NebulaGraph Community

Distributed graph database with native vector search and openCypher support, built for scale-aware AI workloads.

Overview

NebulaGraph is a horizontally scalable, open-source graph database that separates storage and computation to handle large-scale knowledge graphs efficiently. It includes built-in vector indexing, full-text search, and a familiar openCypher dialect, making it suitable for production-grade GraphRAG and recommendation systems. The Community Edition offers robust tooling and a growing AI plugin ecosystem without licensing costs.

Best for

• Hackathon projects anticipating multi-mb graph growth during judging
• Distributed AI pipelines requiring graph + vector co-location

Trade-offs

What XeroHack pre-wires

When you pick NebulaGraph Community in the interview, the engine emits these files into your scaffold:

• Docker compose cluster with storage/compute/meta nodes
• Go/Python drivers with vector index creation scripts