Comparison

Dgraph vs Memgraph

On the evidence we track, Memgraph leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
Dgraph50
★Memgraph55
Score
vioscaleAI score
Dgraph50 / 100medium · 60%
Memgraph55 / 100medium · 58%
Pricing
Free tier
Dgraph–
Memgraph✓
Model
Memgraphfree
Price level
Dgraphfree
Memgraphfree
Transparent
Dgraph–
Memgraph✗
Integrations
Count
Dgraph–
Memgraph9
Adoption
Dependent repos
Dgraph9
Memgraph0
Github stars
Dgraph21,807
Memgraph4,617
Activity
Commits last 30d
Dgraph11
Memgraph100
Release
Cadence days
Dgraph13
Memgraph18
History
Dgraph20 items
Memgraph20 items
License
Spdx
Memgraph–
Language
Primary
DgraphGo
MemgraphC++
Market
Availability
Dgraph–
Content
Faq
Dgraph5 items
Memgraph7 items

Capabilities

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

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
Deployment
DgraphSelf-hosted
MemgraphSelf-hosted
Search
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

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

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 verify ↗

Memgraph

Leader
FreeFree tier

Community Edition is free. Enterprise and managed cloud pricing available upon request.

  • Community EditionFree
    • Cypher query language
    • Python client libraries
    • LangChain and LlamaIndex integrations
    • 40+ graph algorithms
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Dgraph✗
Memgraph✓
macOS
Dgraph✗
Memgraph✓
Windows
Dgraph✗
Memgraph✓
Linux
Dgraph✓
Memgraph✓
CLI
Dgraph✓
Memgraph✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Dgraph✗
Memgraph✓
Self-hosted
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
15 total
  • Kafka
  • Pulsar
  • Redpanda
  • Cognee
  • AWS (via Marketplace)
  • LangChain
  • LlamaIndex
  • OpenAI
  • Cohere
  • Apache Spark
  • Kerberos
  • LDAP
  • MCP
  • LiteLLM
  • Neo4j
Independently observed
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Dgraph or Memgraph: which one depends on you

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