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(Disclaimer: Max from ArangoDB here) I am all for database pragmatism. Fortunately, the choice "graph database" or "non-graph database" is no longer binary. We at ArangoDB are convinced that graphs in data modelling have their merits (namely when you need "graphy" queries), but you do not want to be locked in to the graph data model. Therefore we argue for multi-model databases, which can give you graphs, but do not force you to use graphs for all and everything. With "graphy" I mean queries that involve paths in a graph whose length is not a priori known (e.g. ShortestPath).