Amazon Neptune vs CognoDB

Amazon Neptune8.9Visit CognoDB8.8Visit

Higher score Amazon Neptune #4 in Graph Database Hosting 8.9/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Amazon Neptune

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CognoDB #5 in Graph Database Hosting 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit CognoDB

• Amazon Neptune fits best

  AWS teams needing managed multi-model graph hosting

• CognoDB fits best

  Budget-conscious Cypher-compatible deployments

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Side by side

Feature	Amazon Neptune 8.9/10 Visit ↗	CognoDB 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.8
Ranking	#4 in Graph Database Hosting	#5 in Graph Database Hosting
Best for	AWS teams needing managed multi-model graph hosting	Budget-conscious Cypher-compatible deployments
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$9/unit/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Email, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, HIPAA	SSO/SAML
Integrations	8 integrations	21+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Amazon Neptune 1/3 · CognoDB 2/3
High availability	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Automated backups	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Vector search	✓ (best)	—
Specs
Supported engines	Not checked yet	CognoDB graph engine
Query languages	Gremlin, openCypher, SPARQL	Cypher
Deployment scope	Not checked yet	Single-region
Storage limit	Not checked yet	2 GB
Our review
Pros	Supports Gremlin, openCypher, and SPARQL across graph models Multi-AZ failover, read replicas, backups, and point-in-time recovery Neptune Analytics adds graph algorithms and vector similarity search	Free plan includes Cypher, Neo4j drivers, backups and Terraform Imports data from warehouses, streams, object storage and table formats Supports traversal, BM25 full-text search and MCP-based queries
Cons	No permanent free plan Usage-based pricing requires cost monitoring Best fit depends on the AWS ecosystem	Instances run in a single selected region Vector search is not supported Dedicated hosting starts at $241 per instance per month
Our verdict	Amazon Neptune is a fully managed cloud graph database service for applications built on highly connected datasets. It supports property graphs through Gremlin and openCypher, and RDF graphs through SPARQL, giving teams a multi-model… Read the review →	CognoDB is a managed cloud graph database for applications built around nodes, relationships and traversals. It is aimed at teams that want Cypher over Bolt 5.0–5.4, compatibility with official Neo4j drivers, and provisioned instances… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Amazon Neptune — where it wins

  • Supports Gremlin, openCypher, and SPARQL across graph models
  • Multi-AZ failover, read replicas, backups, and point-in-time recovery
  • Neptune Analytics adds graph algorithms and vector similarity search

  Where it doesn't

  • No permanent free plan
  • Usage-based pricing requires cost monitoring
  • Best fit depends on the AWS ecosystem

• CognoDB — where it wins

  • Free plan includes Cypher, Neo4j drivers, backups and Terraform
  • Imports data from warehouses, streams, object storage and table formats
  • Supports traversal, BM25 full-text search and MCP-based queries

  Where it doesn't

  • Instances run in a single selected region
  • Vector search is not supported
  • Dedicated hosting starts at $241 per instance per month

• Amazon Neptune8.9/10 · 30-day trial

  A capable AWS-managed choice for property-graph, RDF, analytics, and vector workloads.

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• CognoDB8.8/10 · Free plan

  A low-cost Cypher-compatible host with practical automation and single-region deployment.

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