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Head-to-head · RDF Databases

Fluree DB vs Apache Jena Fuseki

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Fluree DB #4 in RDF Databases 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Fluree
Apache Jena Fuseki #7 in RDF Databases 8.5/10 Open source ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Apache Jena

Fluree DB leads on 0 checks, Apache Jena Fuseki on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreFluree DB · 8.9/10
  • Free planonly Fluree DB

Fluree DB scores higher on our rubric for rdf databases: 8.9 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #7.

Fluree DB is the better fit for modern open-source RDF with search and lineage. Apache Jena Fuseki is the better fit for reliable self-hosted open-source RDF services.

  • Fluree DB fits best

    Modern open-source RDF with search and lineage

  • Apache Jena Fuseki fits best

    Reliable self-hosted open-source RDF services

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Side by side

Feature Fluree DB 8.9/10 Visit ↗ Apache Jena Fuseki 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.9 8.5
Ranking #4 in RDF Databases #7 in RDF Databases
Best for Modern open-source RDF with search and lineage Reliable self-hosted open-source RDF services
Pricing model Free Free
Starting price Free Open source
Free plan ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Self-hosted
Platforms Web Windows, Linux
Support Email, Community, Docs Community, Docs
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Fluree DB 3/3 · Apache Jena Fuseki 3/3
Reasoning support ✓ ✓
RDF-star support ✓ ✓
Federated queries ✓ ✓
Specs
Deployment options Not checked yet Self-hosted
SPARQL support Sparql 1.1 Sparql 1.1
Supported RDF formats JSON-LD, Turtle, N-Triples, N-Quads, TriG Turtle, TriG, N-Triples, N-Quads, JSON-LD
Our review
Pros
  • Free open-source plan with local and self-hosted deployment
  • Combines reasoning, time travel, branching, and query-time policies
  • Built-in BM25 full-text, HNSW vector, and federated search
  • Supports SPARQL 1.1, Graph Store, federation, and RDF-star
  • Offers standalone, service, web application, embedded, and Docker deployment
  • Combines TDB1, TDB2, in-memory storage, inference, and access control
Cons
  • Enterprise pricing is custom
  • The feature set may exceed the needs of simple RDF projects
  • Cloud deployment is offered, but plan-level cloud details are limited
  • Requires a self-hosted deployment rather than a hosted cloud service
  • Inference depends on rule-based, RDFS, or OWL configuration
  • Its scope is focused on RDF datasets and SPARQL workflows
Our verdict

Fluree DB is an open-source semantic graph database for developers and organizations building governed knowledge graphs and AI data foundations. It stores RDF data in an immutable, temporal ledger and supports JSON-LD, SPARQL 1.1, RDFS,…

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Apache Jena Fuseki is an open-source SPARQL server for publishing, querying, and updating RDF datasets over HTTP. It is suited to teams that need a self-hosted RDF service with SPARQL 1.1 query and update protocols, Graph Store support,…

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  1. Fluree DBRDF Databases 8.9Free plan
  2. Apache Jena FusekiRDF Databases 8.5Open source

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Fluree DB — where it wins

    • Free open-source plan with local and self-hosted deployment
    • Combines reasoning, time travel, branching, and query-time policies
    • Built-in BM25 full-text, HNSW vector, and federated search

    Where it doesn't

    • Enterprise pricing is custom
    • The feature set may exceed the needs of simple RDF projects
    • Cloud deployment is offered, but plan-level cloud details are limited

  • Apache Jena Fuseki — where it wins

    • Supports SPARQL 1.1, Graph Store, federation, and RDF-star
    • Offers standalone, service, web application, embedded, and Docker deployment
    • Combines TDB1, TDB2, in-memory storage, inference, and access control

    Where it doesn't

    • Requires a self-hosted deployment rather than a hosted cloud service
    • Inference depends on rule-based, RDFS, or OWL configuration
    • Its scope is focused on RDF datasets and SPARQL workflows
  • Fluree DB8.9/10 · Free plan

    An open-source RDF database for governed knowledge graphs and AI data foundations.

    Visit FlureeFull verdict →
  • Apache Jena Fuseki8.5/10 · Open source

    An open-source RDF server with broad deployment, storage, inference, and access-control options.

    Visit Apache JenaFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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