Amazon Neptune vs Dgraph

Amazon Neptune8.9Visit DDgraph8.5Visit

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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D Dgraph #8 in Graph Database Hosting 8.5/10 Open source ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Dgraph

• Amazon Neptune fits best

  AWS teams needing managed multi-model graph hosting

• Dgraph fits best

  Self-hosted teams needing scalable graph infrastructure

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Side by side

Feature	Amazon Neptune 8.9/10 Visit ↗	DDgraph 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.5
Ranking	#4 in Graph Database Hosting	#8 in Graph Database Hosting
Best for	AWS teams needing managed multi-model graph hosting	Self-hosted teams needing scalable graph infrastructure
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	—	Open source
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Support	Docs	Community, Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Amazon Neptune 1/3 · Dgraph 1/3
High availability	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Automated backups	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Vector search	✓	✓
Specs
Supported engines	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Query languages	Gremlin, openCypher, SPARQL	DQL, GraphQL
Deployment scope	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Storage limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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	Distributed storage with DQL, GraphQL, and ACID transactions Graph traversal, shortest paths, filtering, and pagination Docker and Kubernetes deployment with vector similarity search
Cons	No permanent free plan Usage-based pricing requires cost monitoring Best fit depends on the AWS ecosystem	Self-managed deployment requires infrastructure ownership May not suit teams seeking broad integration coverage Cloud plan details are not part of the published product profile
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 →	Dgraph is an open-source, distributed graph database for applications built around highly connected data. It supports Dgraph Query Language (DQL), generated GraphQL APIs, distributed ACID transactions, graph traversal, filtering,… 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

• Dgraph — where it wins

  • Distributed storage with DQL, GraphQL, and ACID transactions
  • Graph traversal, shortest paths, filtering, and pagination
  • Docker and Kubernetes deployment with vector similarity search

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-managed deployment requires infrastructure ownership
  • May not suit teams seeking broad integration coverage
  • Cloud plan details are not part of the published product profile

• Amazon Neptune8.9/10 · 30-day trial

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

  Visit Amazon NeptuneFull verdict →
• DDgraph8.5/10 · Open source

  An open-source graph database for connected data, transactions, traversal, and vector search.

  Visit DgraphFull verdict →