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Graph Database Popularity Ranking

The most popular graph databases, ranked monthly across adoption, activity, community and research signals.

Neo4j leads with a score of 88.8, followed by ArangoDB (76.7) and Dgraph (73.6) — 156 engines ranked, October 2026.

# 1mo Name Score Tier Type License Language Query Languages
1 =
Neo4j
88.8 Leader Property Graph GPL-3.0 Java CypherGQL
2 =
ArangoDB
76.7 Leader Multiple BUSL-1.1 C++ AQL
3 =
Dgraph
73.6 Leader Property Graph Apache-2.0 Go DQLGraphQL
4 =
Memgraph
70.8 Leader Property Graph BUSL-1.1 C++ openCypher
5 ▲1
FalkorDB
69.8 Leader Property Graph SSPL-1.0 C openCypher
6 ▼1
QLever
69.6 Leader RDF Apache-2.0 C++ SPARQL
7 ▲1
TypeDB
68.4 Leader Other MPL-2.0 Rust TypeQL
8 ▲1
SurrealDB
65.8 Leader Multiple BUSL-1.1 Rust GQLGraphQLSurrealQL
9 ▲1
ArcadeDB
65.4 Leader Multiple Apache-2.0 Java GraphQLGremlinSQL +1
10 ▲1
HelixDB
63.7 Strong Other Apache-2.0 Rust HelixQL
11 ▲1
LadybugDB
62.2 Strong Property Graph MIT C++ openCypher
12 ▼5
OrientDB
62.0 Strong Multiple Apache-2.0 Java GremlinSQL
13 ▲2
Oxigraph
61.3 Strong RDF Apache-2.0 OR MIT Rust SPARQL
14 ▲2
Neptune
61.1 Strong Multiple Proprietary C++ GremlinSPARQLopenCypher
15 ▼1
Apache AGE
59.5 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 C SQLopenCypher
16 ▲5
Atomic Server
58.9 Strong Other MIT Rust Custom API
17 ▼4
TinkerGraph
58.0 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java Gremlin
18 ▲2
Ontop
57.0 Strong RDF Apache-2.0 Java SPARQL
19 ▲3
TigerGraph
57.0 Strong Property Graph Proprietary C++ GSQL
20 ▼2
GFQL
56.7 Strong Property Graph BSD-3-Clause Python GFQLopenCypher
21 ▲3
RDFLib
56.1 Strong RDF BSD-3-Clause Python SPARQL
22 ▼3
Apache Jena Fuseki
55.8 Strong RDF Apache-2.0 Java SPARQL
23 ▲10
Stardog
55.7 Strong RDF Proprietary Java GraphQLSPARQLSQL
24 ▼7
Raphtory
55.6 Strong Property Graph GPL-3.0 Rust GraphQL
25 ▲1
Fluree
55.4 Strong RDF BUSL-1.1 Rust FlureeQLGraphQLSPARQL
26 ▲3
Kuzu
55.3 Strong Property Graph MIT C++ openCypher
27 ▼4
Eclipse RDF4J
54.5 Strong RDF BSD-3-Clause Java SPARQL
28 ▲3
Comunica
54.3 Strong RDF MIT TypeScript GraphQLSPARQL
29 ▼1
Cosmos DB
54.1 Strong Multiple Proprietary C++ GremlinSQL
30 ▼5
TerminusDB
53.6 Strong Multiple Apache-2.0 Prolog GraphQLWOQL
31 ▼4
JanusGraph
53.4 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java Gremlin
32 ▼2
YouTrackDB
53.3 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java GremlinSQL
33 ▼1
Google Cloud Spanner Graph
51.0 Strong Property Graph Proprietary C++ GQLSQL/PGQ
34 ▲14
AgensGraph
50.5 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 C SQLopenCypher
35 ▲2
NebulaGraph
50.4 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 C++ nGQL
36 ▼1
AllegroGraph
50.0 Strong RDF Proprietary Common Lisp PrologSPARQL
37 ▲5
MarkLogic
