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SQL Graph Database Popularity Ranking

OrientDB leads with a score of 59.6, followed by Stardog (58.7) and Cosmos DB (55.3) — 13 engines ranked, May 2026.

# Name Score Tier Type License Language Query Languages
1 59.6 Strong Multiple Apache-2.0 Java GremlinSQL
2 58.7 Strong RDF Proprietary Java GraphQLSPARQLSQL
3 55.3 Strong Multiple Proprietary - GremlinSQL
4 55.1 Strong Property Graph Apache-2.0 C SQLopenCypher
5 54.0 Strong Multiple Proprietary C++ GraphScriptSQLopenCypher
6 53.5 Strong Multiple Apache-2.0 Java GraphQLGremlinSQL +1
7 49.7 Growing Multiple Proprietary C++ SPARQLSQLXQuery
8 48.6 Growing Multiple GPL-2.0 C SPARQLSQL
9 40.4 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 C SQLopenCypher
10 38.9 Growing Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust SQLopenCypher
11 37.8 Growing Multiple Proprietary C++ SQL
12 35.7 Growing Property Graph Proprietary - SQLopenCypher
13 18.9 Emerging Property Graph Apache-2.0 Rust SQL