Graph databases: AI search visibility ranking (2026)
How AI search engines rank graph databases by visibility and citations. 20 brands measured monthly across Google AI Mode: which brands the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Graph databases used to model connected data, run relationship-heavy queries, and support recommendation, fraud, knowledge graph, and network analysis use cases. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →
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When buyers inquire about Graph databases, AI engines most frequently highlight Neo4j as the leader, with a remarkable 87.5% visibility in related discussions. Other notable mentions include TigerGraph and Memgraph. Neo4j leads the pack, referenced in 50.0% of citations made by AI engines, showcasing its significant presence in the industry.
The rankings reflect the data's origins, with insights often drawn from highly-cited sources such as puppygraph.com and memgraph.com. These platforms, along with others like cambridge-intelligence.com, serve as aggregators or review sites. This indicates that peer reviews and expert analyses heavily influence the prominence of certain brands in AI-generated content.
For buyers, the AI-generated rankings highlight the importance of third-party validation and recent reviews in brand evaluations. When picking a Graph database, consider what these AI engines value: up-to-date insights, validation from respected sources, and expertise in the graph database subcategory. These elements can guide you toward making an informed decision.
At a glance
What we observed in this category
Neo4j leads the graph databases category with a visibility score of 87.5%, more than 25 percentage points ahead of second-ranked TigerGraph at 62.5%. Both brands sit far above the category average of 11.9% visibility, which signals a highly concentrated AI presence. The composite score gap between Neo4j (76.2) and TigerGraph (58.8) is notable, and everything below rank 2 drops sharply, with Memgraph and ArangoDB both at 37.5% visibility and ranks 5 through 20 clustered near zero.
Memgraph presents the clearest divergence between visibility and citation in this category. It holds only 37.5% visibility but records a 75.0% citation rate, the highest of any brand in the data, suggesting AI is actively linking to memgraph.com as a trusted source even when not naming Memgraph as a top solution. ArangoDB is the inverse case, matching Memgraph on visibility at 37.5% but scoring 0.0% on citations, meaning it is named but not trusted enough to be sourced. Ontotext GraphDB and SurrealDB each show 0.0% visibility alongside 12.5% citation, a pattern of citation without recognition.
Google AI Mode is the top engine for all 20 brands audited, indicating the category's AI visibility landscape is effectively a single-engine story. The top cited external sources include puppygraph.com, memgraph.com, cambridge-intelligence.com, and linkurious.com, none of which are the market leader's own domain. Medium.com and YouTube also appear in the citation list, pointing to editorial and video content as meaningful anchors for AI-generated answers in this category rather than vendor documentation alone.
Movers & shakers since last refresh
Biggest visibility risers
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TigerGraph 0% → 62% · rank #4 → #2+62pp
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Memgraph 0% → 38% · rank #9 → #3+38pp
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Neo4j 75% → 88% · rank #1 → #1+12pp
The ranking
| # | Brand | Visibility | Citation | Top engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
neo4j.com
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88% | 50% | Google AI Mode |
Neo4j's 87.5% visibility is 75.6 points above the 11.9% category average, and its 50.0% citation rate matches TigerGraph despite a 25-point visibility lead. |
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| 2 |
tigergraph.com
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62% | 50% | Google AI Mode |
TigerGraph rose from rank 4 to rank 2 with visibility jumping from 0.0% to 62.5%, the largest absolute visibility gain among all rising brands in this audit. |
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| 3 |
memgraph.com
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38% | 75% | Google AI Mode |
Memgraph's 75.0% citation rate is the highest in the category despite only 37.5% visibility, and memgraph.com also appears independently in the top cited sources list. |
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| 4 |
arangodb.com
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38% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
ArangoDB matches Memgraph at 37.5% visibility but records 0.0% citations, the sharpest visibility-to-citation gap among brands with meaningful visibility scores. |
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| 5 |
dgraph.io
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Dgraph sits at 12.5% visibility and 0.0% citation, just barely above the zero-score cluster that covers all brands from rank 6 onward in this dataset. |
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| 6 |
ontotext.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 7 |
surrealdb.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 8 |
azure.microsoft.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 9 |
aws.amazon.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 10 |
vespa.ai
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 11 |
redis.io
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 12 |
graphwise.ai
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 13 |
janusgraph.org
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 14 |
stardog.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 15 |
terminusdb.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 16 |
datastax.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 17 |
oracle.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 18 |
franz.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 19 |
marklogic.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 20 |
kuzudb.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Sources AI engines trust in this category
Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on graph databases, these are the domains Google AI Mode cited most often. If you're not on this list — or if your competitors are — that's a concrete PR / linkbuilding target.
How to read this ranking
Four things worth knowing before you act on the numbers above. These are the same definitions across every industry page — for category-specific observations, see the What we observed section above (where available) and the per-brand insights inline in the ranking.
Visibility = being named
A brand's visibility % is the share of AI answers that mention it by name in the response prose. This is who AI engines actively recommend to the buyer. More on visibility →
Citation rate = being trusted
Citation rate is the share of AI answers that include the brand's domain as a clickable source link. This is what the AI treats as authoritative evidence, different from being named. More on citation rate →
Top engine differs by brand
The "top engine" column shows which AI surface each brand performs best on. Big gaps between a brand's score across engines usually points to specific content or schema gaps. How AI engines pick sources →
Rankings move month to month
AI engines re-crawl and re-rank on shorter cycles than classical search. We re-audit every brand on this list at least every 30 days and refresh this page automatically. How AI search ranking works →
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Frequently asked about graph databases AI visibility
Who leads AI visibility in graph databases?
Neo4j leads with 87.5% visibility and a composite score of 76.2, both figures well above second-placed TigerGraph at 62.5% visibility and 58.8 composite score.
What sources does AI cite most for graph database research?
The top cited sources include puppygraph.com, memgraph.com, cambridge-intelligence.com, medium.com, and linkurious.com, with YouTube also appearing, indicating third-party editorial and visual content dominates citation alongside some vendor domains.
Which graph database brand has the highest citation rate relative to its visibility?
Memgraph has a 75.0% citation rate against only 37.5% visibility, making it the clearest case of a brand that is cited as a source more often than it is named as a recommended product.
Are major cloud vendors like Amazon Neptune or Azure Cosmos DB visible in AI answers for graph databases?
No. Both Amazon Neptune and Azure Cosmos DB score 0.0% on visibility and 0.0% on citations in this audit, placing them outside the AI-visible set entirely.
Which brands are rising fastest in graph database AI visibility?
TigerGraph and Memgraph are the biggest risers, with TigerGraph moving from rank 4 to rank 2 and visibility rising from 0.0% to 62.5%, while Memgraph moved from rank 9 to rank 3 with citation delta of 75.0%.
How concentrated is AI visibility across the graph database category?
Visibility is highly concentrated. The category average is 11.9% across 20 brands, and only three brands score above 37.5%, with all brands from rank 6 onward scoring 0.0% on visibility.