FalkorDB
FalkorDB is a graph database for managing interconnected data and supporting AI applications.
What FalkorDB is
FalkorDB is a graph database for managing interconnected data and supporting AI applications. It supports OpenCypher with proprietary extensions, along with full-text search, vector similarity, and range indexes. Graphs are stored as sparse adjacency matrices, which the product describes as a compact format for fast traversal. Listed use cases include GraphRAG, agentic AI, chatbots, fraud detection, and security graphs. Integrations named by the maker include Graphiti, g.v(), Cognee, LangChain, and LlamaIndex. Teams can launch FalkorDB locally with Docker or use a managed cloud instance; supported environments include API, Linux, self-hosted, and web. The documentation lists the Server Side Public License v1 (SSPLv1). The Trust Center says customer data is encrypted at rest and in transit, keys rotate annually, and SOC 2 Type 2 compliance is listed. The free plan includes multi-graph and graph access control, but omits TLS, backups, high availability, and several other deployment and management features.
Good
- Supports OpenCypher and proprietary extensions
- Includes full-text and vector similarity search
- Can run locally with Docker
- Managed cloud instance is available
Watch out
- Free plan has no TLS
- Free plan excludes automated backups
- Free plan excludes high availability
Who it suits
FalkorDB is aimed at development teams working with interconnected data in real-time or interactive environments. It may suit teams building graph-based AI applications that need OpenCypher, vector search, or listed integrations.
Verdict
FalkorDB brings graph storage, query tools, and vector search together for interconnected-data applications. Review the free plan’s deployment and backup limits against your needs; listed paid access starts at $73/mo.
Plans and prices
From FalkorDB's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| FREE | Free | multi-graph/multi-tenancy · graph access control · community support · no TLS, VPC, clustering, HA, multi-zone, scalability, continuous persistence, backups or advanced monitoring |
| STARTUP | $73 a month | multi-graph/multi-tenancy · graph access control · TLS · automated backups every 12 hours · community support · no VPC, clustering, HA, multi-zone or scalability · From $73/1GB/Month |
| PRO | $350 a month | multi-graph/multi-tenancy · graph access control · TLS · cluster deployment · high availability · multi-zone deployment · scalability · continuous persistence · backups every 12 hours · business-hours support · From $350/8GB/Month |
| ENTERPRISE | Priced on request | VPC · clustering · high availability · multi-zone deployment · scalability · continuous persistence · custom backups · advanced monitoring · 24/7 support · dedicated account manager · Tailored Pricing |
The facts
Each one read from FalkorDB's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API access
- The database accepts graph commands through Redis clients and raw Redis commands, and FalkorDB Browser exposes a REST API.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Benchmark claim
- FalkorDB's published benchmark reports 496-times lower P99 latency, six-times lower memory use and 11.3-times higher throughput than Neo4j in its comparison.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Cloud hosting
- FalkorDB Cloud offers a managed instance that can be started without a credit card.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- The Trust Center lists SOC 2 Type 2 compliance.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Criticism: licence terminology
- A GitHub discussion argues that SSPL is source-available rather than an OSI-approved open-source licence, challenging the website's open-source wording.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- FalkorDB can be launched locally using Docker or used as a fully managed cloud instance.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Developer requirements
- Building from source requires GraphBLAS, LAGraph, RediSearch, Rust tooling and OpenMP-capable Clang; macOS uses Homebrew LLVM/libomp and Linux uses clang-23 with libomp-23-dev.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- The documentation covers setup, graph modeling, querying, indexes, protocols, clients, GraphRAG and Docker ports 6379 and 3000.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Funding
- Crunchbase lists one seed funding round with six investors, including Angular Ventures and K5 Global, while the amount is obscured.checked 15 Oct 2026
- G2 review volume
- G2 says its user insights are based on 7 real user reviews.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Graph model
- The database stores nodes, relationships, labels and properties using the OpenCypher property-graph model.checked 15 Oct 2026
- GraphRAG SDK
- FalkorDB provides an open-source SDK for turning source data into knowledge graphs and grounding LLM answers.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Indexes
- The engine combines full-text, vector-similarity and range indexes.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Official materials list Graphiti, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Cognee, g.v(), OpenAI, Gemini, Google Cloud, Azure, Grafana, Docker, Snowflake and Model Context Protocol integrations or ecosystem connections.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The company describes FalkorDB as designed for development teams working with interconnected data in real-time or interactive environments.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Licence
- The core FalkorDB repository is licensed under Server Side Public License v1 (SSPLv1).checked 15 Oct 2026
- License
- The documentation states FalkorDB is licensed under Server Side Public License v1 (SSPLv1).checked 3 Oct 2026
- Limit: tooling and documentation
- G2 reviewers report manual cross-instance data copying, a need for better Cypher help, immature vector-search documentation and no simple built-in embedding creation.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Multi-tenancy
- A deployment can contain thousands of isolated graphs for customers, agents or sessions.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Notable news
- FalkorDB announced SOC 2 Type II certification on June 23, 2025.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists FalkorDB as a privately held software-development company with 11–50 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- LinkedIn lists FalkorDB's founding year as 2023.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- LinkedIn and Crunchbase list Tel Aviv, Israel as headquarters.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- GetApp product description
- GetApp describes FalkorDB as a GraphRAG-oriented database using sparse matrices, linear algebra and AVX acceleration on Redis infrastructure.checked 15 Oct 2026
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