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Dgraph vs OrientDB

No clear leader: OrientDB (53.6) 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 →OrientDB full profile →
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Dgraph50
OrientDB54
Score
vioscaleAI score
Dgraph50 / 100medium · 60%
OrientDB54 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tier
Dgraph–
OrientDB✓
Model
Price level
Dgraphfree
OrientDBfree
Transparent
Dgraph–
OrientDB✓
Integrations
Count
Dgraph–
OrientDB1
Security
Scorecard
Dgraph6.1
OrientDB6.3
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Dgraph–
OrientDB✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Dgraph9
OrientDB569
Github stars
Dgraph21,807
OrientDB4,991
Package downloads weekly
Dgraph–
OrientDB955
Activity
Commits last 30d
Dgraph11
OrientDB64
Release
Cadence days
Dgraph13
OrientDB32
History
Dgraph20 items
OrientDB20 items
License
Spdx
DgraphApache-2.0
OrientDBApache-2.0
Language
Primary
DgraphGo
OrientDBJava
Market
Availability
Dgraph–
OrientDBAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Dgraph5 items
OrientDB5 items

Capabilities

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

Model
Graph model
DgraphProperty graph
OrientDBProperty graph
Query language(s)
DgraphGraphQL
OrientDBOrient SQL (implied)
Transactions
ACID transactions
DgraphFull
OrientDBFull
Consistency model
DgraphStrong
OrientDB-
Architecture
Storage
DgraphNative graph
OrientDBNative graph
Distributed / scale
DgraphSharded
OrientDBClustered
Replication / HA
Dgraph✓
OrientDB✓
OLTP vs OLAP
DgraphTransactional
OrientDBBoth
Deployment
Deployment
DgraphSelf-hosted
OrientDBSelf-hosted
Search
Full-text search
DgraphBuilt-in
OrientDBVia index
Built-in vector search
Dgraph✗
OrientDB✗
Licensing
Licence class
DgraphPermissive OSS
OrientDB-
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard
Dgraph-
OrientDB✓

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

OrientDB

An open-source database that unifies multiple data models in one system, including graphs, documents, and text indexing, with flexible schema options.

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 ↗

OrientDB

from €1000/moHybridFree tier

Free open-source. Paid support from €1,000/month.

  • CommunityFree
    • Discussion
    • Issue Tracker
    • Documentation
  • Basic€1,000/month
    • Direct Support by mail
    • Query Support
  • Advanced€4,000/month
    • Support on Upgrade
    • Emergency Patch
    • Security Escalation
    • Application Model Definition
  • ConsultancyContact sales
    • On Site Support
    • Custom consultancy
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Windows
Dgraph✗
OrientDB✓
Linux
Dgraph✓
OrientDB✓
CLI
Dgraph✓
OrientDB✗
Deployment
Self-hosted
Dgraph✓
OrientDB✓

Integrations

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

Dgraph

Not documented yet.

OrientDB

1 total
  • Gremlin Server (TinkerPop)
Independently observed
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