

Dgraph license, foundation and stars
Databases and caches · Apache 2.0 (open source) · backed by Dgraph Labs (now Hypermode) · 21,823 stars
high-performance graph database for real-time use cases
Open sourceApr 7, 2025
Apache License 2.0 plus the Dgraph Community License for enterprise features to Apache 2.0
Under Hypermode the Dgraph Community License enterprise code was folded into Apache 2.0.
Open sourceOct 11, 2018
Apache License 2.0 with Commons Clause License Condition v1.0 to Apache 2.0
Dgraph dropped the Commons Clause and returned to plain Apache 2.0.
Source-availableApr 3, 2018
AGPL v3 to Apache License 2.0 with Commons Clause License Condition v1.0
Dgraph left AGPL because large companies banned it, adopting Apache 2.0 with the Commons Clause.
Open sourceMar 25, 2017
Apache 2.0 to AGPL v3
Dgraph switched its server from Apache 2.0 to AGPLv3.
Latest release
No GitHub releases published; the project releases elsewhere (tags or its own site).
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About and history
- Repository
- dgraph-io/dgraph · created Aug 25, 2015
- Website
- dgraph.io
- Language
- Go
- Foundation
- None; run by Dgraph Labs (now Hypermode)
- Company
- Dgraph Labs (now Hypermode) · on Companies · on advisories · on Paydays · on socials
- GitHub detects
- Apache-2.0
- Stars per week
- 2 (GitHub weekly snapshots)
Weekly snapshots
| Week of | Bar | Stars |
|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | | 21,823 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | | 21,815 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | | 21,812 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | | 21,804 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | | 21,804 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | | 21,808 |
Changes
Stars per weekNov 10, 2026
Gains about 2 stars a week, up from 1.
Stars per weekOct 21, 2026
Gains about 1 stars a week, up from -2.
Stars per weekOct 11, 2026
Losing about 2 stars a week, was losing 4.
Stars per weekSep 28, 2026
Gains about -4 stars a week.
RelicensedSep 25, 2026
Relicensed from Apache License 2.0 plus the Dgraph Community License for enterprise features to Apache 2.0.
RelicensedSep 25, 2026
Relicensed from Apache License 2.0 with Commons Clause License Condition v1.0 to Apache 2.0.
RelicensedSep 25, 2026
Relicensed from AGPL v3 to Apache License 2.0 with Commons Clause License Condition v1.0.
RelicensedSep 25, 2026
Relicensed from Apache 2.0 to AGPL v3.
TrackedSep 25, 2026
Now tracked, from dgraph-io/dgraph on GitHub.