Comparison

Amazon Neptune vs Apache AGE

On the evidence we track, Amazon Neptune leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Amazon Neptune58

Apache AGE45

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Amazon NeptuneLeader	Apache AGE
vioscaleAI score	58 / 100medium · 73%	45 / 100medium · 62%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	freemium	-
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	-
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$0.15	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	2
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC 2, FedRAMP, HIPAA	-
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://aws.amazon.com/security/	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=apache-age-python&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	1
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	4,885
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	1,563
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	16
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	20
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	C
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	3 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Amazon Neptune58 / 100medium · 73%

Apache AGE45 / 100medium · 62%

Pricing

Free tier

Amazon Neptune✓

Apache AGE–

Model

Amazon Neptunefreemium

Apache AGE–

Price level

Amazon Neptunelow

Apache AGE–

Starting price

Amazon Neptune$0.15

Apache AGE–

Transparent

Amazon Neptune✗

Apache AGE–

Integrations

Count

Amazon Neptune4

Apache AGE2

Security

Certifications

Amazon NeptuneSOC 2, FedRAMP, HIPAA

Apache AGE–

Disclosure policy

Amazon Neptune✓

Apache AGE–

Fedramp

Amazon Neptune✓

Apache AGE–

Gdpr

Amazon Neptune✓

Apache AGE–

Hipaa

Amazon Neptune✓

Apache AGE–

Pci

Amazon Neptune✓

Apache AGE–

Soc2

Amazon Neptune✓

Apache AGE–

Trust center

Amazon Neptunehttps://aws.amazon.com/security/

Apache AGE–

Vulnerabilities

Amazon Neptune–

Apache AGECount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=apache-age-python&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH

Reliability

Status page

Amazon Neptune✓

Apache AGE–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Amazon Neptune–

Apache AGE1

Github stars

Amazon Neptune–

Apache AGE4,885

Package downloads weekly

Amazon Neptune–

Apache AGE1,563

Activity

Commits last 30d

Amazon Neptune–

Apache AGE16

Release

Cadence days

Amazon Neptune–

Apache AGE20

History

Amazon Neptune–

Apache AGE20 items

License

Spdx

Amazon Neptune–

Apache AGEApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Amazon Neptune–

Apache AGEC

Market

Availability

Amazon NeptuneAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Apache AGE–

Content

Faq

Amazon Neptune5 items

Apache AGE3 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for graph databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Graph Databases
Capability	Amazon Neptune	Apache AGE
Model
Graph model	Multi-model	Property graph
Query language(s)	Gremlin, openCypher, SPARQL	openCypher / Cypher-like SQL
Transactions
ACID transactions	Full	Full
Consistency model	-	Strong
Architecture
Storage	-	Native graph
Distributed / scale	Sharded	Clustered
Replication / HA	✓	✓
OLTP vs OLAP	Both	Both
Deployment
Deployment	Managed	Embedded
Search
Full-text search	None	-
Built-in vector search	✓	-
Licensing
Licence class	Proprietary	Permissive OSS
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard	✓	✓

Model

Graph model

Amazon NeptuneMulti-model

Apache AGEProperty graph

Query language(s)

Amazon NeptuneGremlin, openCypher, SPARQL

Apache AGEopenCypher / Cypher-like SQL

Transactions

ACID transactions

Amazon NeptuneFull

Apache AGEFull

Consistency model

Amazon Neptune-

Apache AGEStrong

Architecture

Storage

Amazon Neptune-

Apache AGENative graph

Distributed / scale

Amazon NeptuneSharded

Apache AGEClustered

Replication / HA

Amazon Neptune✓

Apache AGE✓

OLTP vs OLAP

Amazon NeptuneBoth

Apache AGEBoth

Deployment

Amazon NeptuneManaged

Apache AGEEmbedded

Full-text search

Amazon NeptuneNone

Apache AGE-

Built-in vector search

Amazon Neptune✓

Apache AGE-

Licensing

Licence class

Amazon NeptuneProprietary

Apache AGEPermissive OSS

Portability

openCypher / TinkerPop standard

Amazon Neptune✓

Apache AGE✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon Neptune

Leader

A fully managed, serverless graph database that automatically scales for handling billions of relationships. Supports standard query languages and provides ACID transactions, replication, and encryption to enhance AI applications with better context.

Independently observed

Apache AGE

Apache AGE is a PostgreSQL extension that enables graph database capabilities, allowing users to represent and analyze data as nodes, edges, and properties. It provides Cypher-like query syntax while maintaining PostgreSQL's SQL support and ACID transaction guarantees.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon Neptune

Leader

from $0.15/vCPU-HourUsage-basedFree tier30-day trial

Usage-based pricing. Free tier for 30 days. Options: on-demand hourly, serverless per capacity unit, or annual savings plan.

On-demand$0.15 per vCPU-Hour
Serverless-
Database Savings Plan-

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

Apache AGE

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Amazon Neptune	Apache AGE
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Amazon Neptune✓

Apache AGE✗

macOS

Amazon Neptune✗

Apache AGE✓

Linux

Amazon Neptune✗

Apache AGE✓

CLI

Amazon Neptune✓

Apache AGE✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Amazon Neptune✓

Apache AGE✗

Self-hosted

Amazon Neptune✗

Apache AGE✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)

LangChain

Amazon Neptune

Leader

6 total - 5 not shared

Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases
Strands AI Agents SDK
Amazon Bedrock
Strands AI
GraphStorm

Independently observed

Apache AGE

2 total - 1 not shared

pgvector

Independently observed

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