# Dgraph, Tigergraph vs Arango Comparison

| | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 22 | 11 | 115 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (71.4% of reviews) | Enterprise (54.5% of reviews) | Small-Business (57.9% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $39.99 per backend per month   | No pricing available | Contact Us | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Dgraph

**Not enough data**

### Tigergraph

**Not enough data**

### Arango

Pros:
- Ease of Use (14 reviews)
- Features (10 reviews)

Cons:
- Poor Usability (5 reviews)
- Difficult Learning (4 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.4 (15 reviews) | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 8.8 (104 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 9.0 (15 reviews) | 7.4 (9 reviews) | 8.9 (105 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 7.2 (6 reviews) | 8.7 (72 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 9.0 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.7 (55 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.3 (15 reviews) | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 8.8 (92 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.8 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.0 (47 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 10.0 (14 reviews) | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 9.2 (104 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Dgraph

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Dgraph Cloud Shared Tier

Price: $39.99 per backend per month  

Description: 5GB data transfers per account, $2 per additional GB.
7 day free trial.
No hidden costs. No costs for data storage. No cost per query.

Key Features:
- GraphQL schema to production in one click
- Change your types and datatypes instantly with flexible schema
- Easiest way to get a production-ready GraphQL backend

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/dgraph/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Tigergraph

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Arango

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: ArangoGraph Insights Platform

Price: Contact Us

Description: The managed service for ArangoDB provides fully-hosted, managed, & monitored cluster deployments of any size, with enterprise-grade security. rices depend on selected cloud provider, region, disk & CPU size.

Key Features:
- Fully Managed: ArangoDB Oasis offers a fully-managed graph database, document store and full-text search engine. All in one place
- Highly Secure: Encryption at transit & at rest guarantee all your data is encrypted before it hits the disk or send over the network.  In addition, you can assign fine-grained access control policies to your organization, your projects or deployments. This assigns permissions to groups or individual users
- Elastic Scale: You can elastically scale with all deployment models (OneShard & Sharded Clusters) at anytime and use the special Enterprise features for efficient queries against distributed data

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/arango/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Enterprise Search Software

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dgraph** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tigergraph** | N/A | N/A |
| **Arango** | 8.0/10 | 16 |

#### Compatibility

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Federated Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (11 reviews) | 
| **File Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.4 (11 reviews) | 
| **Global Language Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (11 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Search Queries

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Typo Tolerance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.4 (12 reviews) | 
| **Faceted Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.9 (12 reviews) | 
| **Synonyms** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Highlighting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (12 reviews) | 
| **Natural Language** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (13 reviews) | 

#### AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Generative RAG (Retrieval augmented generation)** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Relevance Tuning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **NLP & Semantic search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Personalization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Search Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (15 reviews) | 

#### Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **File Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Federated Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Global Language Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality - Enterprise Search Software

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Personalization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Search Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Highlighting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Faceted Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Typo Tolerance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Synonyms** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Key Value Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dgraph** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tigergraph** | N/A | N/A |
| **Arango** | 8.7/10 | 19 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.4 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (14 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Cache** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (15 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Security

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.9 (15 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (15 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (14 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Support

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.3 (17 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (15 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

### Document Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dgraph** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tigergraph** | N/A | N/A |
| **Arango** | 8.1/10 | 37 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.2 (35 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (35 reviews) | 
| **Built - In Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (33 reviews) | 
| **Event Triggers** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 6.8 (29 reviews) | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.6 (22 reviews) | 
| **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.6 (23 reviews) | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.8 (24 reviews) | 

#### Performance

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Query Optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (32 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (28 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.7 (28 reviews) | 
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.6 (26 reviews) | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (28 reviews) | 

#### Support

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (32 reviews) | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (31 reviews) | 
| **BI Connectors** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.1 (25 reviews) | 

### Graph Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dgraph** | 8.9/10 | 11 |
| **Tigergraph** | 8.5/10 | 9 |
| **Arango** | 8.5/10 | 43 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | 9.7 (11 reviews) | 9.3 (9 reviews) | 9.2 (40 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | 9.5 (11 reviews) | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 8.9 (41 reviews) | 
| **Built - In Search** | 9.4 (11 reviews) | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 8.5 (40 reviews) | 
| **Event Triggers** | 6.9 (6 reviews) | 8.1 (9 reviews) | 7.5 (34 reviews) | 
| **Query Language** | 9.5 (11 reviews) | 8.9 (9 reviews) | 9.2 (41 reviews) | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 8.0 (9 reviews) | 8.5 (29 reviews) | 
| **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | 7.9 (8 reviews) | 8.4 (30 reviews) | 

