Comparison

Apache AGE vs JanusGraph

On the evidence we track, JanusGraph leads this comparison with a composite score of 53/100. 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

★JanusGraph53

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache AGE	JanusGraphLeader
Vioscale score	43 / 100medium · 72%updating	53 / 100medium · 70%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	-	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	-	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	2	14
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	6.5
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: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.janusgraph%3Ajanusgraph-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1	250
Github starsadoption.github_stars	4,783	5,829
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	2,200	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	8	9
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	20	74
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C	Java

Score

Vioscale score

Apache AGE43 / 100medium · 72%updating

JanusGraph53 / 100medium · 70%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Apache AGE–

JanusGraph✓

Model

Apache AGE–

JanusGraphcommercial

Price level

Apache AGE–

JanusGraphfree

Transparent

Apache AGE–

JanusGraph✓

Integrations

Count

Apache AGE2

JanusGraph14

Security

Scorecard

Apache AGE–

JanusGraph6.5

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

JanusGraphCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.janusgraph%3Ajanusgraph-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Apache AGE–

JanusGraph✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apache AGE1

JanusGraph250

Github stars

Apache AGE4,783

JanusGraph5,829

Package downloads weekly

Apache AGE2,200

JanusGraph–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache AGE8

JanusGraph9

Release

Cadence days

Apache AGE20

JanusGraph74

History

Apache AGE20 items

JanusGraph20 items

License

Spdx

Apache AGEApache-2.0

JanusGraph–

Language

Primary

Apache AGEC

JanusGraphJava

Capabilities

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

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

Model

Graph model

Apache AGEProperty graph

JanusGraphProperty graph

Query language(s)

Apache AGEopenCypher / Cypher-like SQL

JanusGraphGremlin

Transactions

ACID transactions

Apache AGEFull

JanusGraphFull

Consistency model

Apache AGEStrong

JanusGraphTunable

Architecture

Storage

Apache AGENative graph

JanusGraphPluggable backend

Distributed / scale

Apache AGEClustered

JanusGraphSharded

Replication / HA

Apache AGE✓

JanusGraph✓

OLTP vs OLAP

Apache AGEBoth

JanusGraphBoth

Deployment

Apache AGEEmbedded

JanusGraphSelf-hosted

Full-text search

Apache AGE-

JanusGraphVia index

Built-in vector search

Apache AGE-

JanusGraph-

Licensing

Licence class

Apache AGEPermissive OSS

JanusGraphPermissive OSS

Portability

openCypher / TinkerPop standard

Apache AGE✓

JanusGraph✓

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

JanusGraph

Leader

A database system that stores and queries extremely large graphs spread across multiple machines, enabling many users to run complex lookups simultaneously with strong transaction guarantees and support for batch analytics.

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.

JanusGraph

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Fully open source under Apache 2 license. No commercial licensing required.

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	JanusGraph
WebPlatforms	-	✓
CLIPlatforms	-	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Apache AGE–

JanusGraph✓

CLI

Apache AGE–

JanusGraph✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

Apache AGE✓

JanusGraph✓

On-premise

Apache AGE✓

JanusGraph✓

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

JanusGraph

Leader

14 total

Apache Cassandra
Apache HBase
Google Cloud Bigtable
Oracle BerkeleyDB
ScyllaDB
Elasticsearch
Apache Solr
Apache Lucene
Apache Spark
Aerospike
DynamoDB
FoundationDB
Gremlin
Apache TinkerPop

Independently observed

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