Addition to what lvca (the author himself :) ) said, Unlike other pure GraphDB's, OrientDB is a hybrid DB, ie. under-the-hood its a document DB, so you will get

Addition to what lvca (the author himself :) ) said, Unlike other pure GraphDB's, OrientDB is a hybrid DB, ie. under-the-hood its a document DB, so you will get best of both (if you want).