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etcd vs oxigraph
etcd has 52,441 GitHub stars, 10,552 forks, 351 open issues and last shipped yesterday. oxigraph has 2,021 stars, 190 forks, 149 open issues and last shipped yesterday. etcd leads on adoption by 2,495% (52,441 vs 2,021 stars). etcd is written in Go under Apache-2.0; oxigraph is written in Rust under Apache-2.0. etcd has attracted 20% as many forks as stars, oxigraph 9%. etcd was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| etcd | oxigraph | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 52K | ★ 2.0K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Go | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 11K | ⑂ 190 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick etcd if
- You weight community size — 52K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick oxigraph if
- You want the oxigraph feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and oxigraph fits your workflow better
About etcd
etcd Note : The main branch may be in an unstable or even broken state during development. For stable versions, see [releases][github release]. etcd is a distributed reliable key value store for the most critical data of a distributed system, with a focus on being: Simple : well defined, user facing API (gRPC) Secure : automatic TLS with optional client cert authentication Fast : benchmarked 10,000 writes/sec Reliable : properly distributed using Raft etcd is written in Go and uses the [Raft][] consensus algorithm to manage a highly available replicated log. etcd is used in production by many companies, and the…
About oxigraph
Oxigraph Oxigraph is both a graph database and a RDF and SPARQL toolkit. Its goal is to provide a compliant, safe, and fast graph database based on the RocksDB key value store. It also provides a set of utilities for RDF basic manipulation (parsing, serialization, canonicalization) and building SPARQL implementations (SPARQL results parsers/serializers, SPARQL parser...). Oxigraph is in heavy development and SPARQL query evaluation has not been optimized yet. Oxigraph internal design is described on the wiki. Oxigraph implements the following specifications: SPARQL Query, SPARQL Update, and SPARQL Federated…
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Frequently asked questions
Is etcd or oxigraph more popular?
etcd has 52,441 GitHub stars and oxigraph has 2,021. etcd has the larger community by that measure.
Are etcd and oxigraph free?
Both are open source. etcd is licensed under Apache-2.0 and oxigraph under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between etcd and oxigraph?
etcd is written in Go and oxigraph in Rust. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, etcd or oxigraph?
Choose etcd if you want the larger community (52,441 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose oxigraph if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.