Dgraph license, foundation and stars
Databases and caches · Apache 2.0 (open source) · backed by Dgraph Labs (now Hypermode) · 21,808 stars
high-performance graph database for real-time use cases
License history
LICENSE file| Change | ||
|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2025 | Apache License 2.0 plus the Dgraph Community License for enterprise features to Apache 2.0Under Hypermode the Dgraph Community License enterprise code was folded into Apache 2.0.LICENSE commit | LICENSE commit |
| Oct 11, 2018 | Apache License 2.0 with Commons Clause License Condition v1.0 to Apache 2.0Dgraph dropped the Commons Clause and returned to plain Apache 2.0.LICENSE commit | LICENSE commit |
| Apr 3, 2018 | AGPL v3 to Apache License 2.0 with Commons Clause License Condition v1.0Dgraph left AGPL because large companies banned it, adopting Apache 2.0 with the Commons Clause.LICENSE commitAnnouncement | LICENSE commitAnnouncement |
| Mar 25, 2017 | Apache 2.0 to AGPL v3Dgraph switched its server from Apache 2.0 to AGPLv3.LICENSE commitAnnouncement | LICENSE commitAnnouncement |
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)
- GitHub detects
- Apache-2.0
- Stars per week
- From the second weekly snapshot
Weekly snapshots
| Week of | Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | 21,808 |
Changes
| What changed | |
|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | RelicensedApache License 2.0 plus the Dgraph Community License for enterprise features to Apache 2.0 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | RelicensedApache License 2.0 with Commons Clause License Condition v1.0 to Apache 2.0 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | RelicensedAGPL v3 to Apache License 2.0 with Commons Clause License Condition v1.0 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | RelicensedApache 2.0 to AGPL v3 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | TrackedAdded: dgraph-io/dgraph |