Comparison

Apache AGE vs Memgraph

On the evidence we track, Memgraph leads this comparison with a composite score of 57/100. 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

★Memgraph57

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache AGE	MemgraphLeader
Vioscale score	43 / 100medium · 72%updating	57 / 100medium · 59%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	-	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	-	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	2	5
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
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=helm&package_name=memgraph%2Fmemgraph-mcp&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	4,783	4,364
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	2,200	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	8	88
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	20	18
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C	C++
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ HR

Score

Vioscale score

Apache AGE43 / 100medium · 72%updating

Memgraph57 / 100medium · 59%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Apache AGE–

Memgraph✓

Model

Apache AGE–

Memgraphfreemium

Price level

Apache AGE–

Memgraphlow

Transparent

Apache AGE–

Memgraph✓

Integrations

Count

Apache AGE2

Memgraph5

Security

Gdpr

Apache AGE–

Memgraph✓

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

MemgraphCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=memgraph%2Fmemgraph-mcp&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apache AGE1

Memgraph0

Github stars

Apache AGE4,783

Memgraph4,364

Package downloads weekly

Apache AGE2,200

Memgraph–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache AGE8

Memgraph88

Release

Cadence days

Apache AGE20

Memgraph18

History

Apache AGE20 items

Memgraph20 items

License

Spdx

Apache AGEApache-2.0

Memgraph–

Language

Primary

Apache AGEC

MemgraphC++

Market

Availability

Apache AGE–

MemgraphAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ HR

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Graph Databases
Capability	Apache AGE	Memgraph
Model
Graph model	Property graph	Property graph
Query language(s)	openCypher / Cypher-like SQL	Cypher
Transactions
ACID transactions	Full	Full
Consistency model	Strong	Strong
Architecture
Storage	Native graph	Native graph
Distributed / scale	Clustered	Clustered
Replication / HA	✓	✓
OLTP vs OLAP	Both	Both
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

MemgraphProperty graph

Query language(s)

Apache AGEopenCypher / Cypher-like SQL

MemgraphCypher

Transactions

ACID transactions

Apache AGEFull

MemgraphFull

Consistency model

Apache AGEStrong

MemgraphStrong

Architecture

Storage

Apache AGENative graph

MemgraphNative graph

Distributed / scale

Apache AGEClustered

MemgraphClustered

Replication / HA

Apache AGE✓

Memgraph✓

OLTP vs OLAP

Apache AGEBoth

MemgraphBoth

Deployment

Apache AGEEmbedded

MemgraphSelf-hosted

Full-text search

Apache AGE-

MemgraphBuilt-in

Built-in vector search

Apache AGE-

Memgraph✓

Licensing

Licence class

Apache AGEPermissive OSS

MemgraphPermissive OSS

Portability

openCypher / TinkerPop standard

Apache AGE✓

Memgraph✗

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

Memgraph

Leader

A high-performance, in-memory database designed for real-time graph queries and reasoning in AI applications. It combines sub-millisecond traversals with native vector search, ACID transactions, and streaming data connectors for fraud detection, network analysis, and AI augmentation.

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.

Memgraph

Leader

HybridFree tier30-day trial

Community Edition free forever. Enterprise and Cloud require contact or trial signup. Simple memory-based pricing with no per-query, per-compute, or per-replica charges.

Community EditionFree
- Full in-memory graph database
- ACID transactions with on-disk persistence
- High-availability replication
- Cypher query language
- Stream connectors (Kafka, Pulsar, Redpanda)
- +3 more
Enterprise Edition – AI PlatformContact sales
- Unlimited vector indexes
- Role-based and label-based access control
- SSO (Entra ID, Okta, OIDC, SAML)
- LDAP/PAM authentication
- Multi-tenancy
- +6 more
Enterprise Edition – Graph AnalyticsContact sales
- Role-based and label-based access control
- SSO (Entra ID, Okta, OIDC, SAML)
- LDAP/PAM authentication
- Multi-tenancy
- Automatic failover
- +5 more
Memgraph CloudStart with 14-day free trial
- Fully managed – no setup, no ops
- AWS hosted (6 regions)
- Automatic updates and backups
- Community support
OEM / SaaSContact sales
- Redistribution rights
- Embedded engine (not exposed standalone)
- Unlimited queries
- Unlimited compute
- Unlimited replicas
- +3 more

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	Memgraph
WebPlatforms	-	✓
CLIPlatforms	-	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Apache AGE–

Memgraph✓

CLI

Apache AGE–

Memgraph✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Apache AGE✗

Memgraph✓

Self-hosted

Apache AGE✓

Memgraph✓

On-premise

Apache AGE✓

Memgraph✓

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

Memgraph

Leader

5 total

Kafka
Pulsar
Redpanda
Cognee
AWS (via Marketplace)

Independently observed

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