# Apache AGE vs Virtuoso

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Apache AGE

| Attribute | Apache AGE | Virtuoso |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 45.4 (62% (medium)) | 36.7 (77% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 16 | 9 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1 | 1 |
| adoption.github_stars | 4,885 | 975 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 1,563 | 22 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Graph Databases.","source":"https://age.apache.org/","question":"What is Apache AGE?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Apache AGE can be deployed on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://age.apache.org/","question":"Can Apache AGE be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Apache AGE is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/apache/age","question":"Is Apache AGE open source?","confidence":0.67}]` | `[{"answer":"Enterprise-grade platform designed to consolidate and govern data from diverse sources—databases, knowledge graphs, file systems, and APIs—with built-in support for AI agents and language model integration. It is indexed under Graph Databases.","source":"https://virtuoso.openlinksw.com/pricing/","question":"What is Virtuoso?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Virtuoso is a paid product; published pricing starts at $99.99. It is sold across 4 plans (Personal, Developer, Project and Enterprise). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://virtuoso.openlinksw.com/pricing/","question":"How much does Virtuoso cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Virtuoso supports Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://virtuoso.openlinksw.com/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Virtuoso support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Virtuoso can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://virtuoso.openlinksw.com/pricing/","question":"Can Virtuoso be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for Virtuoso, including SQLAlchemy, RDFLib, SQL databases, Linked Data sources and APIs. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://virtuoso.openlinksw.com/pricing/","question":"What does Virtuoso integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Virtuoso is published under the BSD licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://pypi.org/pypi/virtuoso/json","question":"Is Virtuoso open source?","confidence":0.9},{"answer":"Virtuoso is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://virtuoso.openlinksw.com/pricing/","question":"Where is Virtuoso available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A database server supporting both conventional relational data via SQL and semantic graphs via SPARQL and GraphQL. Designed to integrate diverse data sources into a unified system that enables knowledge graph creation, reasoning, and enterprise-wide data discovery. |
| features.capabilities | `{"storage":"native","workload":"both","deployment":"embedded","consistency":"strong","distributed":"clustered","graph_model":"property_graph","licence_class":"permissive","query_language":"openCypher / Cypher-like SQL","replication_ha":true,"standard_support":true,"acid_transactions":"full"}` | `{"workload":"both","deployment":"self_hosted","graph_model":"rdf_triple","licence_class":"source_available","query_language":"SPARQL","replication_ha":true,"standard_support":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"LangChain"},{"name":"pgvector"}]` | `[{"name":"SQLAlchemy"},{"name":"RDFLib"},{"name":"SQL databases"},{"name":"NoSQL databases"},{"name":"Linked Data sources"},{"name":"APIs"}]` |
| language.primary | C | C |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | BSD |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"mac":true,"linux":true}` | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Personal","summary":"$99.99/year","features":["2 Concurrent Sessions","CPU Core Affinity","Linux, Windows, macOS","Workstation"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99.99,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Developer","summary":"$199/year","features":["5 Concurrent Sessions","Application Development License"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":199,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Project","summary":"$499/year","features":["16 Concurrent Sessions","Unlimited CPU Cores","Server-Grade Operating Systems","Enterprise Support"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":499,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $99.99/year for workstation licenses. Free open-source edition available under GPL. Perpetual enterprise licenses available on request.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://virtuoso.openlinksw.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T15:16:38.643Z","startingPrice":{"amount":99.99,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | - | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | - | high |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":99.99,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 20 | 143 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 2.7 |
| security.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=com.openlinksw%3Avirtjdbc4&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Graph Databases)

| Capability | Apache AGE | Virtuoso |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Model** |  |  |
| Graph model | Property graph | RDF / triple |
| Query language(s) | openCypher / Cypher-like SQL | SPARQL |
| **Transactions** |  |  |
| ACID transactions | Full | - |
| Consistency model | Strong | - |
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| Storage | Native graph | - |
| Distributed / scale | Clustered | - |
| Replication / HA | ✓ | ✓ |
| OLTP vs OLAP | Both | Both |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Embedded | Self-hosted |
| **Search** |  |  |
| Full-text search | - | - |
| Built-in vector search | - | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Permissive OSS | Source-available |
| **Portability** |  |  |
| openCypher / TinkerPop standard | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T18:31:39.873Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*