Surveying the Graph Engines Terrain

Surveying the Graph Engines Terrain

Maya Natarajan May 7, 2026 7 min read

Graph Engines: the layer where graph-shaped computation runs over your existing systems instead of inside a new database of its own. Graph engines turn warehouses, relational databases, event streams, and application platforms into graph-native environments, projecting nodes and relationships on…

GraphAI as the Emerging Frontier on the Graph World Map

GraphAI as the Emerging Frontier on the Graph World Map

Maya Natarajan Apr 23, 2026 11 min read

State of the Graph is mapping a new frontier: how graphs are being used inside AI systems.  GraphAI is the category where graph structure stops being passive infrastructure and starts…

Charting the Graph Frontier with Graph Visualization

Charting the Graph Frontier with Graph Visualization

George Anadiotis Apr 9, 2026 8 min read

Graphs are how we see structure in messy, connected data: people and their relationships, systems and dependencies, concepts and citations. The landscape of graph visualization tooling is sprawling, ranging from…

Mapping the Knowledge Graph Continent

Mapping the Knowledge Graph Continent

Maya Natarajan Mar 17, 2026 9 min read

State of the Graph is continuing its tour of the ecosystem with a first deep dive into the Knowledge Graphs category. Knowledge graphs organize information as a network of entities…

Exploring the Graph Database Landscape

Exploring the Graph Database Landscape

George Anadiotis Mar 3, 2026 9 min read

State of the Graph is continuing its world tour with one of the most visible parts of the ecosystem: Graph Databases. Graph databases are where graph theory becomes a living…