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memgraph/memgraph

High-performance open-source in-memory graph database for GraphRAG, AI memory, agentic AI, and real-time graph analytics. Cypher-compatible, built in C++. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/memgraph/memgraph · homepage · C++ · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

97/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 93
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 21
  • age_days: 2172
  • days_rel: 49
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 28

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

4364 stars · 259 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Memgraph is a high-performance, in-memory graph database written in C++ that is Cypher-compatible and ACID-compliant, with built-in vector, text, and geospatial indexes. It targets GraphRAG pipelines, AI memory systems, agentic AI reasoning, and real-time graph analytics such as fraud detection and network analysis.

Use cases

  • run graphrag pipelines with multi-hop traversal and vector search in one query
  • store long-term memory for llm agents as a connected graph
  • detect fraud in real time by analyzing entity relationships
  • migrate from neo4j to a faster in-memory graph database
  • run pagerank and community detection on streaming data from kafka
  • build a knowledge graph from csv or sql data for ai context

When to choose

  • you need sub-millisecond multi-hop graph traversals for AI or analytics workloads
  • you want graph traversal and vector similarity search in a single atomic query
  • you already use Cypher and want Neo4j compatibility with better performance
  • you process streaming data from Kafka, Pulsar, or Redpanda into a live graph

When to avoid

  • you need a fully open-source license for commercial use - Memgraph uses BSL/MEL source-available terms
  • your dataset exceeds available RAM and you need disk-first storage
  • you need a lightweight embedded graph store rather than a server deployment

Facets

service · maturity stable

database vector-database search-engine streaming rag machine-learning analytics databases large-language-models analytics big-data self-hosted cloud cpp python graph-database cypher opencypher in-memory graphrag ai-memory agentic-ai mage neo4j-compatible kafka fraud-detection graph-algorithms bsl-license ai-agents retrieval-augmented-generation linux docker kubernetes

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Member repositories

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