# JanusGraph vs Memgraph

| Attribute | JanusGraph | Memgraph |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 52.7 (70% (medium)) | 56.9 (59% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 9 | 88 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 250 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 5,829 | 4,364 |
| deployment.options | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"storage":"pluggable","workload":"both","deployment":"self_hosted","consistency":"tunable","distributed":"sharded","graph_model":"property_graph","licence_class":"permissive","query_language":"Gremlin","replication_ha":true,"full_text_search":"via_index","standard_support":true,"acid_transactions":"full"}` | `{"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":false,"acid_transactions":"full"}` |
| integrations.count | 14 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Apache Cassandra"},{"name":"Apache HBase"},{"name":"Google Cloud Bigtable"},{"name":"Oracle BerkeleyDB"},{"name":"ScyllaDB"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"Apache Solr"},{"name":"Apache Lucene"},{"name":"Apache Spark"},{"name":"Aerospike"},{"name":"DynamoDB"},{"name":"FoundationDB"},{"name":"Gremlin"},{"name":"Apache TinkerPop"}]` | `[{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"Pulsar"},{"name":"Redpanda"},{"name":"Cognee"},{"name":"AWS (via Marketplace)"}]` |
| language.primary | Java | C++ |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"HR","primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Fully open source under Apache 2 license. No commercial licensing required.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://janusgraph.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:32:49.930Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community Edition","summary":"Free, forever, open source","features":["Full in-memory graph database","ACID transactions with on-disk persistence","High-availability replication","Cypher query language","Stream connectors (Kafka, Pulsar, Redpanda)","Vector search","MAGE algorithm library","Community support via Discord"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Open source in-memory graph database with core features","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Edition – AI Platform","summary":"Contact for pricing based on graph data capacity","features":["Unlimited vector indexes","Role-based and label-based access control","SSO (Entra ID, Okta, OIDC, SAML)","LDAP/PAM authentication","Multi-tenancy","Automatic failover","No-downtime updates","Disaster recovery","Query audit logging","Prometheus monitoring","Dedicated engineering support via Slack"],"description":"For AI and embedding-heavy workloads; unlimited vector indexes, priced on graph data only","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"vector_indexes":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Edition – Graph Analytics","summary":"Contact for pricing based on total memory capacity","features":["Role-based and label-based access control","SSO (Entra ID, Okta, OIDC, SAML)","LDAP/PAM authentication","Multi-tenancy","Automatic failover","No-downtime updates","Disaster recovery","Query audit logging","Prometheus monitoring","Dedicated engineering support via Slack"],"description":"For fraud detection, network analysis, and supply chain workloads; priced on total memory including vectors","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Memgraph Cloud","summary":"Start with 14-day free trial","features":["Fully managed – no setup, no ops","AWS hosted (6 regions)","Automatic updates and backups","Community support"],"description":"Fully managed cloud deployment for prototyping and early-stage projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"regions":"6 AWS regions","ram_instances":"1GB to 32GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"OEM / SaaS","summary":"Custom pricing based on delivery model and end-user licensing","features":["Redistribution rights","Embedded engine (not exposed standalone)","Unlimited queries","Unlimited compute","Unlimited replicas","All MAGE algorithms included","All updates included","Direct engineering support"],"description":"Embed Memgraph in your product for on-premises or SaaS distribution","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Community Edition free forever. Enterprise and Cloud require contact or trial signup. Simple memory-based pricing with no per-query, per-compute, or per-replica charges.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://memgraph.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:41:09.201Z","freeTrialDays":30}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 74 | 18 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 6.5 | - |
| security.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,"max_severity":null}` | `{"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 | JanusGraph | Memgraph |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Model** |  |  |
| Graph model | Property graph | Property graph |
| Query language(s) | Gremlin | Cypher |
| **Transactions** |  |  |
| ACID transactions | Full | 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 | Self-hosted |
| **Search** |  |  |
| Full-text search | Via index | Built-in |
| Built-in vector search | - | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Permissive OSS | Permissive OSS |
| **Portability** |  |  |
| openCypher / TinkerPop standard | ✓ | ✗ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:53:09.149Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*