# Apache AGE vs FalkorDB

**Leader by Vioscale score:** FalkorDB

| Attribute | Apache AGE | FalkorDB |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 42.6 (72% (medium)) | 54.5 (62% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 8 | 55 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 4,783 | 5,659 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 2,200 | 23,016 |
| deployment.options | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Apache AGE is a PostgreSQL extension that enables graph database capabilities, allowing users to represent and analyze data as nodes, edges, and properties. It provides Cypher-like query syntax while maintaining PostgreSQL's SQL support and ACID transaction guarantees. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"storage":"native","workload":"both","deployment":"embedded","consistency":"strong","distributed":"clustered","graph_model":"property_graph","licence_class":"permissive","query_language":"openCypher / Cypher-like SQL","replication_ha":true,"standard_support":true,"acid_transactions":"full"}` | `{"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}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"LangChain"},{"name":"pgvector"}]` | - |
| language.primary | C | Rust |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"FREE","summary":"Free tier for development","features":["Multi-Graph / Multi-Tenancy","Graph Access Control","Community Support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Community tier for building MVPs","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"multi_graph":"supported","graph_access_control":"supported"}},{"free":false,"name":"STARTUP","summary":"$73/GB/month","features":["Multi-Graph / Multi-Tenancy","Graph Access Control","TLS","Automated Backups (Every 12 Hours)","Community Support"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":73,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For scaling startups and small deployments","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"PRO","summary":"$350/8GB/month","features":["Multi-Graph / Multi-Tenancy","Graph Access Control","TLS","Cluster Deployment","High Availability","Multi-zone Deployment","Scalability","Continuous Persistence","Automated Backups (Every 12 Hours)","Business Hours Support"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":8,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":350,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Production-ready with clustering and high availability","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"ENTERPRISE","summary":"Custom pricing, contact sales","features":["All features from PRO","VPC","Advanced Monitoring","Custom Automated Backups","Enterprise 24/7 Support","Dedicated Account Manager"],"description":"Custom deployment with advanced features and dedicated support","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $73/GB/month for Startup tier. Free tier available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.falkordb.com/plans/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:37:58.588Z","startingPrice":{"amount":73,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | - | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | - | high |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 20 | 6 |
| release.history | 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| `[{"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/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.18.4","date":"2026-05-07T10:06:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.18.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.18.3","date":"2026-04-30T14:38:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.18.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.18.2","date":"2026-04-28T08:41:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.18.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.18.1","date":"2026-04-12T08:50:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.18.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.18.0","date":"2026-04-07T07:34:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.18.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.16.9","date":"2026-04-03T11:37:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.16.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.16.8","date":"2026-03-31T10:04:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.16.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.16.7","date":"2026-03-13T09:14:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.16.7"}]` |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=apache-age-python&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FFalkorDB%2FFalkorDB&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Graph Databases)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:13:16.134Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*