Triple stores

Triple stores (aka, RDF stores) are graph databases for the Semantic Web.

Standards

Databases

  • Apache Jena
  • Virtuoso
    • License: GPL + commercial (with virtual databases and replication)
    • Multi-model: RDF, SQL, JSON, XML
  • AllegroGraph
    • License: Commercial (incl. “free edition”)
    • Supports SPARQL, SPIN, and Prolog queries
  • Stardog
    • License: Commercial (incl. free “community edition”)
    • Supports SPARQL and TinkerPop 3 queries
  • GraphDB
    • License: Commercial (incl. “free edition”)
    • Based on RDF4J (formerly Sesame)
    • Nice web interface including query editor based on YASGUI
  • Parliament
    • License: BSD
    • Supports temporal indexes and GeoSPARQL