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Comparison

FalkorDB vs JanusGraph

No clear leader: FalkorDB (54.5) and JanusGraph (52.7) 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.

FalkorDB full profile →JanusGraph full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
FalkorDB55
JanusGraph53
Score
Vioscale score
FalkorDB55 / 100medium · 62%
JanusGraph53 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tier
FalkorDB✓
JanusGraph✓
Model
FalkorDBcommercial
JanusGraphcommercial
Price level
FalkorDBhigh
JanusGraphfree
Transparent
FalkorDB✓
JanusGraph✓
Integrations
Count
FalkorDB–
JanusGraph14
Security
Scorecard
FalkorDB–
JanusGraph6.5
Soc2
FalkorDB✓
JanusGraph–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
FalkorDB–
JanusGraph✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
FalkorDB0
JanusGraph250
Github stars
FalkorDB5,659
JanusGraph5,829
Package downloads weekly
FalkorDB23,016
JanusGraph–
Activity
Commits last 30d
FalkorDB55
JanusGraph9
Release
Cadence days
FalkorDB6
JanusGraph74
History
FalkorDB20 items
JanusGraph20 items
License
Spdx
FalkorDBMIT
JanusGraph–
Language
Primary
FalkorDBRust
JanusGraphJava
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Model
Graph model
FalkorDBProperty graph
JanusGraphProperty graph
Query language(s)
FalkorDBgraph traversal (natural language queries supported)
JanusGraphGremlin
Transactions
ACID transactions
FalkorDB-
JanusGraphFull
Consistency model
FalkorDB-
JanusGraphTunable
Architecture
Storage
FalkorDBNative graph
JanusGraphPluggable backend
Distributed / scale
FalkorDBClustered
JanusGraphSharded
Replication / HA
FalkorDB✓
JanusGraph✓
OLTP vs OLAP
FalkorDBTransactional
JanusGraphBoth
Deployment
Deployment
FalkorDBSelf-hosted
JanusGraphSelf-hosted
Search
Full-text search
FalkorDB-
JanusGraphVia index
Built-in vector search
FalkorDB✓
JanusGraph-
Licensing
Licence class
FalkorDB-
JanusGraphPermissive OSS
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard
FalkorDB-
JanusGraph✓

What each one is

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

FalkorDB

An open-source graph database built on Redis that combines graph traversal with vector search for AI/ML workloads, offering multi-tenancy, real-time analytics, and cloud or self-hosted deployment options.

Independently observed

JanusGraph

A database system that stores and queries extremely large graphs spread across multiple machines, enabling many users to run complex lookups simultaneously with strong transaction guarantees and support for batch analytics.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

FalkorDB

from $73/moUsage-basedFree tier

From $73/GB/month for Startup tier. Free tier available.

  • FREEFree
    • Multi-Graph / Multi-Tenancy
    • Graph Access Control
    • Community Support
  • STARTUP$73/GB/month
    • Multi-Graph / Multi-Tenancy
    • Graph Access Control
    • TLS
    • Automated Backups (Every 12 Hours)
    • Community Support
  • PRO$350/8GB/month
    • Multi-Graph / Multi-Tenancy
    • Graph Access Control
    • TLS
    • Cluster Deployment
    • High Availability
    • +5 more
  • ENTERPRISEContact sales
    • All features from PRO
    • VPC
    • Advanced Monitoring
    • Custom Automated Backups
    • Enterprise 24/7 Support
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

JanusGraph

Open sourceFree tier

Fully open source under Apache 2 license. No commercial licensing required.

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
FalkorDB✗
JanusGraph✓
Linux
FalkorDB✓
JanusGraph✗
CLI
FalkorDB✓
JanusGraph✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
FalkorDB✓
JanusGraph✗
Self-hosted
FalkorDB✓
JanusGraph✓
On-premise
FalkorDB✗
JanusGraph✓

Integrations

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

FalkorDB

Not documented yet.

JanusGraph

14 total
  • Apache Cassandra
  • Apache HBase
  • Google Cloud Bigtable
  • Oracle BerkeleyDB
  • ScyllaDB
  • Elasticsearch
  • Apache Solr
  • Apache Lucene
  • Apache Spark
  • Aerospike
  • DynamoDB
  • FoundationDB
  • Gremlin
  • Apache TinkerPop
Independently observed

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