ArcadeDB Documentation

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The next-generation multi-model database management system — graph, document, key/value, time-series, vector, and geospatial data in a single engine, queryable with SQL, Cypher, Gremlin, GraphQL, MongoDB QL, or Redis commands.

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How ArcadeDB Works

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YOUR APPLICATION Java · REST · Postgres · Redis ARCADEDB SERVER SQL Cypher Gremlin GraphQL MongoDB Java API 6 Query Languages Query Engine SQL · Cypher · Gremlin · GraphQL HTTP & Protocols REST · Bolt · Postgres · Redis · MongoDB ACID Tx HA Replication Security Indexing Schema Clustering ▼ Storage Engine Page Manager · WAL · Buckets Graph Vertices & Edges Document JSON Storage { } Key-Value Fast Lookups k → v Full-Text Search Lucene Engine Vector Embeddings TimeSeries HTTP / REST JSON Response Postgres Wire Redis · MongoDB

✅ Native engine — no translation layers. Every model lives on the same storage.

Tutorials

Step-by-step guides to learn ArcadeDB’s data models, query languages, and drivers.

Introduction

What is ArcadeDB?

Multi-model database overview, architecture, and the supported data models.

 Get Started

Run ArcadeDB

Install with Docker, native binaries, or Kubernetes and run your first query.

 Architecture

Multi-Model Architecture

How graph, document, key/value, vector, and time-series share a single engine.

 Java · 10 minutes

Java Embedded Quickstart

Embed ArcadeDB in a JVM application and run SQL, Cypher, and Gremlin queries.

 Python

Python Quickstart

Connect from Python over the PostgreSQL wire protocol or HTTP API.

 JavaScript / TypeScript

JavaScript Quickstart

Use ArcadeDB from Node.js or the browser via HTTP.

 Vectors & AI

Vector Search Tutorial

Build a semantic-search index with HNSW and run cosine-similarity queries.

 Time Series

Time-Series Tutorial

Ingest high-cardinality metrics and query them with PromQL or SQL.

ArcadeDB Academy

Free, self-paced courses with certification on completion. Hosted at arcadedb.com/academy.

Beginner · ~1 hour

ArcadeDB Fundamentals

Installation, the Studio interface, data modeling, CRUD operations, and graph queries.

5 modules · 25 lessons Intermediate · ~1.5 hours

SQL Mastery for ArcadeDB

Advanced SELECT with LET and sub-queries, UPSERT, indexing, full-text and vector search, scripting, performance.

5 modules · 24 lessons Intermediate · ~1.5 hours

Graph Queries with Cypher

MATCH patterns, variable-length traversals, shortest paths, MERGE, aggregations, and graph algorithms.

5 modules · 23 lessons AI / ML · ~1.5 hours

Vector Search & RAG

Embeddings, HNSW indexes, RAG pipelines, GraphRAG, hybrid search, LangChain integration.

5 modules · 22 lessons Migration · ~1 hour

Migrating from Neo4j

Data import, BOLT driver compatibility, Cypher coverage, and multi-model capabilities for Neo4j users.

5 modules · 21 lessons Migration · ~1 hour

Migrating from OrientDB

Data import, SQL compatibility, Java API updates, and access to the six data models.

5 modules · 20 lessons

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Use Cases

Production-ready example projects you can clone and run with docker compose up.

Recommendation Engine

Collaborative filtering and vector similarity over a product graph.

Graph · Vectors · Time-series

Graph RAG

Retrieval-augmented generation grounded in a knowledge graph.

Graph · Vectors · LangChain4j

Knowledge Graphs

Academic research graph with co-authorship and citation networks.

Graph · Full-text · Vectors

Fraud Detection

Multi-signal fraud scoring across graph, vector, and time-series.

Graph · Vectors · Cypher

Customer 360

Unified customer view with identity resolution and churn prediction.

Graph · Documents · OpenCypher

Realtime Analytics

IoT and service monitoring dashboards backed by Grafana.

Time-series · PromQL

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Community & Resources

GitHub

Source code, issue tracker, and pull requests.

Community

GitHub Discussions for Q&A, ideas, and announcements.

Releases

Latest release: ArcadeDB {revnumber}.

Download PDF

Full manual for offline reading — ArcadeDB {revnumber}, regenerated on every push.

Pricing & Support

Commercial support and enterprise add-ons.

Blog

Engineering posts and release announcements.

arcadedb.com

Project home page and feature comparisons.