Neo4j vs Aerospike Graph

Neo4j9.4Visit Aerospike Graph8.8Visit

Higher score Neo4j #1 in Graph Databases 9.4/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Neo4j

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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

• Neo4j fits best

  Broad enterprise graph workloads

• Aerospike Graph fits best

  Distributed enterprise Gremlin graphs

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Side by side

Feature	Neo4j 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Aerospike Graph 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Graph Databases	#4 in Graph Databases
Best for	Broad enterprise graph workloads	Distributed enterprise Gremlin graphs
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	14 days	60 days
Free trial length	14 days	60 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Linux
Support	Tickets, Live chat, Community, Docs	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, 2FA
Integrations	10 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Neo4j 3/3 · Aerospike Graph 1/3
ACID transactions	✓	✓
Graph algorithms	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Vector search	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Query languages	Cypher, GQL	Gremlin
Included storage	2 GB	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Native property graphs with Cypher and full ACID transactions Graph algorithms, vector indexes, and machine-learning pipelines Managed and self-managed deployment across major cloud platforms	Independent scaling for graph compute and storage Gremlin support through Apache TinkerPop Strong-consistency transactions with RBAC, TLS, and audit logging
Cons	Professional requires a minimum 1GB cluster Business Critical requires a minimum 2GB cluster Virtual Dedicated Cloud pricing requires contacting sales	No free plan Paid pricing requires contact with sales No verified graph algorithms or vector search
Our verdict	Neo4j is a native graph database for developers, data scientists, and organizations working with connected data. It stores nodes, relationships, and properties, with use cases including analytics, recommendations, fraud detection,… 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

• Neo4j — where it wins

  • Native property graphs with Cypher and full ACID transactions
  • Graph algorithms, vector indexes, and machine-learning pipelines
  • Managed and self-managed deployment across major cloud platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • Professional requires a minimum 1GB cluster
  • Business Critical requires a minimum 2GB cluster
  • Virtual Dedicated Cloud pricing requires contacting sales

• 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

• Neo4j9.4/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A broad graph platform spanning managed cloud, self-managed deployments, analytics, and AI.

  Visit Neo4jFull verdict →
• Aerospike Graph8.8/10 · Pricing on request · 60-day trial

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

  Visit AerospikeFull verdict →