Comparison

FalkorDB vs NebulaGraph

On the evidence we track, FalkorDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★FalkorDB55

NebulaGraph41

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	FalkorDBLeader	NebulaGraph
Vioscale score	55 / 100medium · 62%	41 / 100medium · 61%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	high	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	7
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	6.2
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FFalkorDB%2FFalkorDB&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	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	0	5
Github starsadoption.github_stars	5,659	12,365
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	23,016	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	55	0
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	6	74
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	C++
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

FalkorDB55 / 100medium · 62%

NebulaGraph41 / 100medium · 61%

Pricing

Free tier

FalkorDB✓

NebulaGraph✓

Model

FalkorDBcommercial

NebulaGraphcommercial

Price level

FalkorDBhigh

NebulaGraphlow

Transparent

FalkorDB✓

NebulaGraph✗

Integrations

Count

FalkorDB–

NebulaGraph7

Security

Gdpr

FalkorDB–

NebulaGraph✓

Scorecard

FalkorDB–

NebulaGraph6.2

Soc2

FalkorDB✓

NebulaGraph–

Vulnerabilities

FalkorDBCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FFalkorDB%2FFalkorDB&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

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

FalkorDB0

NebulaGraph5

Github stars

FalkorDB5,659

NebulaGraph12,365

Package downloads weekly

FalkorDB23,016

NebulaGraph–

Activity

Commits last 30d

FalkorDB55

NebulaGraph0

Release

Cadence days

FalkorDB6

NebulaGraph74

History

FalkorDB20 items

NebulaGraph20 items

License

Spdx

FalkorDBMIT

NebulaGraphApache-2.0

Language

Primary

FalkorDBRust

NebulaGraphC++

Market

Availability

FalkorDBAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

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	FalkorDB	NebulaGraph
Model
Graph model	Property graph	Property graph
Query language(s)	graph traversal (natural language queries supported)	nGQL, OpenCypher, ISO-GQL
Transactions
ACID transactions	-	Full
Consistency model	-	Strong
Architecture
Storage	Native graph	Pluggable backend
Distributed / scale	Clustered	Sharded
Replication / HA	✓	✓
OLTP vs OLAP	Transactional	Both
Deployment
Deployment	Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Search
Full-text search	-	Built-in
Built-in vector search	✓	✓
Licensing
Licence class	-	Permissive OSS
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard	-	✓

Model

Graph model

FalkorDBProperty graph

NebulaGraphProperty graph

Query language(s)

FalkorDBgraph traversal (natural language queries supported)

NebulaGraphnGQL, OpenCypher, ISO-GQL

Transactions

ACID transactions

FalkorDB-

NebulaGraphFull

Consistency model

FalkorDB-

NebulaGraphStrong

Architecture

Storage

FalkorDBNative graph

NebulaGraphPluggable backend

Distributed / scale

FalkorDBClustered

NebulaGraphSharded

Replication / HA

FalkorDB✓

NebulaGraph✓

OLTP vs OLAP

FalkorDBTransactional

NebulaGraphBoth

Deployment

FalkorDBSelf-hosted

NebulaGraphSelf-hosted

Full-text search

FalkorDB-

NebulaGraphBuilt-in

Built-in vector search

FalkorDB✓

NebulaGraph✓

Licensing

Licence class

FalkorDB-

NebulaGraphPermissive OSS

Portability

openCypher / TinkerPop standard

FalkorDB-

NebulaGraph✓

What each one is

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

FalkorDB

Leader

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

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.

FalkorDB

Leader

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

Platforms

Linux

FalkorDB✓

NebulaGraph✓

CLI

FalkorDB✓

NebulaGraph✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

FalkorDB✓

NebulaGraph✓

Self-hosted

FalkorDB✓

NebulaGraph✓

Integrations

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

FalkorDB

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.