CayleyWhat is Cayley?
Cayley is an open-source graph inspired by the graph database behind Freebase and Google's Knowledge Graph. Its goal is to be a part of the developer's toolbox where Linked Data and graph-shaped data (semantic webs, social networks, etc) in general are concerned.
Cayley is a tool in the Graph Databases category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Written in GoEasy to get running (3 or 4 commands, below)RESTful APIor a REPL if you preferBuilt-in query editor and visualizerMultiple query languages:JavaScript, with a Gremlin-inspired* graph object.(simplified) MQL, for Freebase fansPlays well with multiple backend stores:LevelDBBoltMongoDB for distributed storesIn-memory, ephemeralModular designeasy to extend with new languages and backendsGood test coverageSpeed, where possible.
Cayley Pros & Cons
Pros of Cayley
- ✓Full open source
Cons of Cayley
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Cayley Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Cayley?
Neo4j
Neo4j stores data in nodes connected by directed, typed relationships with properties on both, also known as a Property Graph. It is a high performance graph store with all the features expected of a mature and robust database, like a friendly query language and ACID transactions.
Dgraph
Dgraph's goal is to provide Google production level scale and throughput, with low enough latency to be serving real time user queries, over terabytes of structured data. Dgraph supports GraphQL-like query syntax, and responds in JSON and Protocol Buffers over GRPC and HTTP.
JanusGraph
It is a scalable graph database optimized for storing and querying graphs containing hundreds of billions of vertices and edges distributed across a multi-machine cluster. It is a transactional database that can support thousands of concurrent users executing complex graph traversals in real time.
