# Memgraph vs TigerGraph

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Memgraph

| Attribute | Memgraph | TigerGraph |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 54.9 (58% (medium)) | 40.9 (71% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 4,617 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A high-performance, in-memory database designed for real-time graph queries and reasoning in AI applications. It combines sub-millisecond traversals with native vector search, ACID transactions, and streaming data connectors for fraud detection, network analysis, and AI augmentation. It is indexed under Graph Databases.","source":"https://memgraph.com/pricing","question":"What is Memgraph?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Memgraph offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Community Edition, Enterprise Edition – AI Platform, Enterprise Edition – Graph Analytics and Memgraph Cloud. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://memgraph.com/pricing","question":"Is Memgraph free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Memgraph supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://memgraph.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Memgraph support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Memgraph can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://memgraph.com/pricing","question":"Can Memgraph be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for Memgraph, including Kafka, Pulsar, Redpanda, Cognee and AWS (via Marketplace). This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://memgraph.com/pricing","question":"What does Memgraph integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Memgraph. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Memgraph not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://memgraph.com/policies/privacy-policy","question":"What security certifications does Memgraph have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Memgraph is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU. The vendor is headquartered in Croatia.","source":"https://memgraph.com/pricing","question":"Where is Memgraph available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Graph Databases.","source":"https://www.tigergraph.com","question":"What is TigerGraph?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"TigerGraph offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Basic, Premium and Enterprise. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.tigergraph.com/savanna-pricing/","question":"Is TigerGraph free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to TigerGraph. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.tigergraph.com/savanna-pricing/","question":"What platforms does TigerGraph support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. TigerGraph can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.tigergraph.com/savanna-pricing/","question":"Can TigerGraph be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 13 integrations for TigerGraph, including Snowflake, Apache Spark, Kafka, Apache Iceberg, AWS S3, MinIO, Ceph and Wasabi, plus 5 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.tigergraph.com","question":"What does TigerGraph integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A high-performance, in-memory database designed for real-time graph queries and reasoning in AI applications. It combines sub-millisecond traversals with native vector search, ACID transactions, and streaming data connectors for fraud detection, network analysis, and AI augmentation. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"storage":"native","workload":"both","deployment":"self_hosted","consistency":"strong","distributed":"clustered","graph_model":"property_graph","licence_class":"permissive","vector_search":true,"query_language":"Cypher","replication_ha":true,"full_text_search":"built_in","standard_support":true,"acid_transactions":"full"}` | `{"storage":"native","workload":"both","consistency":"strong","distributed":"clustered","graph_model":"property_graph","licence_class":"proprietary","query_language":"GSQL, GraphQL, GQL","replication_ha":true,"standard_support":false}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"Pulsar"},{"name":"Redpanda"},{"name":"Cognee"},{"name":"AWS (via Marketplace)"},{"name":"LangChain","native":true,"category":"ai_framework","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"LlamaIndex","native":true,"category":"ai_framework","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"OpenAI","native":true,"category":"ai_models","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Cohere","native":true,"category":"ai_models","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Apache Spark","native":false,"category":"data_integration","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Kerberos","native":true,"category":"authentication","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"LDAP","native":true,"category":"directory","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"MCP","native":true,"category":"protocol","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"LiteLLM","native":false,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Neo4j","native":false,"direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"Apache Spark"},{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"Apache Iceberg"},{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"MinIO"},{"name":"Ceph"},{"name":"Wasabi"},{"name":"Kerberos"},{"name":"SAML"},{"name":"OIDC"},{"name":"LDAP"},{"name":"GraphQL"},{"name":"S3","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Amazon S3","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| language.primary | C++ | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"free","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community Edition","features":["Cypher query language","Python client libraries","LangChain and LlamaIndex integrations","40+ graph algorithms"],"description":"Fully functional community edition, free forever","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Community Edition is free. Enterprise and managed cloud pricing available upon request.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://memgraph.com","retrievedAt":"2026-10-15T20:29:28.752Z"}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Basic","summary":"Pay-per-use VM instances and storage","commitment":"monthly","description":"Entry-level tier with 7-day backup retention","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"Pay-per-use VM instances and storage","commitment":"monthly","description":"Mid-tier with 14-day backup retention","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing for annual and longer commitments","description":"Enterprise tier with 28-day backup retention and long-term commitment options","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Insights","components":[{"of":"compute_usage","kind":"percentage","rate":10}]},{"name":"GraphStudio"},{"name":"GraphQL Service"}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing on compute instances and storage; free tier available","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.tigergraph.com/savanna-pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:33:57.146Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | free | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| release.cadence_days | 18 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.13.2","date":"2026-10-09T12:05:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.13.1","date":"2026-09-14T12:41:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.13.0","date":"2026-09-09T09:45:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.12.0","date":"2026-07-15T09:26:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.11.0","date":"2026-06-17T10:34:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.10.1","date":"2026-05-15T09:42:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.10.0","date":"2026-05-13T10:45:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.9.0","date":"2026-03-25T11:44:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.8.1","date":"2026-02-17T22:02:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.8.0","date":"2026-02-11T10:45:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.7.2","date":"2025-12-23T10:44:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.7.1","date":"2025-11-25T13:48:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.7.0","date":"2025-11-19T10:16:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.6.2","date":"2025-11-04T10:36:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.6.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.6.1","date":"2025-10-16T17:44:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.6.0","date":"2025-10-08T09:55:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.5.2","date":"2025-09-25T11:55:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.5.1","date":"2025-09-11T15:19:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.5.0","date":"2025-08-27T08:37:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.4.0","date":"2025-07-10T09:14:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.0"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.95 |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | - | https://www.tigergraph.com/blog/from-compliance-to-competitive-moat-takeaways-from-fintech-meetup-2026/ |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=memgraph%2Fmemgraph-mcp&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Graph Databases)

| Capability | Memgraph | TigerGraph |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Model** |  |  |
| Graph model | Property graph | Property graph |
| Query language(s) | Cypher | GSQL, GraphQL, GQL |
| **Transactions** |  |  |
| ACID transactions | Full | - |
| Consistency model | Strong | Strong |
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| Storage | Native graph | Native graph |
| Distributed / scale | Clustered | Clustered |
| Replication / HA | ✓ | ✓ |
| OLTP vs OLAP | Both | Both |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | - |
| **Search** |  |  |
| Full-text search | Built-in | - |
| Built-in vector search | ✓ | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Permissive OSS | Proprietary |
| **Portability** |  |  |
| openCypher / TinkerPop standard | ✓ | ✗ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:14:39.385Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*
