ArangoDB
Multi-model database for graph, document, and search
As of 13 November 2026, ArangoDB is free to use. ArangoDB is a native multi-model database with flexible data models for documents, graphs, and key-values. Softwr lists it under Databases. ArangoDB is made by ArangoDB Inc., launched in 2014, available on Linux, Windows, macOS, Self-hosted.
Overview
What ArangoDB does
ArangoDB is a native multi-model database with flexible data models for documents, graphs, and key-values. It uses AQL, a unified query language to query all data models, reducing complexity and minimizing translation between different query languages.
What people use it for
- Graph, document and key-value data in one database
- Vector and full-text search alongside graph traversal
- Avoiding separate stores for related and unstructured data
- Backing AI applications needing both graph context and vectors
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The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about ArangoDB.
- The company has repositioned around a wider platform, so ArangoDB is now described as the foundation inside Arango rather than the product itself
- Neither the community licence terms nor cloud pricing are stated on the main site
- arangodb.com redirects to arango.ai
Pricing
What ArangoDB costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Community
Free
- All data models
- AQL queries
- Full-text search
ArangoGraph
$99 /mo
- Managed service
- Graph analytics
- Enterprise support
Capabilities
Features
Multi-model Support
AQL Query Language
Graph Traversals
Full-text Search
ACID Transactions
SmartGraphs
Satellite Collections
Foxx Microservices
Integration with Foxx Microservices
Pregel
Integration with Pregel
Kafka
Integration with Kafka
Spark
Integration with Spark
Kubernetes
Integration with Kubernetes
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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How is ArangoDB priced?
ArangoDB offers Community Edition (free) and Enterprise Edition. Pricing is customized based on deployment model (self-managed, managed cloud AWS/GCP, or OEM/embedded) and customer requirements. Contact Arango for a quote.
SourceWhat deployment options does ArangoDB offer?
ArangoDB can be deployed self-managed on customer infrastructure, as managed cloud (Arango Managed Platform on AWS/GCP), or as OEM/embedded solutions.
SourceBehind it
Who makes ArangoDB
- Company
- ArangoDB Inc.
- Based in
- San Francisco, California
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