Cayley vs TigerGraph
Cayley
cayley.io
TigerGraph
tigergraph.comSide by side
| Figure | Cayley | TigerGraph |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $45/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · Graph Databases | 8.1 (#12) | 8.0 (#15) |
| Query languages | Cayley supports Gizmo, described as a Gremlin dialect, MQL, and a GraphQL dialect. | TigerGraph editions list GSQL, OpenCypher, and GSQL pattern matching as graph query languages. |
Plans
TigerGraph
- Savanna Free TrialFree
- TigerGraph CommunityFree
- Savanna$45 a month
- Savanna Business Critical$126 a month
- TigerGraph EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
TigerGraph
TigerGraph is a graph database for real-time analytics on connected data, using Native Parallel Graph design and the GSQL query language. Its Native MPP Graph supports parallel computation and deep-link analytics, and the database also offers vector similarity and hybrid graph-plus-vector search. Listed graph query options include GSQL, OpenCypher, and GSQL pattern matching. Connectors include Kafka, Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage, Snowflake, BigQuery, PostgreSQL, Spark, Delta Lake, Iceberg, and Hudi. Security documentation lists TLS encryption, SAML 2.0 SSO, LDAP authentication, role-based access control, privileged-action audit logs, and encryption at rest. Self-managed deployments can run on Linux or as a Docker image; Enterprise Edition also supports Kubernetes clusters. Savanna is available on AWS. Community Edition is free but limited to one server and 300 GB of combined graph and vector data. Savanna starts at $45 a month as listed; the Enterprise Evaluation License lasts 30 days unless another duration is agreed in writing.