# Dgraph

> The only open, complete graph database used at terabyte-scale to power real-time use cases

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/dgraph
- **Category:** Graph Databases
- **Homepage:** https://dgraph.io
- **Also known as:** dgraph
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T21:21:46.834Z

## Vioscale score

**53 / 100**, confidence 27% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 28.9 | 17 | 491.4 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 81.8 | 7 | 572.8 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 39.5 | 20 | 790.4 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 92.8 | 12 | 1113.3 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 18 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 20 | 0 | - |

## About

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.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment
- **Deployment:** Self-hosted

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Graph Databases. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Model** | |
| Graph model | Property graph |
| Query language(s) | GraphQL |
| **Transactions** | |
| ACID transactions | - |
| Consistency model | - |
| **Architecture** | |
| Storage | - |
| Distributed / scale | Sharded |
| Replication / HA | ✓ |
| OLTP vs OLAP | Transactional |
| **Deployment** | |
| Deployment | Self-hosted |
| **Search** | |
| Full-text search | - |
| Built-in vector search | - |
| **Licensing** | |
| Licence class | Permissive OSS |
| **Portability** | |
| openCypher / TinkerPop standard | - |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 17 | [link](https://github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 21,761 | [link](https://github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Go | [link](https://github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph) | 2026-08-01 | 95% (high) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 13 | [link](https://github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/releases) | 2026-08-01 | 70% (medium) |

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