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Comparison

JanusGraph vs OrientDB

No clear leader: JanusGraph (54.1) and OrientDB (53.6) 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.

JanusGraph full profile →OrientDB full profile →
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JanusGraph54
OrientDB54
Score
vioscaleAI score
JanusGraph54 / 100medium · 67%
OrientDB54 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tier
JanusGraph✓
OrientDB✓
Model
JanusGraphopen_source
OrientDBopen_source
Price level
JanusGraphfree
OrientDBfree
Transparent
JanusGraph✓
OrientDB✓
Integrations
Count
JanusGraph10
OrientDB1
Security
Scorecard
JanusGraph6.4
OrientDB6.3
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
JanusGraph✓
OrientDB✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
JanusGraph250
OrientDB569
Github stars
JanusGraph5,855
OrientDB4,991
Package downloads weekly
JanusGraph–
OrientDB955
Activity
Commits last 30d
JanusGraph97
OrientDB64
Release
Cadence days
JanusGraph74
OrientDB32
History
JanusGraph20 items
OrientDB20 items
License
Spdx
JanusGraph–
OrientDBApache-2.0
Language
Primary
JanusGraphJava
OrientDBJava
Market
Availability
JanusGraph–
OrientDBAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
JanusGraph5 items
OrientDB5 items

Capabilities

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

Model
Graph model
JanusGraphProperty graph
OrientDBProperty graph
Query language(s)
JanusGraphGremlin
OrientDBOrient SQL (implied)
Transactions
ACID transactions
JanusGraphFull
OrientDBFull
Consistency model
JanusGraphTunable
OrientDB-
Architecture
Storage
JanusGraphPluggable backend
OrientDBNative graph
Distributed / scale
JanusGraphSharded
OrientDBClustered
Replication / HA
JanusGraph✓
OrientDB✓
OLTP vs OLAP
JanusGraphBoth
OrientDBBoth
Deployment
Deployment
JanusGraphSelf-hosted
OrientDBSelf-hosted
Search
Full-text search
JanusGraphVia index
OrientDBVia index
Built-in vector search
JanusGraph-
OrientDB✗
Licensing
Licence class
JanusGraphPermissive OSS
OrientDB-
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard
JanusGraph✓
OrientDB✓

What each one is

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

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

OrientDB

An open-source database that unifies multiple data models in one system, including graphs, documents, and text indexing, with flexible schema options.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

JanusGraph

Open sourceFree tier

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

as of verify ↗

OrientDB

from €1000/moHybridFree tier

Free open-source. Paid support from €1,000/month.

  • CommunityFree
    • Discussion
    • Issue Tracker
    • Documentation
  • Basic€1,000/month
    • Direct Support by mail
    • Query Support
  • Advanced€4,000/month
    • Support on Upgrade
    • Emergency Patch
    • Security Escalation
    • Application Model Definition
  • ConsultancyContact sales
    • On Site Support
    • Custom consultancy
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
JanusGraph✓
OrientDB✗
Windows
JanusGraph✗
OrientDB✓
Linux
JanusGraph✗
OrientDB✓
CLI
JanusGraph✓
OrientDB✗
Deployment
Self-hosted
JanusGraph✓
OrientDB✓

Integrations

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

JanusGraph

25 total
  • Apache Cassandra
  • Apache HBase
  • Google Cloud Bigtable
  • Oracle BerkeleyDB
  • ScyllaDB
  • Elasticsearch
  • Apache Solr
  • Apache Lucene
  • Apache Spark
  • Aerospike
  • DynamoDB
  • FoundationDB
  • Gremlin
  • Apache TinkerPop
  • Arcade Analytics
  • Graphexp
  • Graph Explorer
  • Graphlytic
  • ReGraph
  • Cassandra
  • HBase
  • Bigtable
  • Amazon Managed KeySpace
  • Solr
  • +1 more
Independently observed

OrientDB

1 total
  • Gremlin Server (TinkerPop)
Independently observed
Still deciding?

JanusGraph or OrientDB: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

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