# Dgraph, Tigergraph vs OrientDB Comparison

| | Dgraph | Tigergraph | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 3.9 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 22 | 11 | 60 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (71.4% of reviews) | Enterprise (54.5% of reviews) | Small-Business (46.6% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $39.99 per backend per month   | No pricing available | FREE | 


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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Dgraph | Tigergraph | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.4 (15 reviews) | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 8.3 (52 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 9.0 (15 reviews) | 7.4 (9 reviews) | 7.7 (53 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 7.2 (6 reviews) | 8.2 (29 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 9.0 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.6 (27 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.3 (15 reviews) | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 7.4 (43 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.8 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.8 (23 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 10.0 (14 reviews) | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 6.9 (52 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

### OrientDB

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Community

Price: FREE

Description: The Community Edition is released with Apache2 license, that means FREE for any purpose.


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

#### Free Trial

No

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Key Value Databases

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

#### Data Management

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Cache** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Support

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Document Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dgraph** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tigergraph** | N/A | N/A |
| **OrientDB** | 8.3/10 | 7 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Built - In Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Event Triggers** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Performance

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Query Optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.7 (5 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Support

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **BI Connectors** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Graph Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dgraph** | 8.9/10 | 11 |
| **Tigergraph** | 8.5/10 | 9 |
| **OrientDB** | 7.8/10 | 12 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | 9.7 (11 reviews) | 9.3 (9 reviews) | 8.6 (11 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | 9.5 (11 reviews) | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 7.8 (9 reviews) | 
| **Built - In Search** | 9.4 (11 reviews) | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 8.2 (11 reviews) | 
| **Event Triggers** | 6.9 (6 reviews) | 8.1 (9 reviews) | 7.5 (6 reviews) | 
| **Query Language** | 9.5 (11 reviews) | 8.9 (9 reviews) | 8.6 (11 reviews) | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 8.0 (9 reviews) | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | 7.9 (8 reviews) | 6.9 (6 reviews) | 

#### Performance

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Query Optimization** | 9.7 (5 reviews) | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 7.3 (8 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | 7.7 (5 reviews) | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 7.5 (6 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 7.9 (7 reviews) | 
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | 8.3 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | 9.0 (7 reviews) | 9.1 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Support

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

### NoSQL Databases

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

#### Database Features

| Feature | Dgraph | Tigergraph | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **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 | 

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



**Unique to OrientDB (2):** [Document Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/document-databases), [Key Value Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/key-value-databases)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Dgraph | Tigergraph | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 71.4% | 9.1% | 46.6% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 9.5% | 36.4% | 37.9% | 
| **Enterprise** | 19.0% | 54.5% | 15.5% | 

### 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%

#### OrientDB

- **Information Technology and Services:** 25.9%
- **Computer Software:** 20.7%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.4%
- **Computer Networking:** 3.4%
- **Online Media:** 3.4%
- **Education Management:** 3.4%
- **Entertainment:** 3.4%
- **Internet:** 3.4%
- **Financial Services:** 3.4%
- **Government Administration:** 3.4%
- **Other:** 25.9%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Dgraph

- [Neo4j Graph Database](https://www.g2.com/products/neo4j-graph-database/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (133 reviews)
- [Arango](https://www.g2.com/products/arango/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (115 reviews)
- [Amazon Neptune](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-neptune/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (30 reviews)
- [Graphwise GraphDB](https://www.g2.com/products/graphwise-graphdb/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (6 reviews)
- [Azure Cosmos DB](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-cosmos-db/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (68 reviews)
- [Cayley](https://www.g2.com/products/cayley/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (11 reviews)
- [Redis Software](https://www.g2.com/products/redis-software/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (134 reviews)
- [Elastic Stack](https://www.g2.com/products/elastic-stack/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (104 reviews)
- [Aerospike](https://www.g2.com/products/aerospike/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (83 reviews)
- [Stardog](https://www.g2.com/products/stardog/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (18 reviews)

### Alternatives to Tigergraph

- [Neo4j Graph Database](https://www.g2.com/products/neo4j-graph-database/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (133 reviews)
- [Arango](https://www.g2.com/products/arango/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (115 reviews)
- [Amazon Neptune](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-neptune/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (30 reviews)
- [Azure Cosmos DB](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-cosmos-db/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (68 reviews)
- [Redis Software](https://www.g2.com/products/redis-software/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (134 reviews)
- [Stardog](https://www.g2.com/products/stardog/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (18 reviews)
- [Graphwise GraphDB](https://www.g2.com/products/graphwise-graphdb/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (6 reviews)
- [Elastic Stack](https://www.g2.com/products/elastic-stack/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (104 reviews)
- [Aerospike](https://www.g2.com/products/aerospike/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (83 reviews)
- [Fauna](https://www.g2.com/products/fauna-fauna/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (25 reviews)

### Alternatives to OrientDB

- [Arango](https://www.g2.com/products/arango/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (115 reviews)
- [Azure Cosmos DB](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-cosmos-db/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (68 reviews)
- [MongoDB](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (556 reviews)
- [Redis Software](https://www.g2.com/products/redis-software/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (134 reviews)
- [Neo4j Graph Database](https://www.g2.com/products/neo4j-graph-database/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (133 reviews)
- [Amazon DynamoDB](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-web-services-aws-amazon-dynamodb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (530 reviews)
- [Amazon Neptune](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-neptune/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (30 reviews)
- [Couchbase](https://www.g2.com/products/couchbase/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (150 reviews)
- [Cayley](https://www.g2.com/products/cayley/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (11 reviews)
- [ScyllaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/scylladb/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (427 reviews)

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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.

### OrientDB

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/dgraph-vs-tigergraph-vs-orientdb)