Comparison

JanusGraph vs TigerGraph

On the evidence we track, JanusGraph leads this comparison with a composite score of 54/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

JanusGraph full profile →TigerGraph full profile →

Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.

★JanusGraph54

TigerGraph41

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	JanusGraphLeader	TigerGraph
vioscaleAI score	54 / 100medium · 67%	41 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	10	6
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.4	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://www.tigergraph.com/blog/from-compliance-to-competitive-moat-takeaways-from-fintech-meetup-2026/
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.janusgraph%3Ajanusgraph-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.95
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	250	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	5,855	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	97	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	74	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Java	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

JanusGraph54 / 100medium · 67%

TigerGraph41 / 100medium · 71%

Pricing

Free tier

JanusGraph✓

TigerGraph✓

Model

JanusGraphopen_source

TigerGraphfreemium

Price level

JanusGraphfree

TigerGraphlow

Transparent

JanusGraph✓

TigerGraph✗

Integrations

Count

JanusGraph10

TigerGraph6

Security

Scorecard

JanusGraph6.4

TigerGraph–

Trust center

JanusGraph–

TigerGraphhttps://www.tigergraph.com/blog/from-compliance-to-competitive-moat-takeaways-from-fintech-meetup-2026/

Vulnerabilities

JanusGraphCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.janusgraph%3Ajanusgraph-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

TigerGraph–

Reliability

Sla pct

JanusGraph–

TigerGraph99.95

Status page

JanusGraph✓

TigerGraph–

Adoption

Dependent repos

JanusGraph250

TigerGraph–

Github stars

JanusGraph5,855

TigerGraph–

Activity

Commits last 30d

JanusGraph97

TigerGraph–

Release

Cadence days

JanusGraph74

TigerGraph–

History

JanusGraph20 items

TigerGraph–

Language

Primary

JanusGraphJava

TigerGraph–

Market

Availability

JanusGraph–

TigerGraphAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

JanusGraph5 items

TigerGraph5 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Graph Databases
Capability	JanusGraph	TigerGraph
Model
Graph model	Property graph	Property graph
Query language(s)	Gremlin	GSQL, GraphQL, GQL
Transactions
ACID transactions	Full	-
Consistency model	Tunable	Strong
Architecture
Storage	Pluggable backend	Native graph
Distributed / scale	Sharded	Clustered
Replication / HA	✓	✓
OLTP vs OLAP	Both	Both
Deployment
Deployment	Self-hosted	-
Search
Full-text search	Via index	-
Built-in vector search	-	-
Licensing
Licence class	Permissive OSS	Proprietary
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard	✓	✗

Model

Graph model

JanusGraphProperty graph

TigerGraphProperty graph

Query language(s)

JanusGraphGremlin

TigerGraphGSQL, GraphQL, GQL

Transactions

ACID transactions

JanusGraphFull

TigerGraph-

Consistency model

JanusGraphTunable

TigerGraphStrong

Architecture

Storage

JanusGraphPluggable backend

TigerGraphNative graph

Distributed / scale

JanusGraphSharded

TigerGraphClustered

Replication / HA

JanusGraph✓

TigerGraph✓

OLTP vs OLAP

JanusGraphBoth

TigerGraphBoth

Deployment

JanusGraphSelf-hosted

TigerGraph-

Full-text search

JanusGraphVia index

TigerGraph-

Built-in vector search

JanusGraph-

TigerGraph-

Licensing

Licence class

JanusGraphPermissive OSS

TigerGraphProprietary

Portability

openCypher / TinkerPop standard

JanusGraph✓

TigerGraph✗

What each one is

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

JanusGraph

Leader

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

TigerGraph

A graph database platform that models relationships between data points, supporting enterprise deployments with features for compliance, fraud detection, real-time identity verification, and integration with existing enterprise infrastructure.

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

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

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

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

TigerGraph

Usage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing on compute instances and storage; free tier available

BasicPay-per-use VM instances and storage
PremiumPay-per-use VM instances and storage
EnterpriseContact sales

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	JanusGraph	TigerGraph
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

JanusGraph✓

TigerGraph✓

CLI

JanusGraph✓

TigerGraph✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

JanusGraph✗

TigerGraph✓

Self-hosted

JanusGraph✓

TigerGraph✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

Apache Spark

JanusGraph

Leader

25 total - 24 not shared

Apache Cassandra
Apache HBase
Google Cloud Bigtable
Oracle BerkeleyDB
ScyllaDB
Elasticsearch
Apache Solr
Apache Lucene
Aerospike
DynamoDB
FoundationDB
Gremlin
Apache TinkerPop
Arcade Analytics
Graphexp
Graph Explorer
Graphlytic
ReGraph
Cassandra
HBase
Bigtable
Amazon Managed KeySpace
Solr
Lucene

Independently observed

TigerGraph

15 total - 14 not shared

Snowflake
Kafka
Apache Iceberg
AWS S3
MinIO
Ceph
Wasabi
Kerberos
SAML
OIDC
LDAP
GraphQL
S3
Amazon S3

Independently observed

Still deciding?

JanusGraph or TigerGraph: which one depends on you

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