Dgraph
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The facts
Each one read from Dgraph's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Authentication
- GraphQL authorization supports API keys, JWT authentication, operation-level RBAC, and data-level ABAC; anonymous access is the default unless authorization is configured.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Authentication integrations
- Dgraph accepts JWTs produced by authentication services such as Auth0, Cognito, and Firebase.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Client libraries
- The documentation lists client libraries for Go, Python, Java, C#, and JavaScript, plus direct gRPC and HTTP access.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- Dgraph documents TLS for client connections and mutual TLS for communication between Alpha and Zero nodes.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Enterprise limit
- The documentation identifies ACL as an enterprise feature that requires a Dgraph Enterprise license.checked 9 Oct 2026
- GraphQL
- Dgraph supports a GraphQL API that can generate an API and graph backend from a GraphQL schema.checked 10 Oct 2026
- GraphQL API
- Dgraph can generate a GraphQL API and graph backend from one schema, including generated queries and mutations.checked 9 Oct 2026
- GraphQL features
- The GraphQL API supports real-time subscriptions, custom resolvers, Lambda resolvers, and Apollo federation.checked 9 Oct 2026
- GraphQL integrations
- Dgraph documents using GraphQL IDEs including Postman, Insomnia, GraphiQL, and VS Code with GraphQL extensions.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Install options
- Dgraph can be installed with Docker, an automatic script, a manual download, or by building from source.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Local deployment
- The quickstart recommends the official Docker image for local development and documents connecting over HTTP and gRPC.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The maker describes Dgraph as fully open source and says development is portable without vendor lock-in.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Product
- Dgraph is a graph database commonly used to build knowledge graphs and real-time applications.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Query language
- DQL supports graph queries, mutations, filtering, indexes, and reverse relationship traversals.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Query processing
- Dgraph is designed for real-time workloads and horizontal scalability, and processes queries in parallel.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Scaling
- Its distributed architecture automatically rebalances data across RAFT groups and is designed to remain highly available during multi-node failures.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Security controls
- GraphQL requests can use access tokens, admin or client keys, and JWT authentication when authorization is configured.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Support
- The quickstart directs users to the Hypermode Discord for questions, issues, feature requests, and discussions.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Transactions
- Dgraph transactions commit all changes as a unit or abort them when conflicts occur.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- Dgraph is described as being most commonly used to build knowledge graphs.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Dgraph Labs has been acquired by Hypermode.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Company history
- The Dgraph overview states that Dgraph Labs was acquired by Hypermode.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2015checked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform support
- The download instructions specify Linux binaries and Docker images; they do not state support for Windows, macOS, iOS, or Android.checked 9 Oct 2026
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