Comparison

Dgraph vs TigerGraph

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 →TigerGraph full profile →

Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.

★Dgraph50

TigerGraph41

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	DgraphLeader	TigerGraph
vioscaleAI score	50 / 100medium · 60%	41 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	6
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.1	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://www.tigergraph.com/blog/from-compliance-to-competitive-moat-takeaways-from-fintech-meetup-2026/
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	-
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.95
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	9	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	21,807	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	11	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	13	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Dgraph50 / 100medium · 60%

TigerGraph41 / 100medium · 71%

Pricing

Free tier

Dgraph–

TigerGraph✓

Model

Dgraphopen_source

TigerGraphfreemium

Price level

Dgraphfree

TigerGraphlow

Transparent

Dgraph–

TigerGraph✗

Integrations

Count

Dgraph–

TigerGraph6

Security

Scorecard

Dgraph6.1

TigerGraph–

Trust center

Dgraph–

TigerGraphhttps://www.tigergraph.com/blog/from-compliance-to-competitive-moat-takeaways-from-fintech-meetup-2026/

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

TigerGraph–

Reliability

Sla pct

Dgraph–

TigerGraph99.95

Adoption

Dependent repos

Dgraph9

TigerGraph–

Github stars

Dgraph21,807

TigerGraph–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Dgraph11

TigerGraph–

Release

Cadence days

Dgraph13

TigerGraph–

History

Dgraph20 items

TigerGraph–

License

Spdx

DgraphApache-2.0

TigerGraph–

Language

Primary

DgraphGo

TigerGraph–

Market

Availability

Dgraph–

TigerGraphAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Dgraph5 items

TigerGraph5 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Graph Databases
Capability	Dgraph	TigerGraph
Model
Graph model	Property graph	Property graph
Query language(s)	GraphQL	GSQL, GraphQL, GQL
Transactions
ACID transactions	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	-
Search
Full-text search	Built-in	-
Built-in vector search	✗	-
Licensing
Licence class	Permissive OSS	Proprietary
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard	-	✗

Model

Graph model

DgraphProperty graph

TigerGraphProperty graph

Query language(s)

DgraphGraphQL

TigerGraphGSQL, GraphQL, GQL

Transactions

ACID transactions

DgraphFull

TigerGraph-

Consistency model

DgraphStrong

TigerGraphStrong

Architecture

Storage

DgraphNative graph

TigerGraphNative graph

Distributed / scale

DgraphSharded

TigerGraphClustered

Replication / HA

Dgraph✓

TigerGraph✓

OLTP vs OLAP

DgraphTransactional

TigerGraphBoth

Deployment

DgraphSelf-hosted

TigerGraph-

Full-text search

DgraphBuilt-in

TigerGraph-

Built-in vector search

Dgraph✗

TigerGraph-

Licensing

Licence class

DgraphPermissive OSS

TigerGraphProprietary

Portability

openCypher / TinkerPop standard

Dgraph-

TigerGraph✗

What each one is

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

Dgraph

Leader

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

TigerGraph

A graph database platform that models relationships between data points, supporting enterprise deployments with features for compliance, fraud detection, real-time identity verification, and integration with existing enterprise infrastructure.

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 ↗

TigerGraph

Usage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing on compute instances and storage; free tier available

BasicPay-per-use VM instances and storage
PremiumPay-per-use VM instances and storage
EnterpriseContact sales

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	TigerGraph
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Dgraph✗

TigerGraph✓

Linux

Dgraph✓

TigerGraph✗

CLI

Dgraph✓

TigerGraph✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Dgraph✗

TigerGraph✓

Self-hosted

Dgraph✓

TigerGraph✓

Integrations

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

Dgraph

Leader

Not documented yet.

TigerGraph

15 total

Snowflake
Apache Spark
Kafka
Apache Iceberg
AWS S3
MinIO
Ceph
Wasabi
Kerberos
SAML
OIDC
LDAP
GraphQL
S3
Amazon S3

Independently observed

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Dgraph or TigerGraph: which one depends on you

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