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Comparison

Amazon Neptune vs Apache AGE

No clear leader: Amazon Neptune (44.9) and Apache AGE (42.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Amazon Neptune full profile →Apache AGE full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Amazon Neptune45
Apache AGE43
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon Neptune45 / 100medium · 56%
Apache AGE43 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon Neptune✗
Apache AGE–
Model
Amazon Neptunecommercial
Apache AGE–
Price level
Amazon Neptuneunknown
Apache AGE–
Transparent
Amazon Neptune✓
Apache AGE–
Integrations
Count
Amazon Neptune2
Apache AGE2
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon Neptune✓
Apache AGE–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Amazon Neptune✓
Apache AGE–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Amazon Neptune–
Apache AGE1
Github stars
Amazon Neptune–
Apache AGE4,783
Package downloads weekly
Amazon Neptune–
Apache AGE2,200
Activity
Commits last 30d
Amazon Neptune–
Apache AGE8
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–

Capabilities

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

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
Deployment
Amazon NeptuneManaged
Apache AGEEmbedded
Search
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

A cloud-based graph database that scales serverlessly and analyzes relationships across structured and unstructured data. Designed to improve AI application accuracy through integrated GraphRAG capabilities and support for agentic memory tools.

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

Hybrid

Pay-as-you-go pricing with on-demand, serverless, and savings plan options. No minimum fees or upfront commitments for on-demand/serverless.

  • On-demandPay-as-you-go with no commitments
    • No minimum fees
    • No upfront commitments
    • Flexible configuration
  • ServerlessServerless with automatic scaling
    • Automatic scaling
    • No minimum fees
    • No upfront commitments
  • Database Savings PlansUsage-based savings plan with 1-year commitment
    • Savings vs. on-demand
    • 1-year commitment
  • Neptune AnalyticsPer m-NCU-hour billing with pause option
    • Fast analytics on billions of connections
    • In-memory storage
    • Optimized graph algorithms
    • Low-latency queries
    • Vector search
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Apache AGE

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Amazon Neptune✓
Apache AGE–
CLI
Amazon Neptune✓
Apache AGE–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon Neptune✓
Apache AGE✗
Self-hosted
Amazon Neptune✗
Apache AGE✓
On-premise
Amazon Neptune✗
Apache AGE✓

Integrations

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

Amazon Neptune

2 total
  • Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases
  • Strands AI Agents SDK
Independently observed

Apache AGE

2 total
  • LangChain
  • pgvector
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.