Apache AGE alternatives

openCypher over Postgres. Pairs with pgvector for graph + vector hybrid retrieval. Azure Database for PostgreSQL ships AGE with ai_extension LLM functions for entity extraction directly in SQL. Full Apache AGE record →

  1. 1 AllegroGraph (Franz) Knowledge-graph platforms

    also in Knowledge-graph platforms · same storage (graph) · same retrieval (graph-traversal) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · same memory unit (fact) · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS ? Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ? Compare with Apache AGE →

  2. 2 TigerGraph Knowledge-graph platforms

    also in Knowledge-graph platforms · same storage (graph) · same retrieval (graph-traversal) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · same memory unit (fact) · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS ? Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ Compare with Apache AGE →

  3. 3 ArangoDB Knowledge-graph platforms

    also in Knowledge-graph platforms · same storage (graph) · same retrieval (graph-traversal, exact-match) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · same memory unit (fact) · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS — Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 14k BSL-1.1 (source-available; each release… Compare with Apache AGE →

  4. 4 Neo4j Knowledge-graph platforms

    also in Knowledge-graph platforms · same storage (graph) · same retrieval (graph-traversal) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · same memory unit (fact) · also open source · also self-hostable

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 17k GPL-3.0 (Community Edition); Enterprise Edition… Compare with Apache AGE →

  5. 5 Ontotext GraphDB / Graphwise Knowledge-graph platforms ⚠ acquired — acquired by Oakley Capital

    also in Knowledge-graph platforms · same storage (graph) · same retrieval (graph-traversal) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · same memory unit (fact) · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS — Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ proprietary; GraphDB Free (free-to-use… Compare with Apache AGE →

  6. 6 Stardog Knowledge-graph platforms

    also in Knowledge-graph platforms · same storage (graph) · same retrieval (graph-traversal) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · same memory unit (fact) · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS ? Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ Compare with Apache AGE →

  7. 7 Dgraph Knowledge-graph platforms

    also in Knowledge-graph platforms · same storage (graph) · same retrieval (graph-traversal) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · same memory unit (fact) · also open source · also self-hostable

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ? ★ 22k Apache-2.0 Compare with Apache AGE →

  8. 8 NebulaGraph Knowledge-graph platforms

    also in Knowledge-graph platforms · same storage (graph) · same retrieval (graph-traversal) · same conflict handling (overwrite) · same memory unit (fact) · also open source · also self-hostable

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ? ★ 12k Apache-2.0 Compare with Apache AGE →

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