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Spec score 7.3 #29 of 39 in Graph Databases

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Product
HyperGraphDB is an embedded, transactional graph database based on generalized hypergraphs.Read 10 Oct 2026 · hypergraphdb.org
Security
The opened first-party pages do not state security certifications or compliance claims.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hypergraphdb.org
Support
The official site links to a Community page and a Questions & Answers page.Read 10 Oct 2026 · hypergraphdb.org
License
The project’s GitHub page identifies its license as Apache-2.0.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Maker
The official site’s footer attributes copyright to Kobrix Software.Read 10 Oct 2026 · hypergraphdb.org
Architecture limit
The installation guide says HyperGraphDB has no client/server communication layer.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hypergraphdb.org
Build integration
The installation guide documents adding HyperGraphDB modules and dependencies through Maven.Read 10 Oct 2026 · hypergraphdb.org
Data model
It uses generalized hypergraphs in which hyperedges can contain other hyperedges.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hypergraphdb.org
Distribution
Its peer-to-peer framework supports data distribution through agents and asynchronous communication.Read 10 Oct 2026 · hypergraphdb.org
Downloads
The installation guide says release packages are distributed as .tar.gz archives for Unix platforms and .zip archives for Windows.Read 10 Oct 2026 · hypergraphdb.org
Installation
The installation guide describes HyperGraphDB as an embedded library with no client/server communication layer.Read 10 Oct 2026 · hypergraphdb.org
Intended uses
The project describes AI and semantic web projects as target uses and says it can also serve as an embedded object-oriented database.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Licensing
The project’s GitHub repository identifies its license as Apache-2.0.Read 10 Oct 2026 · github.com
Maven
The guide documents adding HyperGraphDB modules and dependencies from its Maven repository.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hypergraphdb.org
Peer-to-peer
The distribution includes optional peer-to-peer functionality, and the installation guide says distributed databases can be created with additional P2P libraries.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hypergraphdb.org
Query limitation
The paper describes a special-purpose query language for structural patterns as work in progress.Read 10 Oct 2026 · hypergraphdb.org
Relationships
Its model supports n-ary hyperedges that can point to other edges, representing higher-order relationships.Read 10 Oct 2026 · hypergraphdb.org
Security and compliance
The pages opened did not state security certifications or compliance claims.Read 10 Oct 2026 · hypergraphdb.org
Storage
The paper says the implementation uses Berkeley DB as its storage system.Read 10 Oct 2026 · hypergraphdb.org
Support and community
The site links to community resources, a tutorial, Javadoc, and a questions and answers page.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hypergraphdb.org
Typing
It includes an extensible type system for storing arbitrary data types in a programming-language-neutral way.Read 10 Oct 2026 · hypergraphdb.org
Use cases
The paper describes it as a data model for complex knowledge representation, including artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, and natural language processing.Read 10 Oct 2026 · hypergraphdb.org

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