# apache/tinkerpop

Apache TinkerPop - a graph computing framework

Repository: https://github.com/apache/tinkerpop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tinkerpop
Homepage: https://tinkerpop.apache.org/
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: tinkerpop, gremlin, graph, graphdb, graph-database, gremlin-server, apache
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:39:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4225, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2144, forks 863 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:18.601484+00:00)

## What it is
Apache TinkerPop is a graph computing framework providing the Gremlin traversal language, drivers, Gremlin Server, and a reference in-memory graph database (TinkerGraph) for both OLTP graph databases and OLAP graph analytic systems. It offers a vendor-agnostic interface so applications can query many different property graph systems using one language, with language variants for Java, Python, .NET, JavaScript, and Go.

## Use cases
- query property graphs with a vendor-agnostic traversal language
- run graph analytics like PageRank and connected components on large graphs
- build an application on top of a graph database without vendor lock-in
- embed an in-memory graph database in a JVM application
- serve Gremlin traversals over a network with Gremlin Server
- write graph queries from Python, .NET, JavaScript, or Go clients
- migrate graph workloads between different graph database providers

## When to choose
- you need a portable graph query language across multiple graph databases
- you want both transactional (OLTP) and analytical (OLAP) graph processing in one framework
- you need mature, well-documented graph traversal with multi-language drivers
- you prefer an Apache-governed, long-lived open standard for graphs

## When to avoid
- your data is relational and graph queries are rare - SQL may suffice
- you need a turnkey graph database with storage and ops out of the box rather than a framework
- you want simple declarative query languages like Cypher or SPARQL instead of a functional traversal language
- you are outside the JVM ecosystem and only need a lightweight client - the driver alone may be enough

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: database, search-engine, sdk, cli, developer-tools
- domain: databases, graph-processing, developer-tools, big-data
- platform: jvm, python, dotnet, go, cross-platform, cli
- tags: gremlin, graph-traversal, property-graph, oltp, olap, graph-computing, gremlin-server, tinkergraph, apache, graph-database, nodejs

## Member repositories
- apache/tinkerpop (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:18.601484+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 2026-08-30T02:51:13.219777+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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  - homepage: https://tinkerpop.apache.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:31:23.577672+00:00, sha 8add24366285)
  - site_page: https://tinkerpop.apache.org/docs/current (fetched 2026-08-29T10:31:23.586729+00:00, sha 727e7f153856)
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  - site_page: https://tinkerpop.apache.org/docs/current/dev/developer (fetched 2026-08-29T10:31:23.600997+00:00, sha 53945d2f0417)
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  - site_page: https://tinkerpop.apache.org/javadocs/current/core (fetched 2026-08-29T10:31:23.615857+00:00, sha 345251be3a87)
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- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.