50.0 Strong Multiple Proprietary C++ SPARQLSQLXQuery
38 ▲5
Oracle Graph
49.7 Growing Multiple Proprietary Java PGQLSPARQLSQL/PGQ
39 ▼1
TuringDB
49.6 Growing Property Graph BUSL-1.1 C++ openCypher
40 ▲13
NeuG
49.3 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 C++ openCypher
41 ▲22
NornicDB
49.3 Growing Property Graph MIT Go GraphQLopenCypher
42 ▼8
SAP Hana
49.3 Growing Multiple Proprietary C++ GraphScriptSQLopenCypher
43 ▼4
Virtuoso
49.1 Growing Multiple GPL-2.0 C SPARQLSQL
44 ▼3
GUN
48.9 Growing Property Graph Zlib OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 JavaScript Custom API
45 ▲4
Apache HugeGraph
48.7 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java GremlinopenCypher
46 ▼1
Aerospike Graph
48.6 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java Gremlin
47 ▼1
Apache Giraph
48.6 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java Java API
48 ▼4
CozoDB
48.3 Growing Other MPL-2.0 Rust Datalog
49 ▼9
GraphScope
48.0 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 C++ GremlinopenCypher
50 new
Titan
47.9 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java Gremlin
51 ▼4
DuckPGQ
47.8 Growing Property Graph MIT C++ SQL/PGQ
52 ▲23
Grafeo
47.2 Growing Multiple Apache-2.0 Rust GQLGraphQLGremlin +3
53 ▼2
Quine
46.6 Growing Property Graph MIT + Commons Clause Scala GremlinopenCypher
54 =
Redland
46.2 Growing RDF LGPL-2.1 OR GPL-2.0 OR Apache-2.0 C SPARQL
55 ▲14
Sparksee
45.8 Growing Property Graph Proprietary C++ openCypher
56 ▲5
Lance Graph
45.7 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust SQLopenCypher
57 =
Kinetica
45.6 Growing Multiple Proprietary C++ SQL
58 ▼2
HyperGraphDB
45.4 Growing Other Apache-2.0 Java Java API
59 ▲6
OmniGraph
45.1 Growing Property Graph MIT Rust Custom API
60 ▼8
RDFox
45.1 Growing RDF Proprietary C++ SPARQL
61 ▼3
FaunaDB
44.9 Growing Multiple Apache-2.0 Scala FQLGraphQL
62 ▼3
PuppyGraph
44.7 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - GremlinopenCypher
63 ▼1
RDF::Trine
44.5 Growing RDF Artistic-1.0-Perl OR GPL-1.0-or-later Perl SPARQL
64 ▲17
RelationalAI
44.5 Growing Other Proprietary Julia RelSQL
65 ▼15
Google Cloud BigQuery Graph
44.4 Growing Property Graph Proprietary C++ GQLSQL/PGQ
66 ▼6
Gaffer
44.4 Growing Other Apache-2.0 Java Custom API
67 ▼3
gStore
44.2 Growing RDF BSD-3-Clause C++ SPARQL
68 ▼2
Ontotext GraphDB
44.1 Growing RDF Proprietary Java SPARQL
69 ▲1
DataStax Enterprise
43.3 Growing Property Graph Proprietary Java CQLGremlin
70 ▼34
TuGraph
43.1 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 C++ GQLopenCypher
71 ▲2
PostgreSQL SQL/PGQ
42.9 Growing Property Graph PostgreSQL C SQL/PGQ
72 ▼5
Google Cayley
42.8 Growing RDF Apache-2.0 Go GizmoGraphQLMQL
73 ▼5
Graph Engine
42.7 Growing Property Graph MIT C# LIKQ
74 ▼3
Prometheux
42.4 Growing Other Proprietary - Vadalog
75 ▼3
Sones GraphDB
