Comparison

Apache AGE vs Dgraph

No clear leader: Dgraph (49.8) and Apache AGE (45.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Apache AGE45
Dgraph50
Score
vioscaleAI score
Apache AGE45 / 100medium · 62%
Dgraph50 / 100medium · 60%
Pricing
Model
Apache AGE–
Price level
Apache AGE–
Dgraphfree
Integrations
Count
Apache AGE2
Dgraph–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache AGE1
Dgraph9
Github stars
Apache AGE4,885
Dgraph21,807
Package downloads weekly
Apache AGE1,563
Dgraph–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache AGE16
Dgraph11
Release
Cadence days
Apache AGE20
Dgraph13
History
Apache AGE20 items
Dgraph20 items
License
Spdx
Apache AGEApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Apache AGEC
DgraphGo
Content
Faq
Apache AGE3 items
Dgraph5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for graph databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Model
Graph model
Apache AGEProperty graph
DgraphProperty graph
Query language(s)
Apache AGEopenCypher / Cypher-like SQL
DgraphGraphQL
Transactions
ACID transactions
Apache AGEFull
DgraphFull
Consistency model
Apache AGEStrong
DgraphStrong
Architecture
Storage
Apache AGENative graph
DgraphNative graph
Distributed / scale
Apache AGEClustered
DgraphSharded
Replication / HA
Apache AGE✓
Dgraph✓
OLTP vs OLAP
Apache AGEBoth
DgraphTransactional
Deployment
Deployment
Apache AGEEmbedded
DgraphSelf-hosted
Search
Full-text search
Apache AGE-
DgraphBuilt-in
Built-in vector search
Apache AGE-
Dgraph✗
Licensing
Licence class
Apache AGEPermissive OSS
DgraphPermissive OSS
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard
Apache AGE✓
Dgraph-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apache AGE

Apache AGE is a PostgreSQL extension that enables graph database capabilities, allowing users to represent and analyze data as nodes, edges, and properties. It provides Cypher-like query syntax while maintaining PostgreSQL's SQL support and ACID transaction guarantees.

Independently observed

Dgraph

A distributed graph database that combines the scalability of NoSQL systems with SQL-like transactions and ACID guarantees. It processes queries in parallel across a cluster to deliver fast results for complex graph operations over terabytes of data.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apache AGE

Pricing not documented yet.

Dgraph

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
macOS
Apache AGE✓
Dgraph✗
Linux
Apache AGE✓
Dgraph✓
CLI
Apache AGE✗
Dgraph✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Apache AGE✓
Dgraph✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Apache AGE

2 total
  • LangChain
  • pgvector
Independently observed

Dgraph

Not documented yet.

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Apache AGE or Dgraph: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.