FalkorDB
7.5#5 in graph databasesFrom $73 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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NebulaGraph
8.1#2 in graph databasesFree planFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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| Fact | FalkorDB | NebulaGraph |
|---|---|---|
| Company size | LinkedIn lists FalkorDB as a privately held software-development company with 11–50 employees. | Crunchbase lists Vesoft in the 101–250 employee range. |
| Deployment | FalkorDB can be launched locally using Docker or used as a fully managed cloud instance. | The maker supports on-premises, public-cloud and hybrid deployment models. |
| Documentation depth | The documentation covers setup, graph modeling, querying, indexes, protocols, clients, GraphRAG and Docker ports 6379 and 3000. | The documentation covers architecture, deployment, nGQL, clients, ecosystem tools, operations, FAQs and release notes, and the 3.8.0 manual was revised September 24, 2026. |
| Founded | LinkedIn lists FalkorDB's founding year as 2023. | 2018 |
| Funding | Crunchbase lists one seed funding round with six investors, including Angular Ventures and K5 Global, while the amount is obscured. | Vesoft’s news page reports an $8 million Series pre-A round led by Redpoint China Ventures on June 15, 2020. |
| Graph model | The database stores nodes, relationships, labels and properties using the OpenCypher property-graph model. | NebulaGraph stores entities as vertices and relationships as typed edges with properties. |
| Headquarters | LinkedIn and Crunchbase list Tel Aviv, Israel as headquarters. | Cupertino, California, United States |
| 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. | Official ecosystem tools include Java, Python, C++, and Go clients plus Spark and Flink connectors. |
| License | The documentation states FalkorDB is licensed under Server Side Public License v1 (SSPLv1). | The core NebulaGraph repository is licensed under Apache 2.0, allowing modification, deployment and commercial SaaS use. |
| Query language | FalkorDB supports OpenCypher and adds proprietary query extensions. | The open-source repository describes an OpenCypher-compatible language, while the current product pages advertise native ISO-GQL support. |
| Rating on G2 | 5 out of 5 from 1 displayed review | 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews |
| Security | The Trust Center says customer data is encrypted at rest and in transit, with encryption keys rotated annually. | NebulaGraph Cloud provides Private Link for private network access and role-based access control for graph-space permissions. |
FalkorDB plans
- FREEFree
- STARTUP$73 a month
- PRO$350 a month
- ENTERPRISEPriced on request
NebulaGraph plans
- Open-source EditionFree
- NebulaGraph Cloud StandardPriced on request
- NebulaGraph Cloud ProfessionalPriced on request
- Enterprise EditionPriced on request
Pick FalkorDB if…
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.
Pick NebulaGraph if…
NebulaGraph may suit teams working with connected data for applications such as recommendation engines, fraud detection, knowledge graphs, or network analysis. Its deployment choices also suit teams considering on-premises, cloud, or hybrid setups.