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Comparison

FalkorDB vs Memgraph

No clear leader: Memgraph (56.9) and FalkorDB (54.5) 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 →Memgraph full profile →
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FalkorDB55
Memgraph57
Score
Vioscale score
FalkorDB55 / 100medium · 62%updating
Memgraph57 / 100medium · 59%updating
Pricing
Free tier
FalkorDB✓
Memgraph✓
Model
FalkorDBcommercial
Memgraphfreemium
Price level
FalkorDBhigh
Memgraphlow
Transparent
FalkorDB✓
Memgraph✓
Integrations
Count
FalkorDB–
Memgraph5
Security
Gdpr
FalkorDB–
Memgraph✓
Soc2
FalkorDB✓
Memgraph–
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
FalkorDB0
Memgraph0
Github stars
FalkorDB5,659
Memgraph4,364
Package downloads weekly
FalkorDB23,016
Memgraph–
Activity
Commits last 30d
FalkorDB55
Memgraph88
Release
Cadence days
FalkorDB6
Memgraph18
History
FalkorDB20 items
Memgraph20 items
License
Spdx
FalkorDBMIT
Memgraph–
Language
Primary
FalkorDBRust
MemgraphC++
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Model
Graph model
FalkorDBProperty graph
MemgraphProperty graph
Query language(s)
FalkorDBgraph traversal (natural language queries supported)
MemgraphCypher
Transactions
ACID transactions
FalkorDB-
MemgraphFull
Consistency model
FalkorDB-
MemgraphStrong
Architecture
Storage
FalkorDBNative graph
MemgraphNative graph
Distributed / scale
FalkorDBClustered
MemgraphClustered
Replication / HA
FalkorDB✓
Memgraph✓
OLTP vs OLAP
FalkorDBTransactional
MemgraphBoth
Deployment
Deployment
FalkorDBSelf-hosted
MemgraphSelf-hosted
Search
Full-text search
FalkorDB-
MemgraphBuilt-in
Built-in vector search
FalkorDB✓
Memgraph✓
Licensing
Licence class
FalkorDB-
MemgraphPermissive OSS
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard
FalkorDB-
Memgraph✗

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

Memgraph

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.

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 ↗

Memgraph

HybridFree tier30-day trial

Community Edition free forever. Enterprise and Cloud require contact or trial signup. Simple memory-based pricing with no per-query, per-compute, or per-replica charges.

  • Community EditionFree
    • Full in-memory graph database
    • ACID transactions with on-disk persistence
    • High-availability replication
    • Cypher query language
    • Stream connectors (Kafka, Pulsar, Redpanda)
    • +3 more
  • Enterprise Edition – AI PlatformContact sales
    • Unlimited vector indexes
    • Role-based and label-based access control
    • SSO (Entra ID, Okta, OIDC, SAML)
    • LDAP/PAM authentication
    • Multi-tenancy
    • +6 more
  • Enterprise Edition – Graph AnalyticsContact sales
    • Role-based and label-based access control
    • SSO (Entra ID, Okta, OIDC, SAML)
    • LDAP/PAM authentication
    • Multi-tenancy
    • Automatic failover
    • +5 more
  • Memgraph CloudStart with 14-day free trial
    • Fully managed – no setup, no ops
    • AWS hosted (6 regions)
    • Automatic updates and backups
    • Community support
  • OEM / SaaSContact sales
    • Redistribution rights
    • Embedded engine (not exposed standalone)
    • Unlimited queries
    • Unlimited compute
    • Unlimited replicas
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

FalkorDB

Not documented yet.

Memgraph

5 total
  • Kafka
  • Pulsar
  • Redpanda
  • Cognee
  • AWS (via Marketplace)
Independently observed

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