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Head-to-head · RDF Databases

GraphDB vs RDFox

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score GraphDB #1 in RDF Databases 9.3/10 Free plan · pricing on request Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit GraphDB
RDFox #8 in RDF Databases 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit RDFox

GraphDB leads on 1 check, RDFox on 0, and 3 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 scoreGraphDB · 9.3/10
  • Free planonly GraphDB
  • Most featuresGraphDB · 3 of 3

GraphDB scores higher on our rubric for rdf databases: 9.3 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #8.

GraphDB offers free plan; RDFox doesn't.

GraphDB is the better fit for teams needing a polished RDF platform. RDFox is the better fit for enterprises needing advanced semantic reasoning.

  • GraphDB fits best

    Teams needing a polished RDF platform

  • RDFox fits best

    Enterprises needing advanced semantic reasoning

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Side by side

Feature GraphDB 9.3/10 Visit ↗ RDFox 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 8.4
Ranking #1 in RDF Databases #8 in RDF Databases
Best for Teams needing a polished RDF platform Enterprises needing advanced semantic reasoning
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price — Pricing on request
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, Linux Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Email, Community, Docs Email, Community, Docs
Integrations 9 integrations 2 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features GraphDB 3/3 · RDFox 0/3
Reasoning support ✓ (best) Not checked yet
RDF-star support ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Federated queries ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment options Hybrid Not checked yet
SPARQL support Sparql 1.1 Not checked yet
Supported RDF formats Turtle, Turtle-star, TriG, TriG-star, N3, N-Triples, N-Quads, JSON-LD, NDJSON-LD, RDF/JSON, RDF/XML, TriX, BinaryRDF Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Supports SPARQL 1.1, reasoning, RDF-star, and federated queries
  • Includes Workbench, REST, RDF4J APIs, and broad connectors
  • Enterprise adds clustering and multi-region deployments
  • Supports SPARQL 1.1, OWL 2, SWRL and Datalog reasoning.
  • Incremental reasoning can materialize derived facts automatically.
  • Offers REST and Java APIs, a web console and high availability.
Cons
  • Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
  • Free edition supports only a single query in parallel
  • GraphDB is not open source
  • No free plan; access to pricing requires contacting sales.
  • Its semantic reasoning focus may exceed simpler RDF storage needs.
  • Deployment and API options may require technical setup.
Our verdict

GraphDB is an RDF and SPARQL semantic graph database for developers, data scientists, knowledge engineers, administrators, and enterprises. It stores and queries RDF data, supports SPARQL 1.1 query, update, and protocol operations, and…

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RDFox is an in-memory knowledge graph database and semantic reasoning engine from Oxford Semantic Technologies. It stores RDF data, supports SPARQL 1.1 queries, and derives facts from rules and ontological axioms. The product is aimed at…

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  1. GraphDBRDF Databases 9.3Free plan · pricing on request
  2. RDFoxRDF Databases 8.4Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • GraphDB — where it wins

    • Supports SPARQL 1.1, reasoning, RDF-star, and federated queries
    • Includes Workbench, REST, RDF4J APIs, and broad connectors
    • Enterprise adds clustering and multi-region deployments

    Where it doesn't

    • Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
    • Free edition supports only a single query in parallel
    • GraphDB is not open source

  • RDFox — where it wins

    • Supports SPARQL 1.1, OWL 2, SWRL and Datalog reasoning.
    • Incremental reasoning can materialize derived facts automatically.
    • Offers REST and Java APIs, a web console and high availability.

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan; access to pricing requires contacting sales.
    • Its semantic reasoning focus may exceed simpler RDF storage needs.
    • Deployment and API options may require technical setup.
  • GraphDB9.3/10 · Free plan · pricing on request

    A broad RDF platform with a free edition and enterprise-grade deployment options.

    Visit GraphDBFull verdict →
  • RDFox8.4/10 · Pricing on request

    RDFox combines SPARQL querying with rule-based and ontology-driven reasoning for RDF data.

    Visit RDFoxFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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