C++ SPARQL
145 new
Kowari
0.0 Emerging RDF MPL-1.1 Java iTQL
146 ▼7
PandaDB
0.0 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 Scala openCypher
147 ▼7
Akutan
0.0 Emerging RDF Apache-2.0 Go Custom API
148 ▼7
G-Tran
0.0 Emerging Other Apache-2.0 C++ Gremlin
149 ▼7
Mulgara
0.0 Emerging RDF OSL-3.0 Java SPARQLiTQL
150 ▼7
RecallGraph
0.0 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 JavaScript Custom API
151 ▼6
Strabon
0.0 Emerging RDF MPL-2.0 Java GeoSPARQLSPARQLstSPARQL
152 ▼6
RedStore
0.0 Emerging RDF GPL-3.0 C SPARQL
153 ▼9
LiveGraph
0.0 Emerging Other Apache-2.0 C++ Custom API
154 ▼7
Graphflow
0.0 Emerging Property Graph MIT Java openCypher
155 ▼7
VelocityGraph
0.0 Emerging Property Graph Proprietary C# LINQ
156 ▼7
ChronoGraph
0.0 Emerging Property Graph AGPL-3.0 Java Gremlin

5 additional engines have too little public signal to be ranked.