Dgraph
The only open, complete graph database used at terabyte-scale to power real-time use cases
- Also known as
- dgraph
What is Dgraph?
An open-source, distributed graph database designed for real-time workloads with horizontal scalability and data flexibility. Supports both direct database operations and GraphQL API access.
What Dgraph does
The capabilities that matter for graph databases, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Graph model
- Property graph
- Query language(s)
- GraphQL
- ACID transactions
- -
- Consistency model
- -
- Storage
- -
- Distributed / scale
- Sharded
- Replication / HA
- ✓
- OLTP vs OLAP
- Transactional
- Deployment
- Self-hosted
- Full-text search
- -
- Built-in vector search
- -
- Licence class
- Permissive OSS
- openCypher / TinkerPop standard
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Self-hosted
Dgraph alternatives
Other graph databases we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- TigerGraphGraph Database for Real-Time AI & Analyticslow · 29%
- Neo4jThe knowledge layer that makes AI precise, trusted, and built to scalelow · 16%
- FalkorDBUltra-fast, Multi-tenant Graph Database Powering GenAIlow · 41%
- MemgraphHigh performance, in-memory, for real-timelow · 30%
- JanusGraphDistributed, open source, massively scalable graph databaselow · 36%
- OrientDBThe first multimodel databaselow · 30%
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Dgraph, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release Cadence | 93 | 12.00 | 1113.3 | ✓ |
| Github Activity | 40 | 20.00 | 790.4 | ✓ |
| Github Stars | 82 | 7.00 | 572.8 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 29 | 17.00 | 491.4 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 0 | 8.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Security Posture | 0 | 18.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Package Downloads | 0 | 6.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Stackoverflow Activity | 0 | 20.00 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 17 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 65% |
Adoption
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Github stars | 21,761 | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"workload":"transactional","deployment":"self_hosted","distributed":"sharded","graph_model":"property_graph","licence_class":"permissive","query_language":"GraphQL","replication_ha":true} | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Go | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | Apache-2.0 | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 95% |
Release
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cadence days | 13 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 70% |