Neo4j vs NebulaGraph

Neo4j9.4Visit NebulaGraph8.7Visit

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

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NebulaGraph #6 in Graph Database Hosting 8.7/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 1 of 3 features Visit NebulaGraph

• Neo4j fits best

  Teams needing a mature, full-featured graph platform

• NebulaGraph fits best

  Open-source distributed graph deployments

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Side by side

Feature	Neo4j 9.4/10 Visit ↗	NebulaGraph 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.7
Ranking	#1 in Graph Database Hosting	#6 in Graph Database Hosting
Best for	Teams needing a mature, full-featured graph platform	Open-source distributed graph deployments
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	—	Free
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	14 days	14 days
Free trial length	14 days	14 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Linux, Windows, macOS
Support	Tickets, Live chat, Community, Docs	Docs, Tickets
Integrations	10 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Neo4j 1/3 · NebulaGraph 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, GQL	nGQL, openCypher, ISO-GQL
Deployment scope	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Storage limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Native property graphs with Cypher and full ACID transaction support Graph algorithms, vector indexes, and machine-learning pipelines Managed cloud, self-managed, hybrid, and major cloud deployment options	Distributed storage with horizontal scalability nGQL and openCypher-compatible query support Native vector search, algorithms, and visualization tools
Cons	Paid AuraDB pricing starts at $65 per GB per month Business Critical requires a minimum 2GB cluster Virtual Dedicated Cloud pricing requires contact with sales	Deployment choices may require more technical planning The product spans multiple editions and deployment models Narrow relational workloads may not need its graph-focused feature set
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 applications spanning analytics, recommendations, fraud detection,… Read the review →	NebulaGraph is an open-source, distributed graph database for developers and organizations working with highly connected data. It represents entities as vertices and relationships as edges, then supports traversal and pattern matching… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Neo4j — where it wins

  • Native property graphs with Cypher and full ACID transaction support
  • Graph algorithms, vector indexes, and machine-learning pipelines
  • Managed cloud, self-managed, hybrid, and major cloud deployment options

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid AuraDB pricing starts at $65 per GB per month
  • Business Critical requires a minimum 2GB cluster
  • Virtual Dedicated Cloud pricing requires contact with sales

• NebulaGraph — where it wins

  • Distributed storage with horizontal scalability
  • nGQL and openCypher-compatible query support
  • Native vector search, algorithms, and visualization tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Deployment choices may require more technical planning
  • The product spans multiple editions and deployment models
  • Narrow relational workloads may not need its graph-focused feature set

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

  A mature graph platform with Cypher, transactions, algorithms, vector indexes, and flexible deployment.

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• NebulaGraph8.7/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A flexible open-source graph database for distributed data and graph analytics.

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