42.2 Growing Property Graph AGPL-3.0 C# GQL (Sones)
76 ▼21
FlockDB
41.7 Growing Other Apache-2.0 Scala Thrift API
77 ▼3
4store
41.5 Growing RDF GPL-3.0 C SPARQL
78 =
BlazeGraph
41.4 Growing RDF GPL-2.0 Java GremlinSPARQL
79 ▼3
Ultipa Graph v5
41.3 Growing Property Graph Proprietary C++ GQLUQL
80 ▼3
BrightstarDB
41.2 Growing RDF MIT C# LINQSPARQL
81 ▼2
KatanaGraph
41.2 Growing Other BSD-3-Clause C++ openCypher
82 ▲24
SparkleDB
40.9 Growing RDF Proprietary - SPARQL
83 ▲1
ZipG
40.3 Growing Other - C++ Custom API
84 ▼1
FalkorDBLite
40.2 Growing Property Graph SSPL-1.0 Python openCypher
85 ▼3
Apache Rya
40.1 Growing RDF Apache-2.0 Java SPARQL
86 ▼1
Dydra
39.9 Growing RDF Proprietary Common Lisp GraphQLSPARQL
87 ▼7
Ultipa GQLDB
39.6 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - GQL
88 ▼2
Rapidminer Graph Lakehouse
39.2 Growing RDF Proprietary C++ SPARQLopenCypher
89 new
Vadalog
38.9 Growing Other - - Vadalog
90 =
GraphBase
38.8 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - GraphQL
91 ▼3
MillenniumDB
38.8 Growing Multiple GPL-2.0 C++ GQLSPARQL
92 ▼5
Halyard
38.7 Growing RDF Apache-2.0 Java SPARQL
93 ▼4
StellarDB
38.3 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - SQLopenCypher
94 ▼3
ByteGraph
38.2 Growing Other Proprietary C++ Gremlin
95 ▼3
RyuGraph
38.2 Growing Property Graph MIT C++ openCypher
96 ▲3
NodeDB
37.9 Growing Multiple BUSL-1.1 Rust SQLopenCypher
97 ▼4
YugabyteDB MAGE
37.8 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 C SQLopenCypher
98 ▼4
Microsoft Fabric Graph
37.5 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - GQL
99 ▼4
Apache Marmotta KiWi
37.2 Growing RDF Apache-2.0 Java SPARQL
100 ▼3
MemGQL
36.5 Growing Multiple Proprietary Rust GQL
101 ▼5
Attean
36.2 Growing RDF GPL-1.0-or-later OR Artistic-1.0-Perl Perl SPARQL
102 ▼4
Bighorn
36.0 Growing Property Graph MIT C++ openCypher
103 new
Teradata Aster
35.9 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - SQL
104 ▼4
Duck RDF
35.5 Growing RDF MIT C++ SPARQL
105 ▼4
GraphQLite
35.1 Growing Property Graph MIT C openCypher
106 new
Microsoft SQL Server Graph
34.9 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - SQL
107 ▲4
agdb
34.4 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust Custom API
108 ▼6
GalaxyBase
34.4 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - openCypher
109 ▼6
HGraphDB
33.9 Growing Other Apache-2.0 Java Gremlin
110 =
LatticeDB
33.9 Growing Property Graph MIT Zig Cypher
111 ▼6
Data Graphs
33.8 Growing Multiple Proprietary Rust GQLopenCypher
112 ▼8
Cray Graph Engine
33.6 Growing Other Proprietary C++ SPARQL
113 ▼5
InfiniteGraph
32.5 Growing Property Graph Proprietary Java DO Query Language
114 ▼7
Bitsy
31.6 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Java Gremlin
115 ▼6
Weaver
31.0 Growing Other BSD-3-Clause C++ Custom API
116 ▼4
Quadstore
