NebulaGraph vs Dgraph

NebulaGraph8.7Visit DDgraph8.5Visit

Higher score NebulaGraph #6 in Graph Database Hosting 8.7/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 1 of 3 features Visit NebulaGraph

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D Dgraph #8 in Graph Database Hosting 8.5/10 Open source ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Dgraph

• NebulaGraph fits best

  Open-source distributed graph deployments

• Dgraph fits best

  Self-hosted teams needing scalable graph infrastructure

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Side by side

Feature	NebulaGraph 8.7/10 Visit ↗	DDgraph 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.5
Ranking	#6 in Graph Database Hosting	#8 in Graph Database Hosting
Best for	Open-source distributed graph deployments	Self-hosted teams needing scalable graph infrastructure
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Free	Open source
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Support	Docs, Tickets	Community, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features NebulaGraph 1/3 · Dgraph 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	nGQL, openCypher, ISO-GQL	DQL, GraphQL
Deployment scope	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Storage limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Distributed storage with horizontal scalability nGQL and openCypher-compatible query support Native vector search, algorithms, and visualization tools	Distributed storage with DQL, GraphQL, and ACID transactions Graph traversal, shortest paths, filtering, and pagination Docker and Kubernetes deployment with vector similarity search
Cons	Deployment choices may require more technical planning The product spans multiple editions and deployment models Narrow relational workloads may not need its graph-focused feature set	Self-managed deployment requires infrastructure ownership May not suit teams seeking broad integration coverage Cloud plan details are not part of the published product profile
Our verdict	NebulaGraph is an open-source, distributed graph database for developers and organizations working with highly connected data. It represents entities as vertices and relationships as edges, then supports traversal and pattern matching… Read the review →	Dgraph is an open-source, distributed graph database for applications built around highly connected data. It supports Dgraph Query Language (DQL), generated GraphQL APIs, distributed ACID transactions, graph traversal, filtering,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• NebulaGraph — where it wins

  • Distributed storage with horizontal scalability
  • nGQL and openCypher-compatible query support
  • Native vector search, algorithms, and visualization tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Deployment choices may require more technical planning
  • The product spans multiple editions and deployment models
  • Narrow relational workloads may not need its graph-focused feature set

• Dgraph — where it wins

  • Distributed storage with DQL, GraphQL, and ACID transactions
  • Graph traversal, shortest paths, filtering, and pagination
  • Docker and Kubernetes deployment with vector similarity search

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-managed deployment requires infrastructure ownership
  • May not suit teams seeking broad integration coverage
  • Cloud plan details are not part of the published product profile

• NebulaGraph8.7/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A flexible open-source graph database for distributed data and graph analytics.

  Visit NebulaGraphFull verdict →
• DDgraph8.5/10 · Open source

  An open-source graph database for connected data, transactions, traversal, and vector search.

  Visit DgraphFull verdict →