Comparison

Dgraph 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.

Dgraph full profile →Memgraph full profile →

Machine formatsJSON Markdown GraphQLor send Accept: application/json

Dgraph50

★Memgraph57

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Dgraph	MemgraphLeader
Vioscale score	50 / 100medium · 60%	57 / 100medium · 59%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	5
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 6 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fdgraph-io%2Fdgraph&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 5 · Max severity: CRITICAL	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	9	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	21,780	4,364
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	13	88
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	13	18
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	C++
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ HR

Score

Vioscale score

Dgraph50 / 100medium · 60%

Memgraph57 / 100medium · 59%

Pricing

Free tier

Dgraph–

Memgraph✓

Model

Dgraphopen_source

Memgraphfreemium

Price level

Dgraphfree

Memgraphlow

Transparent

Dgraph–

Memgraph✓

Integrations

Count

Dgraph–

Memgraph5

Security

Gdpr

Dgraph–

Memgraph✓

Scorecard

Dgraph6

Memgraph–

Vulnerabilities

DgraphCount: 6 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fdgraph-io%2Fdgraph&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 5 · Max severity: CRITICAL

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

Dgraph9

Memgraph0

Github stars

Dgraph21,780

Memgraph4,364

Activity

Commits last 30d

Dgraph13

Memgraph88

Release

Cadence days

Dgraph13

Memgraph18

History

Dgraph20 items

Memgraph20 items

License

Spdx

DgraphApache-2.0

Memgraph–

Language

Primary

DgraphGo

MemgraphC++

Market

Availability

Dgraph–

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	Dgraph	Memgraph
Model
Graph model	Property graph	Property graph
Query language(s)	GraphQL	Cypher
Transactions
ACID transactions	Full	Full
Consistency model	Strong	Strong
Architecture
Storage	Native graph	Native graph
Distributed / scale	Sharded	Clustered
Replication / HA	✓	✓
OLTP vs OLAP	Transactional	Both
Deployment
Deployment	Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Search
Full-text search	Built-in	Built-in
Built-in vector search	✗	✓
Licensing
Licence class	Permissive OSS	Permissive OSS
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard	-	✗

Model

Graph model

DgraphProperty graph

MemgraphProperty graph

Query language(s)

DgraphGraphQL

MemgraphCypher

Transactions

ACID transactions

DgraphFull

MemgraphFull

Consistency model

DgraphStrong

MemgraphStrong

Architecture

Storage

DgraphNative graph

MemgraphNative graph

Distributed / scale

DgraphSharded

MemgraphClustered

Replication / HA

Dgraph✓

Memgraph✓

OLTP vs OLAP

DgraphTransactional

MemgraphBoth

Deployment

DgraphSelf-hosted

MemgraphSelf-hosted

Full-text search

DgraphBuilt-in

MemgraphBuilt-in

Built-in vector search

Dgraph✗

Memgraph✓

Licensing

Licence class

DgraphPermissive OSS

MemgraphPermissive OSS

Portability

openCypher / TinkerPop standard

Dgraph-

Memgraph✗

What each one is

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

Dgraph

An open-source, horizontally scalable GraphQL database providing ACID transactions and consistent replication across distributed clusters. Built for handling complex queries over large datasets with strong consistency 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.

Dgraph

Open source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

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

Platforms

Web

Dgraph✗

Memgraph✓

Linux

Dgraph✓

Memgraph✗

CLI

Dgraph✓

Memgraph✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Dgraph✗

Memgraph✓

Self-hosted

Dgraph✓

Memgraph✓

On-premise

Dgraph✗

Memgraph✓

Integrations

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

Dgraph

Not documented yet.

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.