29.4 Emerging RDF MIT TypeScript SPARQL
117 ▼3
Parliament
29.2 Emerging RDF BSD-3-Clause C++ SPARQL
118 ▼1
froGQL
28.9 Emerging Property Graph MIT Rust GQL
119 ▼6
RushDB
28.2 Emerging Property Graph ELv2 TypeScript Custom API
120 ▼4
Alibaba GDB
28.1 Emerging Property Graph Proprietary - -
121 ▼6
GraphLite
28.0 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust GQL
122 ▼2
TurboLynx
27.9 Emerging Property Graph MIT C++ openCypher
123 ▼2
CogDB
27.5 Emerging RDF MIT Python Custom API
124 new
Kowari
27.0 Emerging RDF MPL-1.1 Java iTQL
125 ▼7
PandaDB
26.5 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 Scala openCypher
126 ▼1
KGLite
26.3 Emerging Property Graph MIT Rust Custom APIopenCypher
127 =
Minigraf
25.2 Emerging Other MIT OR Apache-2.0 Rust Datalog
128 ▼6
Akutan
24.7 Emerging RDF Apache-2.0 Go Custom API
129 ▼10
Qbix Streams
24.1 Emerging Property Graph AGPL-3.0 JavaScript Custom API
130 ▼6
ONgDB
24.0 Emerging Property Graph GPL-3.0 OR AGPL-3.0 Java Cypher
131 ▼8
TribleSpace
23.2 Emerging Other MIT OR Apache-2.0 Rust Custom API
132 ▼4
BangDB
22.1 Emerging Other BSD-3-Clause C++ openCypher
133 ▼4
G-Tran
21.8 Emerging Other Apache-2.0 C++ Gremlin
134 ▼4
Mulgara
21.6 Emerging RDF OSL-3.0 Java SPARQLiTQL
135 ▼4
RecallGraph
21.6 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 JavaScript Custom API
136 ▼10
pgGraph
21.2 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust SQL
137 ▼5
Rocketgraph
19.5 Emerging Property Graph Proprietary - openCypher
138 ▼4
TypeGraph
18.5 Emerging Property Graph MIT TypeScript Custom API
139 ▲5
Grust
18.1 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust Custom API
140 ▼7
Tentris
17.9 Emerging RDF Proprietary C++ SPARQL
141 ▼6
AstraeaDB
17.2 Emerging Property Graph MIT Rust CypherGQL
142 ▼5
Strabon
16.5 Emerging RDF MPL-2.0 Java GeoSPARQLSPARQLstSPARQL
143 ▼4
CodeMix Graph
15.7 Emerging Property Graph MIT TypeScript GremlinopenCypher
144 ▼6
OxiRS
15.4 Emerging RDF Apache-2.0 Rust SPARQL
145 ▼5
RedStore
15.3 Emerging RDF GPL-3.0 C SPARQL
146 ▼10
LiveGraph
15.2 Emerging Other Apache-2.0 C++ Custom API
147 ▼6
Graphflow
14.1 Emerging Property Graph MIT Java openCypher
148 ▼6
VelocityGraph
13.9 Emerging Property Graph Proprietary C# LINQ
149 ▼6
DuckGQL
13.7 Emerging Property Graph MIT C++ GQL
150 ▼5
ChronoGraph
11.9 Emerging Property Graph AGPL-3.0 Java Gremlin
151 new
oxilite
10.9 Emerging RDF MIT OR Apache-2.0 Rust SPARQLopenCypher
152 ▼3
LoraDB
10.3 Emerging Property Graph BUSL-1.1 Rust Cypher
153 ▼7
selene-db
10.1 Emerging Property Graph MIT OR Apache-2.0 Rust GQL
154 ▼7
DozerDB
9.5 Emerging Property Graph GPL-3.0 Java Cypher
155 ▼7
StromaDB
9.4 Emerging Property Graph Elastic-2.0 Rust Custom API
156 new
pg_ladybug
8.7 Emerging Property Graph PostgreSQL C SQLopenCypher

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