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Comparison

Dgraph vs JanusGraph

No clear leader: JanusGraph (54.1) and Dgraph (49.8) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Dgraph full profile →JanusGraph full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
Dgraph50
JanusGraph54
Score
vioscaleAI score
Dgraph50 / 100medium · 60%
JanusGraph54 / 100medium · 67%
Pricing
Free tier
Dgraph–
JanusGraph✓
Model
Dgraphopen_source
JanusGraphopen_source
Price level
Dgraphfree
JanusGraphfree
Transparent
Dgraph–
JanusGraph✓
Integrations
Count
Dgraph–
JanusGraph10
Security
Scorecard
Dgraph6.1
JanusGraph6.4
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Dgraph–
JanusGraph✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Dgraph9
JanusGraph250
Github stars
Dgraph21,807
JanusGraph5,855
Activity
Commits last 30d
Dgraph11
JanusGraph97
Release
Cadence days
Dgraph13
JanusGraph74
History
Dgraph20 items
JanusGraph20 items
License
Spdx
DgraphApache-2.0
JanusGraph–
Language
Primary
DgraphGo
JanusGraphJava
Content
Faq
Dgraph5 items
JanusGraph5 items

Capabilities

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

Model
Graph model
DgraphProperty graph
JanusGraphProperty graph
Query language(s)
DgraphGraphQL
JanusGraphGremlin
Transactions
ACID transactions
DgraphFull
JanusGraphFull
Consistency model
DgraphStrong
JanusGraphTunable
Architecture
Storage
DgraphNative graph
JanusGraphPluggable backend
Distributed / scale
DgraphSharded
JanusGraphSharded
Replication / HA
Dgraph✓
JanusGraph✓
OLTP vs OLAP
DgraphTransactional
JanusGraphBoth
Deployment
Deployment
DgraphSelf-hosted
JanusGraphSelf-hosted
Search
Full-text search
DgraphBuilt-in
JanusGraphVia index
Built-in vector search
Dgraph✗
JanusGraph-
Licensing
Licence class
DgraphPermissive OSS
JanusGraphPermissive OSS
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard
Dgraph-
JanusGraph✓

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

JanusGraph

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.

Dgraph

Open source
as of verify ↗

JanusGraph

Open sourceFree tier

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

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Dgraph✗
JanusGraph✓
Linux
Dgraph✓
JanusGraph✗
CLI
Dgraph✓
JanusGraph✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Dgraph✓
JanusGraph✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Dgraph

Not documented yet.

JanusGraph

25 total
  • Apache Cassandra
  • Apache HBase
  • Google Cloud Bigtable
  • Oracle BerkeleyDB
  • ScyllaDB
  • Elasticsearch
  • Apache Solr
  • Apache Lucene
  • Apache Spark
  • Aerospike
  • DynamoDB
  • FoundationDB
  • Gremlin
  • Apache TinkerPop
  • Arcade Analytics
  • Graphexp
  • Graph Explorer
  • Graphlytic
  • ReGraph
  • Cassandra
  • HBase
  • Bigtable
  • Amazon Managed KeySpace
  • Solr
  • +1 more
Independently observed
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Dgraph or JanusGraph: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

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