Memgraph vs Amazon Neptune

Memgraph9.2Visit Amazon Neptune8.9Visit

Higher score Memgraph #2 in Graph Database Hosting 9.2/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Memgraph

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

• Memgraph fits best

  Cypher users wanting open-source flexibility

• Amazon Neptune fits best

  AWS teams needing managed multi-model graph hosting

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Side by side

Feature	Memgraph 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Amazon Neptune 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.9
Ranking	#2 in Graph Database Hosting	#4 in Graph Database Hosting
Best for	Cypher users wanting open-source flexibility	AWS teams needing managed multi-model graph hosting
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Free trial length	30 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Support	Community, Docs	Docs
Compliance	SSO/SAML	SOC 2, HIPAA
Integrations	10 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Memgraph 1/3 · Amazon Neptune 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	Cypher	Gremlin, openCypher, SPARQL
Deployment scope	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Storage limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free open-source edition includes ACID transactions, persistence, and vector search Supports Kafka, Pulsar, Redpanda, graph libraries, and multiple programming languages Combines graph algorithms, visual tooling, failover, and native vector indexes	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
Cons	Enterprise pricing scales with memory capacity and requires contacting the vendor Memgraph Cloud is AWS hosted rather than spanning multiple listed cloud providers The 30-day trial applies to Enterprise, not the perpetual Community Edition	No permanent free plan Usage-based pricing requires cost monitoring Best fit depends on the AWS ecosystem
Our verdict	Memgraph is an open-source, in-memory graph database for developers and teams building real-time graph analytics, knowledge graphs, recommendation systems, fraud detection, and AI applications. It uses the Cypher query language and… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Memgraph — where it wins

  • Free open-source edition includes ACID transactions, persistence, and vector search
  • Supports Kafka, Pulsar, Redpanda, graph libraries, and multiple programming languages
  • Combines graph algorithms, visual tooling, failover, and native vector indexes

  Where it doesn't

  • Enterprise pricing scales with memory capacity and requires contacting the vendor
  • Memgraph Cloud is AWS hosted rather than spanning multiple listed cloud providers
  • The 30-day trial applies to Enterprise, not the perpetual Community Edition

• 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

• Memgraph9.2/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A flexible Cypher graph database spanning open-source, enterprise, and managed cloud deployments.

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• Amazon Neptune8.9/10 · 30-day trial

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

  Visit Amazon NeptuneFull verdict →