# FalkorDB vs OrientDB

| Attribute | FalkorDB | OrientDB |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 56.8 (64% (medium)) | 53.6 (77% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 94 | 64 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 569 |
| adoption.github_stars | 10,017 | 4,991 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 86,202 | 955 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Graph Databases.","source":"https://www.falkordb.com/plans/","question":"What is FalkorDB?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"FalkorDB is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $73 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.falkordb.com/plans/","question":"Is FalkorDB free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"FalkorDB supports Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.falkordb.com/plans/","question":"What platforms does FalkorDB support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. FalkorDB can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.falkordb.com/plans/","question":"Can FalkorDB be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for FalkorDB. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as FalkorDB not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://trust.falkordb.com","question":"What security certifications does FalkorDB have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. FalkorDB is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/falkordb","question":"Is FalkorDB open source?","confidence":0.85},{"answer":"FalkorDB is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.falkordb.com/plans/","question":"Where is FalkorDB available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"An open-source NoSQL database that combines graph and document data models in one scalable platform, optimized for high-performance operations with physical record linkage and millisecond-level graph traversal regardless of database size. It is indexed under Graph Databases.","source":"https://orientdb.dev/","question":"What is OrientDB?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"OrientDB is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at €1000 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://orientdb.dev/","question":"Is OrientDB free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"OrientDB supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://orientdb.dev/","question":"What platforms does OrientDB support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. OrientDB can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://orientdb.dev/","question":"Can OrientDB be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. OrientDB is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb","question":"Is OrientDB open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A multi-tenant graph database that combines graph traversal with vector search to power AI applications, supporting distributed deployment and industry-standard Cypher queries. | An open-source database that unifies multiple data models in one system, including graphs, documents, and text indexing, with flexible schema options. |
| features.capabilities | `{"storage":"native","workload":"transactional","deployment":"self_hosted","distributed":"clustered","graph_model":"property_graph","vector_search":true,"query_language":"graph traversal (natural language queries supported)","replication_ha":true,"full_text_search":"built_in","standard_support":true}` | `{"storage":"native","workload":"both","deployment":"self_hosted","distributed":"clustered","graph_model":"property_graph","vector_search":false,"query_language":"Orient SQL (implied)","replication_ha":true,"full_text_search":"via_index","standard_support":true,"acid_transactions":"full"}` |
| integrations.count | - | 1 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Gremlin Server (TinkerPop)"}]` |
| language.primary | Rust | Java |
| license.spdx | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free tier","features":["Multi-Graph","Multi-Tenancy","Graph Access Control","Community Support"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Startup","summary":"$73/month","features":["Multi-Graph","Multi-Tenancy","Graph Access Control","TLS","VPC","Cluster Deployment","High Availability","Multi-zone Deployment","Scalability","Continuous Persistence","Automated Backups","Advanced Monitoring","Support every 12 hours"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":73,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Popular plan","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$350/month","features":["Multi-Graph","Multi-Tenancy","Graph Access Control","TLS","VPC","Cluster Deployment","High Availability","Multi-zone Deployment","Scalability","Continuous Persistence","Automated Backups","Advanced Monitoring","Business hours support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":350,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Custom configuration","Enterprise 24/7 support"],"contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier plus paid plans from $73/month","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.falkordb.com/plans/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-14T13:22:29.203Z","startingPrice":{"amount":73,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community","summary":"Free","features":["Discussion","Issue Tracker","Documentation"],"description":"Community support via GitHub discussions and issue tracker","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Basic","summary":"€1,000/month","features":["Direct Support by mail","Query Support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1000,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"Direct email support and query assistance","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced","summary":"€4,000/month","features":["Support on Upgrade","Emergency Patch","Security Escalation","Application Model Definition"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":4000,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"Upgrade support, emergency patches, security escalation, and application design consultation","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Consultancy","summary":"Case-by-case pricing","features":["On Site Support","Custom consultancy"],"description":"Custom on-site and consultancy services","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free open-source. Paid support from €1,000/month.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://orientdb.dev/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:30:45.577Z","startingPrice":{"amount":1000,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | high | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":73,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 6 | 32 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.22.1","date":"2026-10-15T06:00:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.22.