Comparison

Dgraph vs NebulaGraph

On the evidence we track, Dgraph leads this comparison with a composite score of 50/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Dgraph full profile →NebulaGraph full profile →

Machine formatsJSON Markdown GraphQLor send Accept: application/json

★Dgraph50

NebulaGraph41

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	DgraphLeader	NebulaGraph
Vioscale score	50 / 100medium · 60%updating	41 / 100medium · 61%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	7
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6	6.2
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=maven&package_name=com.vesoft%3Anebula-spark-connector&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	9	5
Github starsadoption.github_stars	21,780	12,365
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	13	0
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	13	74
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	C++
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Dgraph50 / 100medium · 60%updating

NebulaGraph41 / 100medium · 61%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Dgraph–

NebulaGraph✓

Model

Dgraphopen_source

NebulaGraphcommercial

Price level

Dgraphfree

NebulaGraphlow

Transparent

Dgraph–

NebulaGraph✗

Integrations

Count

Dgraph–

NebulaGraph7

Security

Gdpr

Dgraph–

NebulaGraph✓

Scorecard

Dgraph6

NebulaGraph6.2

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

NebulaGraphCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.vesoft%3Anebula-spark-connector&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

Dgraph9

NebulaGraph5

Github stars

Dgraph21,780

NebulaGraph12,365

Activity

Commits last 30d

Dgraph13

NebulaGraph0

Release

Cadence days

Dgraph13

NebulaGraph74

History

Dgraph20 items

NebulaGraph20 items

License

Spdx

DgraphApache-2.0

NebulaGraphApache-2.0

Language

Primary

DgraphGo

NebulaGraphC++

Market

Availability

Dgraph–

NebulaGraphAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Graph Databases
Capability	Dgraph	NebulaGraph
Model
Graph model	Property graph	Property graph
Query language(s)	GraphQL	nGQL, OpenCypher, ISO-GQL
Transactions
ACID transactions	Full	Full
Consistency model	Strong	Strong
Architecture
Storage	Native graph	Pluggable backend
Distributed / scale	Sharded	Sharded
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

NebulaGraphProperty graph

Query language(s)

DgraphGraphQL

NebulaGraphnGQL, OpenCypher, ISO-GQL

Transactions

ACID transactions

DgraphFull

NebulaGraphFull

Consistency model

DgraphStrong

NebulaGraphStrong

Architecture

Storage

DgraphNative graph

NebulaGraphPluggable backend

Distributed / scale

DgraphSharded

NebulaGraphSharded

Replication / HA

Dgraph✓

NebulaGraph✓

OLTP vs OLAP

DgraphTransactional

NebulaGraphBoth

Deployment

DgraphSelf-hosted

NebulaGraphSelf-hosted

Full-text search

DgraphBuilt-in

NebulaGraphBuilt-in

Built-in vector search

Dgraph✗

NebulaGraph✓

Licensing

Licence class

DgraphPermissive OSS

NebulaGraphPermissive OSS

Portability

openCypher / TinkerPop standard

Dgraph-

NebulaGraph✓

What each one is

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

Dgraph

Leader

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

NebulaGraph

NebulaGraph is a distributed graph database built for processing complex relationship data with millisecond latency. It enables fraud detection, recommendations, knowledge graphs, and real-time analytics across large interconnected datasets for enterprises.

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

Leader

Open source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

NebulaGraph

from $0.35/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

Free open-source edition; enterprise licensing and managed cloud options available

Open-source EditionFree
- Subset of core features
- Graph query language support (nGQL/openCypher, ISO-GQL)
- Graph algorithms and analytics
- Community support
Enterprise EditionContact sales
- Enhanced performance
- Enterprise-grade stability and security
- Premium support service
- Multiple deployment methods
- Advanced features: REST API, vector search, multi-graph queries, plugin management
- +3 more
NebulaGraph CloudFrom $0.35/hour (beta pricing with 70% discount); 14-day free trial
- One-click deployment and scaling
- High availability with multi-data center replication
- Automatic backup and restoration
- Integrated visualization tools (Nebula Studio, Explorer, Dashboard)
- Fine-grained access control

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	NebulaGraph
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Linux

Dgraph✓

NebulaGraph✓

CLI

Dgraph✓

NebulaGraph✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Dgraph✗

NebulaGraph✓

Self-hosted

Dgraph✓

NebulaGraph✓

Integrations

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

Dgraph

Leader

Not documented yet.

NebulaGraph

7 total

Azure Marketplace
AWS (planned)
Google Cloud Platform (planned)
Nebula Studio
Nebula Explorer
Nebula Dashboard
ElasticSearch

Independently observed

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