Memgraph vs FalkorDB

Memgraph9.2Visit FalkorDB8.6Visit

Higher score Memgraph #2 in Graph Database Hosting 9.2/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Memgraph

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FalkorDB #7 in Graph Database Hosting 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Visit FalkorDB

• Memgraph fits best

  Cypher users wanting open-source flexibility

• FalkorDB fits best

  Open-source graph and GraphRAG projects

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Side by side

Feature	Memgraph 9.2/10 Visit ↗	FalkorDB 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.6
Ranking	#2 in Graph Database Hosting	#7 in Graph Database Hosting
Best for	Cypher users wanting open-source flexibility	Open-source graph and GraphRAG projects
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$73/GB/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Support	Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Compliance	SSO/SAML	SOC 2
Integrations	10 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Memgraph 1/3 · FalkorDB 1/3
High availability	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Automated backups	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Vector search	✓	✓
Specs
Supported engines	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Query languages	Cypher	OpenCypher (Cypher)
Deployment scope	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Storage limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free open-source edition includes ACID transactions, persistence, and vector search Supports Kafka, Pulsar, Redpanda, graph libraries, and multiple programming languages Combines graph algorithms, visual tooling, failover, and native vector indexes	OpenCypher, graph algorithms, and multiple indexing options GraphRAG SDK supports hybrid retrieval and cited answers Docker, Kubernetes, cloud, and seven official client libraries
Cons	Enterprise pricing scales with memory capacity and requires contacting the vendor Memgraph Cloud is AWS hosted rather than spanning multiple listed cloud providers The 30-day trial applies to Enterprise, not the perpetual Community Edition	OpenCypher extensions may reduce query portability Deployment options require architecture decisions Broad capabilities may exceed simple graph workloads
Our verdict	Memgraph is an open-source, in-memory graph database for developers and teams building real-time graph analytics, knowledge graphs, recommendation systems, fraud detection, and AI applications. It uses the Cypher query language and… Read the review →	FalkorDB is a Redis-based property graph database for developers and teams working with interconnected data. It supports nodes, relationships, labels, properties, OpenCypher queries, graph traversals, full-text indexing, range indexing,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Memgraph — where it wins

  • Free open-source edition includes ACID transactions, persistence, and vector search
  • Supports Kafka, Pulsar, Redpanda, graph libraries, and multiple programming languages
  • Combines graph algorithms, visual tooling, failover, and native vector indexes

  Where it doesn't

  • Enterprise pricing scales with memory capacity and requires contacting the vendor
  • Memgraph Cloud is AWS hosted rather than spanning multiple listed cloud providers
  • The 30-day trial applies to Enterprise, not the perpetual Community Edition

• FalkorDB — where it wins

  • OpenCypher, graph algorithms, and multiple indexing options
  • GraphRAG SDK supports hybrid retrieval and cited answers
  • Docker, Kubernetes, cloud, and seven official client libraries

  Where it doesn't

  • OpenCypher extensions may reduce query portability
  • Deployment options require architecture decisions
  • Broad capabilities may exceed simple graph workloads

• Memgraph9.2/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A flexible Cypher graph database spanning open-source, enterprise, and managed cloud deployments.

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• FalkorDB8.6/10 · Free plan

  A flexible graph database for connected data, vector search, and GraphRAG.

  Visit FalkorDBFull verdict →