Comparison

Apache AGE vs Dgraph

On the evidence we track, Dgraph leads this comparison with a composite score of 50/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Apache AGE43

★Dgraph50

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache AGE	DgraphLeader
Vioscale score	43 / 100medium · 72%	50 / 100medium · 60%
Pricing
Modelpricing.model	-	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	-	free
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	2	-
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	6
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=apache-age-python&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH	Count: 6 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fdgraph-io%2Fdgraph&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 5 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1	9
Github starsadoption.github_stars	4,783	21,780
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	2,200	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	8	13
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	20	13
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C	Go

Score

Vioscale score

Apache AGE43 / 100medium · 72%

Dgraph50 / 100medium · 60%

Pricing

Model

Apache AGE–

Dgraphopen_source

Price level

Apache AGE–

Dgraphfree

Integrations

Count

Apache AGE2

Dgraph–

Security

Scorecard

Apache AGE–

Dgraph6

Vulnerabilities

Apache AGECount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=apache-age-python&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH

DgraphCount: 6 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fdgraph-io%2Fdgraph&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 5 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apache AGE1

Dgraph9

Github stars

Apache AGE4,783

Dgraph21,780

Package downloads weekly

Apache AGE2,200

Dgraph–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache AGE8

Dgraph13

Release

Cadence days

Apache AGE20

Dgraph13

History

Apache AGE20 items

Dgraph20 items

License

Spdx

Apache AGEApache-2.0

DgraphApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Apache AGEC

DgraphGo

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Graph Databases
Capability	Apache AGE	Dgraph
Model
Graph model	Property graph	Property graph
Query language(s)	openCypher / Cypher-like SQL	GraphQL
Transactions
ACID transactions	Full	Full
Consistency model	Strong	Strong
Architecture
Storage	Native graph	Native graph
Distributed / scale	Clustered	Sharded
Replication / HA	✓	✓
OLTP vs OLAP	Both	Transactional
Deployment
Deployment	Embedded	Self-hosted
Search
Full-text search	-	Built-in
Built-in vector search	-	✗
Licensing
Licence class	Permissive OSS	Permissive OSS
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard	✓	-

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

Apache AGEEmbedded

DgraphSelf-hosted

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

Leader

An open-source, horizontally scalable GraphQL database providing ACID transactions and consistent replication across distributed clusters. Built for handling complex queries over large datasets with strong consistency guarantees.

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

Leader

Open source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Apache AGE	Dgraph
LinuxPlatforms	-	✓
CLIPlatforms	-	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Linux

Apache AGE–

Dgraph✓

CLI

Apache AGE–

Dgraph✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

Apache AGE✓

Dgraph✓

On-premise

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

Leader

Not documented yet.

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