# apache/age

Graph database optimized for fast analysis and real-time data processing. It is provided as an extension to PostgreSQL.

Repository: https://github.com/apache/age
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/apache-age
Homepage: https://age.apache.org
Language: C
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: postgresql, graph-database, analytics, postgresql-extension, graphdb, multi-model-dbms, agensgraph, age-database
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:16:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 80, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2254, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 56, "gap_med": 39.0, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4784, forks 522 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:59.673819+00:00)

## What it is
Apache AGE is a PostgreSQL extension that adds graph database capabilities on top of existing relational databases, supporting openCypher queries alongside standard ANSI SQL. It is inspired by Bitnine's AgensGraph and enables a single storage engine handling both relational and graph data models.

## Use cases
- add graph queries to an existing postgres database
- run openCypher queries against relational data
- store and analyze graph and relational data in one database
- build social network or fraud detection graph analytics
- migrate from AgensGraph to a postgres extension
- perform real-time graph analysis on postgres data

## When to choose
- you already run PostgreSQL and want graph capabilities without a separate database
- you need both SQL and openCypher in a single storage engine
- you want graph analytics with real-time performance on relational data

## When to avoid
- you need a standalone dedicated graph database with its own ecosystem
- your workload is purely relational with no graph relationships
- you require graph features beyond what openCypher and AGE currently support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: database, search-engine, analytics
- domain: databases, graph-processing, big-data, analytics
- platform: windows, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: postgresql-extension, graph-database, opencypher, multi-model, c, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- apache/age (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:59.673819+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:18:42.998050+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/apache/age (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:59.673819+00:00, sha fb1b6c4421cc)
  - homepage: https://age.apache.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:54.103461+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.