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Comparison

Dgraph vs FalkorDB

On the evidence we track, FalkorDB 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.

Dgraph full profile →FalkorDB full profile →
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Dgraph50
★FalkorDB57
Score
vioscaleAI score
Dgraph50 / 100medium · 60%
FalkorDB57 / 100medium · 64%
Pricing
Free tier
Dgraph–
FalkorDB✓
Model
Dgraphopen_source
FalkorDBcommercial
Price level
Dgraphfree
FalkorDBhigh
Starting price
Dgraph–
FalkorDB$73
Transparent
Dgraph–
FalkorDB✓
Security
Scorecard
Dgraph6.1
FalkorDB–
Soc2
Dgraph–
FalkorDB✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Dgraph–
FalkorDB✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Dgraph9
FalkorDB0
Github stars
Dgraph21,807
FalkorDB10,017
Package downloads weekly
Dgraph–
FalkorDB86,202
Activity
Commits last 30d
Dgraph11
FalkorDB94
Release
Cadence days
Dgraph13
FalkorDB6
History
Dgraph20 items
FalkorDB20 items
License
Spdx
DgraphApache-2.0
FalkorDBMIT
Language
Primary
DgraphGo
FalkorDBRust
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Dgraph5 items
FalkorDB7 items

Capabilities

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

Model
Graph model
DgraphProperty graph
FalkorDBProperty graph
Query language(s)
DgraphGraphQL
FalkorDBgraph traversal (natural language queries supported)
Transactions
ACID transactions
DgraphFull
FalkorDB-
Consistency model
DgraphStrong
FalkorDB-
Architecture
Storage
DgraphNative graph
FalkorDBNative graph
Distributed / scale
DgraphSharded
FalkorDBClustered
Replication / HA
Dgraph✓
FalkorDB✓
OLTP vs OLAP
DgraphTransactional
FalkorDBTransactional
Deployment
Deployment
DgraphSelf-hosted
FalkorDBSelf-hosted
Search
Full-text search
DgraphBuilt-in
FalkorDBBuilt-in
Built-in vector search
Dgraph✗
FalkorDB✓
Licensing
Licence class
DgraphPermissive OSS
FalkorDB-
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard
Dgraph-
FalkorDB✓

What each one is

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

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

FalkorDB

Leader

A multi-tenant graph database that combines graph traversal with vector search to power AI applications, supporting distributed deployment and industry-standard Cypher queries.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Dgraph

Open source
as of verify ↗

FalkorDB

Leader
from $73/moHybridFree tier

Free tier plus paid plans from $73/month

  • FreeFree
    • Multi-Graph
    • Multi-Tenancy
    • Graph Access Control
    • Community Support
  • Startup$73/month
    • Multi-Graph
    • Multi-Tenancy
    • Graph Access Control
    • TLS
    • VPC
    • +8 more
  • Pro$350/month
    • Multi-Graph
    • Multi-Tenancy
    • Graph Access Control
    • TLS
    • VPC
    • +8 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom configuration
    • Enterprise 24/7 support
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Dgraph✗
FalkorDB✓
Linux
Dgraph✓
FalkorDB✗
CLI
Dgraph✓
FalkorDB✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Dgraph✗
FalkorDB✓
Self-hosted
Dgraph✓
FalkorDB✓
On-premise
Dgraph✗
FalkorDB✓
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