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24 alternatives to DGraph.io

Scalable, Distributed, Low Latency, High Throughput Graph DB

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. DGraph.io launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
GrapheneDB▲121
Graph databases as-a-service
2014 · graphenedb.com · its alternatives →
2
Dgraph▲6
Fast, Transactional, Distributed Graph Database.
2019 · docs.dgraph.io · its alternatives →
3
Nebula – a distributed graph database written in C++▲178
A distributed, fast open-source graph database featuring horizontal scalability and high availability - GitHub - vesoft-inc/nebula: A distributed, fast open-source graph database featuring horizontal scalability and high availability
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
4
OpenGraph.io▲4
A very simple open graph API
2017 · opengraph.io · its alternatives →
5
HugeGraph – An open source fast and highly scalable graph database▲98
A graph database that supports more than 100+ billion data, high performance and scalability (Include OLTP Engine & REST-API & Backends) - hugegraph/hugegraph
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
6WH
We have built a benchmark platform for graph databases▲83
2022 · memgraph.com · its alternatives →
7
CloudGraph▲122
The GraphQL API for AWS
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
8
SimpleGraph▲79
Free service to create & manage graphs online, easily
2014 · its alternatives →
9
NotebookJS▲109
Scientific computation for JavaScript
2016 · datazar.com · its alternatives →
10
Frame.io▲151
Cloud-based collaboration for everything
2015 · frame.io · its alternatives →
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TerminusDB – An open source in-memory graph database▲231
2020 · terminusdb.com · its alternatives →
12
HelixDB – Open-source vector-graph database for AI applications (Rust)▲237
Hey HN, we want to share HelixDB (https://github.com/HelixDB/helix-db/), a project a college friend and I are working on. It’s a new database that natively intertwines graph and vector types, without sacrificing performance. It’s written in Rust and our initial focus is on supporting RAG. Here’s a video runthrough: https://screen.studio/share/szgQu3yq. Why a hybrid? Vector databases are useful for similarity queries, while graph databases are useful for relationship queries. Each stores data in a way that’s best for its main type of query (e.g.…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
13
Sourcegraph 4.0▲106
The code intelligence platform for modern devs
2022 · sourcegraph.com · its alternatives →
14
MatrixDS▲79
The data community's workbench
2018 · its alternatives →
15
Datomic▲73
Distributed immutable transactional database for the cloud
2014 · datomic.com · its alternatives →
16SO
Stack Overflow and Dgraph = Graph Overflow▲5
2017 · graphoverflow.dgraph.io · its alternatives →
17
GraphQL World▲85
A map of events & projects in the global GraphQL community
2017 · graphql-world.com · its alternatives →
18
Crunchbase 2.0▲116
The Business Graph
2014 · crunchbase.com · its alternatives →
19
Gephi▲66
Open Graph Visualization Platform
2014 · gephi.org · its alternatives →
20
TerminusDB▲81
An open-source in-memory graph database
2020 · its alternatives →
21
Iterograph▲74
An iterative drawing tool
2016 · iterograph.laboiteatortue.com · its alternatives →
22
Amazon Neptune▲9
Fast, reliable graph database built for the cloud
2017 · aws.amazon.com · its alternatives →
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GraphDraft▲73
Mac app for creating graphs (like OmniGraphSketcher did)
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
24
Software Engineering Daily - Scaling PostgreSQL▲70
A look at modern database approaches and how Citus scales PG
2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →

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