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orientdb
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orientechnologies / orientdb

orientdb

OrientDB is the most versatile DBMS supporting Graph, Document, Reactive, Full-Text and Geospatial models in one Multi-Model product. OrientDB can run distributed (Multi-Master), supports SQL, ACID Transactions, Full-Text indexing and Reactive Queries.

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What it is

OrientDB is the most versatile DBMS supporting Graph, Document, Reactive, Full-Text and Geospatial models in one Multi-Model product. OrientDB can run distributed (Multi-Master), supports SQL, ACID Transactions, Full-Text indexing and Reactive Queries.

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Where it is used

No documented product use has been verified yet.

What people are saying

Almost all graph databases use gremlin as querying language but I really love orient db's approach of using sql[1] for querying graphs. It feels more natural in my opinion plus…

brickcap used a recommendation phrase. One indexed comment matches. This is a phrase match, not a verdict.

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 10:56:20 AM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by year13 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2013-07-30 19:28:43 UTC to 2020-07-14 15:22:06 UTC.

0123452013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 2 submissions, 1 comments20132014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 5 mentions; 0 submissions, 5 comments2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments20162017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2020

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20132013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC321
20142014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC505
20152015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20162016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
20172017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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brickcap·Jun 26, 2014Recommendation phrase
Almost all graph databases use gremlin as querying language but I really love orient db's approach of using sql[1] for querying graphs. It feels more natural in my opinion plus it lowers the barrier to entry for people who already know about sql. Some of the things I like about cayley 1. Switchable backends(I wonder if I can configure it to use couchdb as a store) 2. Documentation get right to the point. When I first tried my hand at graph databases I could not understand where to start but cayley's approach is pretty straight forward and it wins plus points from me for including a big dataset :) A question: I see no mention in the docs about running it on multiple nodes (where does it stand with regards to CAP etc) [1](https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/wiki/SQL)
In Cayley – An open-source graph database
brickcap·Feb 16, 2014
An Update : A lot of people are using orient db as seen from the client list on the official[1] website but there are no posts regrading the "orient db expereince" So I downloaded it and gave it a try last night here are my impressions so far. 1. It has got an awesome documentation for both first time users[2] and those looking for in depth understanding[3] of orient db. 2. It is very easy to pick up. A no brainer installation, a familiar query syntax and a small api make it easy to pick up even if you have never experienced a graph db before. 3. It has clients in popular languages + an http api. I see that there is no client for erlang yet so I am planning to write a small http erlang client for it. 4. The default console client that orient ships with is very easy to use. That is about it for the moment. I can't believe I missed this dat
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abase before. I plan to write a few blog posts covering the use of orient db. My first impressions are positive and I am going to use it in a new project. I would love to hear some thoughts of people who have been using orient db for a while (assuming they find this thread) [1](http://www.orientechnologies.com/) [2](http://www.orientechnologies.com/getting-started/) [3](https://github.com/orientechnologies/orientdb/wiki#reference...)
In Ask HN: Has anyone used a graph database?

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