Amazon Neptune vs Aerospike Graph

Amazon Neptune9.2Visit Aerospike Graph8.8Visit

Higher score Amazon Neptune #2 in Graph Databases 9.2/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Amazon Neptune

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Aerospike Graph #4 in Graph Databases 8.8/10 Pricing on request · 60-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Aerospike

• Amazon Neptune fits best

  Managed AWS graph deployments

• Aerospike Graph fits best

  Distributed enterprise Gremlin graphs

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Side by side

Feature	Amazon Neptune 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Aerospike Graph 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#2 in Graph Databases	#4 in Graph Databases
Best for	Managed AWS graph deployments	Distributed enterprise Gremlin graphs
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	60 days
Free trial length	30 days	60 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Support	Docs	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, HIPAA	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, 2FA
Integrations	8 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Amazon Neptune 3/3 · Aerospike Graph 1/3
ACID transactions	✓	✓
Graph algorithms	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Vector search	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Cloud	Not checked yet
Query languages	Gremlin, openCypher, SPARQL	Gremlin
Included storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports Gremlin, openCypher, and SPARQL query languages Includes read replicas, Multi-AZ failover, and point-in-time recovery Adds graph algorithms and vector similarity search through Neptune Analytics	Independent scaling for graph compute and storage Gremlin support through Apache TinkerPop Strong-consistency transactions with RBAC, TLS, and audit logging
Cons	Uses usage-based pricing rather than fixed subscription plans Requires AWS ecosystem fit for its integrations and access controls Neptune Analytics is separate from the core managed database service	No free plan Paid pricing requires contact with sales No verified graph algorithms or vector search
Our verdict	Amazon Neptune is a fully managed graph database service for applications built on highly connected datasets. It supports property graphs through Gremlin and openCypher, as well as RDF graphs through SPARQL. That makes it suitable for… Read the review →	Aerospike Graph is a distributed graph database for applications that perform real-time traversal across large connected datasets. It uses a property graph model with vertices, edges, and properties, and provides Gremlin queries and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Amazon Neptune — where it wins

  • Supports Gremlin, openCypher, and SPARQL query languages
  • Includes read replicas, Multi-AZ failover, and point-in-time recovery
  • Adds graph algorithms and vector similarity search through Neptune Analytics

  Where it doesn't

  • Uses usage-based pricing rather than fixed subscription plans
  • Requires AWS ecosystem fit for its integrations and access controls
  • Neptune Analytics is separate from the core managed database service

• Aerospike Graph — where it wins

  • Independent scaling for graph compute and storage
  • Gremlin support through Apache TinkerPop
  • Strong-consistency transactions with RBAC, TLS, and audit logging

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • Paid pricing requires contact with sales
  • No verified graph algorithms or vector search

• Amazon Neptune9.2/10 · 30-day trial

  A managed AWS graph service with broad query, resilience, analytics, and AI connectivity.

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• Aerospike Graph8.8/10 · Pricing on request · 60-day trial

  A Gremlin-based graph database for distributed enterprise workloads that need scale-out traversal.

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