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Comparison

FalkorDB vs NebulaGraph

On the evidence we track, FalkorDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 57/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

FalkorDB full profile →NebulaGraph full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
★FalkorDB57
NebulaGraph41
Score
vioscaleAI score
FalkorDB57 / 100medium · 64%
NebulaGraph41 / 100medium · 67%
Pricing
Free tier
FalkorDB✓
NebulaGraph✓
Model
FalkorDBcommercial
NebulaGraphopen_source
Price level
FalkorDBhigh
NebulaGraphfree
Starting price
FalkorDB$73
NebulaGraph–
Transparent
FalkorDB✓
NebulaGraph✗
Integrations
Count
FalkorDB–
NebulaGraph7
Security
Gdpr
FalkorDB–
NebulaGraph✓
Scorecard
FalkorDB–
NebulaGraph5.7
Soc2
FalkorDB✓
NebulaGraph–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
FalkorDB–
NebulaGraph99.999
Status page
FalkorDB✓
NebulaGraph–
Adoption
Dependent repos
FalkorDB0
NebulaGraph5
Github stars
FalkorDB10,017
NebulaGraph12,433
Package downloads weekly
FalkorDB86,202
NebulaGraph–
Activity
Commits last 30d
FalkorDB94
NebulaGraph2
Release
Cadence days
FalkorDB6
NebulaGraph74
History
FalkorDB20 items
NebulaGraph20 items
License
Spdx
FalkorDBMIT
NebulaGraphApache-2.0
Language
Primary
FalkorDBRust
NebulaGraphC++
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
FalkorDB7 items
NebulaGraph8 items

Capabilities

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

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
Deployment
FalkorDBSelf-hosted
NebulaGraphSelf-hosted
Search
Full-text search
FalkorDBBuilt-in
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

A multi-tenant graph database that combines graph traversal with vector search to power AI applications, supporting distributed deployment and industry-standard Cypher queries.

Independently observed

NebulaGraph

An open-source, distributed graph database system designed to query large relationship networks with millisecond latency while supporting complex graph analytics and high availability across multiple nodes.

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/moHybridFree tier

Free tier plus paid plans from $73/month

  • FreeFree
    • Multi-Graph
    • Multi-Tenancy
    • Graph Access Control
    • Community Support
  • Startup$73/month
    • Multi-Graph
    • Multi-Tenancy
    • Graph Access Control
    • TLS
    • VPC
    • +8 more
  • Pro$350/month
    • Multi-Graph
    • Multi-Tenancy
    • Graph Access Control
    • TLS
    • VPC
    • +8 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom configuration
    • Enterprise 24/7 support
as of verify ↗

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 verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

8 total
  • Azure Marketplace
  • AWS (planned)
  • Google Cloud Platform (planned)
  • Nebula Studio
  • Nebula Explorer
  • Nebula Dashboard
  • ElasticSearch
  • HDFS
Independently observed
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