#### Performance

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Query Optimization** | 9.7 (5 reviews) | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 8.9 (37 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | 7.7 (5 reviews) | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 8.2 (35 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 8.2 (34 reviews) | 
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 8.0 (33 reviews) | 
| **Encryption** | 9.0 (7 reviews) | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 8.3 (36 reviews) | 

#### Support

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 9.1 (39 reviews) | 
| **BI Connectors** | Not enough data | 7.9 (8 reviews) | 7.8 (33 reviews) | 
| **Operating Systems** | 8.3 (7 reviews) | 8.9 (9 reviews) | 8.6 (40 reviews) | 

### Database as a Service (DBaaS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dgraph** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tigergraph** | N/A | N/A |
| **Arango** | 8.1/10 | 20 |

#### Configuration

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Application Performance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (19 reviews) | 
| **Orchestration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (18 reviews) | 
| **Database Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.3 (18 reviews) | 
| **Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.4 (15 reviews) | 
| **Network Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (15 reviews) | 

#### Database Administration

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Provisioning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.5 (17 reviews) | 
| **Governance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.9 (17 reviews) | 
| **Auditing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.4 (16 reviews) | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (16 reviews) | 
| **Backup** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (15 reviews) | 
| **Archiving** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (16 reviews) | 
| **Indexing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (17 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Masking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.4 (15 reviews) | 
| **Authentication And Single Sign-On** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.9 (16 reviews) | 
| **Data Anonymization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.2 (15 reviews) | 

#### Data Management

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (15 reviews) | 
| **Advanced Data Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.8 (15 reviews) | 

### NoSQL Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dgraph** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tigergraph** | N/A | N/A |
| **Arango** | N/A | N/A |

#### Database Features

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Storage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Availability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Stability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

---
## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Graph Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/graph-databases)



**Unique to Arango (4):** [Enterprise Search Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/enterprise-search-software), [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas), [Document Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/document-databases), [Key Value Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/key-value-databases)


---
## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Dgraph | Tigergraph | Arango | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 71.4% | 9.1% | 57.9% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 9.5% | 36.4% | 21.9% | 
| **Enterprise** | 19.0% | 54.5% | 20.2% | 

### By Industry

#### Dgraph

- **Information Technology and Services:** 23.8%
- **Computer Software:** 14.3%
- **Financial Services:** 9.5%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 9.5%
- **Automotive:** 9.5%
- **Retail:** 4.8%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.8%
- **Logistics and Supply Chain:** 4.8%
- **Industrial Automation:** 4.8%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 4.8%
- **Other:** 9.5%

#### Tigergraph

- **Information Technology and Services:** 18.2%
- **Computer Software:** 18.2%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 9.1%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 9.1%
- **Financial Services:** 9.1%
- **Consumer Goods:** 9.1%
- **Computer Games:** 9.1%
- **Biotechnology:** 9.1%
- **Accounting:** 9.1%

#### Arango

- **Information Technology and Services:** 20.9%
- **Computer Software:** 19.1%
- **Internet:** 7.0%
- **Financial Services:** 6.1%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 5.2%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.5%
- **Information Services:** 2.6%
- **Research:** 2.6%
- **Logistics and Supply Chain:** 2.6%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 2.6%
- **Other:** 27.8%

---
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---
## Top Discussions

### Dgraph

- Title: [Is Slash GraphQL also available in other regions?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/36507-is-slash-graphql-also-available-in-other-regions) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Jason, Slash is currently available in the US (East & West), EU Central, and Asia Pacific (Mumbai). We're continuing to expand zones. Do you have any..."
- Title: [What is Dgraph type?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-dgraph-type) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Dgraph type is a specific way of storing the graph data as dql in the dgraph database."
- Title: [Will DGraph support Cipher or Gremlin in future?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/36341-will-dgraph-support-cipher-or-gremlin-in-future) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "From my understanding not in the near future, but one day maybe.  DQL is better, so it is not needed."

### Tigergraph

No discussions available for this product.

### Arango

- Title: [What is ArangoDB used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-arangodb-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Arango DB is a NoSQL Database software system. It supports the usual features all the traditional NoSQL databases has. It also has support to run graphing..."
- Title: [Is ArangoDB free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-arangodb-free) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "ArangoDb community is free, which you can install on your computer (Windows, linux, etc.) This is what I use! I'm pretty sure you can go far with the free..."
- Title: [How was the experience with driver support and documentation.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/32930-how-was-the-experience-with-driver-support-and-documentation) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Documentation is detailed, StackOverflow community for ArangoDB is also active, so it's easy to learn. ArangoDB is accessed primarily via REST interface and..."

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