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v6.0.2","date":"2026-10-08T14:49:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v6.0.1","date":"2026-10-01T14:00:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.22.0","date":"2026-09-30T13:27:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.22.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v6.0.0","date":"2026-09-29T07:11:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.20.7","date":"2026-09-24T16:11:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.20.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.20.6","date":"2026-09-16T11:34:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.20.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.20.5","date":"2026-09-15T13:11:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.20.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.20.4","date":"2026-08-20T19:55:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.20.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.20.3","date":"2026-08-13T21:52:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.20.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.20.2","date":"2026-08-09T15:35:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.20.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.20.1","date":"2026-07-15T08:26:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.20.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.20.0","date":"2026-07-13T19:19:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.20.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.18.11","date":"2026-06-24T15:10:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.18.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.18.10","date":"2026-06-10T16:42:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.18.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.18.9","date":"2026-06-03T08:33:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.18.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.18.8","date":"2026-05-24T10:04:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.18.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.18.7","date":"2026-05-14T12:04:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.18.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.18.6","date":"2026-05-11T20:42:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.18.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.18.5","date":"2026-05-11T11:00:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.18.5"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/releases/tag/3.2.57","date":"2026-10-05T10:44:23Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.57"},{"url":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/releases/tag/3.2.56","date":"2026-09-02T14:08:19Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.56"},{"url":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/releases/tag/3.2.55","date":"2026-07-20T17:32:48Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.55"},{"url":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/releases/tag/3.2.54","date":"2026-07-06T05:48:43Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.54"},{"url":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/releases/tag/3.2.53","date":"2026-06-01T03:54:34Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.53"},{"url":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/releases/tag/3.2.52","date":"2026-05-14T09:38:48Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.52"},{"url":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/releases/tag/3.2.51","date":"2026-03-30T10:54:53Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.51"},{"url":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/releases/tag/3.2.50","date":"2026-02-24T05:03:59Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.50"},{"url":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/releases/tag/3.2.49","date":"2026-01-27T13:09:54Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.49"},{"url":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/releases/tag/3.2.48","date":"2025-12-24T10:45:49Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.48"},{"url":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/releases/tag/3.2.47","date":"2025-12-09T11:59:51Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.47"},{"url":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/releases/tag/3.2.46","date":"2025-11-17T16:08:22Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.46"},{"url":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/releases/tag/3.2.45","date":"2025-10-20T15:42:44Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.45"},{"url":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/releases/tag/3.2.44","date":"2025-09-04T13:10:58Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.44"},{"url":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/releases/tag/3.2.43","date":"2025-08-07T12:39:48Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.43"},{"url":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/releases/tag/3.2.42","date":"2025-07-03T10:18:27Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.42"},{"url":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/releases/tag/3.2.41","date":"2025-06-17T15:28:56Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.41"},{"url":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/releases/tag/3.2.40","date":"2025-05-29T11:51:46Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.40"},{"url":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/releases/tag/3.2.39","date":"2025-04-14T15:40:39Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.39"},{"url":"https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/releases/tag/3.2.38","date":"2025-02-20T14:33:17Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.38"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.3 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=hex&package_name=falkordb&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.orientechnologies%3Aorientdb-client&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Graph Databases)

| Capability | FalkorDB | OrientDB |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Model** |  |  |
| Graph model | Property graph | Property graph |
| Query language(s) | graph traversal (natural language queries supported) | Orient SQL (implied) |
| **Transactions** |  |  |
| ACID transactions | - | Full |
| Consistency model | - | - |
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| Storage | Native graph | Native graph |
| Distributed / scale | Clustered | Clustered |
| Replication / HA | ✓ | ✓ |
| OLTP vs OLAP | Transactional | Both |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| **Search** |  |  |
| Full-text search | Built-in | Via index |
| Built-in vector search | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | - | - |
| **Portability** |  |  |
| openCypher / TinkerPop standard | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:58:57.544Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*