A comparison of current graph database models

Abstract

The limitations of traditional databases, in particular the relational model, to cover the requirements of current applications has lead the development of new database technologies. Among them, the Graph Databases are calling the attention of the database community because in trendy projects where a database is needed, the extraction of worthy information relies on processing the graph-like structure of the data. In this paper we present a systematic comparison of current graph database models. Our review includes general features (for data storing and querying), data modeling features (i.e., data structures, query languages, and integrity constraints), and the support for essential graph queries. © 2012 IEEE.