Aerospike Graph vs Huawei Cloud Graph Engine Service (GES)

Aerospike Graph8.8Visit Huawei Cloud Graph Engine Service (GES)8.2Visit

Higher score Aerospike Graph #4 in Graph Databases 8.8/10 Pricing on request · 60-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Aerospike

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Huawei Cloud Graph Engine Service (GES) #8 in Graph Databases 8.2/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Huawei Cloud

• Aerospike Graph fits best

  Distributed enterprise Gremlin graphs

• Huawei Cloud Graph Engine Service (GES) fits best

  Huawei Cloud graph exploration

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Side by side

Feature	Aerospike Graph 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Huawei Cloud Graph Engine Service (GES) 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.2
Ranking	#4 in Graph Databases	#8 in Graph Databases
Best for	Distributed enterprise Gremlin graphs	Huawei Cloud graph exploration
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Not checked yet
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	60 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Live chat, Docs
Integrations	6 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Aerospike Graph 1/3 · Huawei Cloud Graph Engine Service (GES) 1/3
ACID transactions	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Graph algorithms	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Vector search	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Cloud
Query languages	Gremlin	Gremlin, Cypher, DSL, GQL
Included storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Independent scaling for graph compute and storage Gremlin support through Apache TinkerPop Strong-consistency transactions with RBAC, TLS, and audit logging	Visual graph exploration with query-result visualization Gremlin, Cypher, and DSL query support Built-in algorithms for paths, ranking, clustering, and prediction
Cons	No free plan Paid pricing requires contact with sales No verified graph algorithms or vector search	Cloud deployment does not provide a self-managed installation option The service uses a paid model Migration support centers on MySQL, Oracle, ShenTong MPP, DWS, Hive, and OBS
Our verdict	Aerospike Graph is a distributed graph database for applications that perform real-time traversal across large connected datasets. It uses a property graph model with vertices, edges, and properties, and provides Gremlin queries and… Read the review →	Huawei Cloud Graph Engine Service (GES) is a managed graph database service for querying and analyzing multi-relational graph data. It is aimed at teams working with knowledge graphs, recommendations, social-network analysis, financial… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Aerospike Graph — where it wins

  • Independent scaling for graph compute and storage
  • Gremlin support through Apache TinkerPop
  • Strong-consistency transactions with RBAC, TLS, and audit logging

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • Paid pricing requires contact with sales
  • No verified graph algorithms or vector search

• Huawei Cloud Graph Engine Service (GES) — where it wins

  • Visual graph exploration with query-result visualization
  • Gremlin, Cypher, and DSL query support
  • Built-in algorithms for paths, ranking, clustering, and prediction

  Where it doesn't

  • Cloud deployment does not provide a self-managed installation option
  • The service uses a paid model
  • Migration support centers on MySQL, Oracle, ShenTong MPP, DWS, Hive, and OBS

• Aerospike Graph8.8/10 · Pricing on request · 60-day trial

  A Gremlin-based graph database for distributed enterprise workloads that need scale-out traversal.

  Visit AerospikeFull verdict →
• Huawei Cloud Graph Engine Service (GES)8.2/10 · Paid

  A cloud graph service with visual exploration, multiple query languages, algorithms, and migration tools.

  Visit Huawei CloudFull verdict →