# Amazon Neptune vs Apache AGE

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Amazon Neptune

| Attribute | Amazon Neptune | Apache AGE |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 58.1 (73% (medium)) | 45.4 (62% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 16 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 1 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 4,885 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 1,563 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Graph Databases.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm","question":"What is Amazon Neptune?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Amazon Neptune is sold across 4 plans: On-demand, Serverless, Database Savings Plans and Neptune Analytics. We have not confirmed a published price for every tier. There is no free tier. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/neptune/","question":"How much does Amazon Neptune cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Amazon Neptune supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm","question":"What platforms does Amazon Neptune support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Amazon Neptune, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm","question":"Can Amazon Neptune be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Amazon Neptune is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm","question":"Where is Amazon Neptune available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Graph Databases.","source":"https://age.apache.org/","question":"What is Apache AGE?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Apache AGE can be deployed on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://age.apache.org/","question":"Can Apache AGE be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Apache AGE is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/apache/age","question":"Is Apache AGE open source?","confidence":0.67}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"workload":"both","deployment":"managed","distributed":"sharded","graph_model":"multi_model","licence_class":"proprietary","vector_search":true,"query_language":"Gremlin, openCypher, SPARQL","replication_ha":true,"full_text_search":"none","standard_support":true,"acid_transactions":"full"}` | `{"storage":"native","workload":"both","deployment":"embedded","consistency":"strong","distributed":"clustered","graph_model":"property_graph","licence_class":"permissive","query_language":"openCypher / Cypher-like SQL","replication_ha":true,"standard_support":true,"acid_transactions":"full"}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases"},{"name":"Strands AI Agents SDK"},{"name":"Amazon Bedrock","native":true,"category":"ai"},{"name":"LangChain","native":true},{"name":"Strands AI","native":true},{"name":"GraphStorm","native":true}]` | `[{"name":"LangChain"},{"name":"pgvector"}]` |
| language.primary | - | C |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"mac":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"On-demand","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"vCPU-Hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.15,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Hourly billing with no upfront commitments or long-term contracts required","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Serverless","commitment":"monthly","description":"Automatic scaling that adjusts capacity to meet workload demands","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Database Savings Plan","commitment":"annual","description":"Commitment-based discount with 1-year contract term","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing. Free tier for 30 days. Options: on-demand hourly, serverless per capacity unit, or annual savings plan.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/neptune/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T10:34:32.577Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"unit":"vCPU-Hour","amount":0.15,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | - |
| pricing.price_level | low | - |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.15,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 20 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG15/v1.8.0-rc0","date":"2026-09-19T16:02:16Z","type":"prerelease","version":"PG15/v1.8.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG18/v1.8.0-rc0","date":"2026-07-09T00:21:23Z","type":"stable","version":"PG18/v1.8.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG17/v1.7.0-rc0","date":"2026-02-11T17:08:27Z","type":"stable","version":"PG17/v1.7.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG18/v1.7.0-rc0","date":"2026-01-21T20:26:32Z","type":"stable","version":"PG18/v1.7.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG15/v1.6.0-rc0","date":"2025-11-20T18:41:38Z","type":"stable","version":"PG15/v1.6.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG14/v1.6.0-rc0","date":"2025-11-20T18:44:58Z","type":"stable","version":"PG14/v1.6.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG17/v1.6.0-rc0","date":"2025-09-22T19:16:21Z","type":"stable","version":"PG17/v1.6.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG16/v1.6.0-rc0","date":"2025-09-04T16:45:06Z","type":"stable","version":"PG16/v1.6.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG14/v1.5.0-rc0","date":"2024-01-10T17:58:13Z","type":"stable","version":"PG14/v1.5.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG13/v1.5.0-rc0","date":"2024-01-10T19:48:57Z","type":"stable","version":"PG13/v1.5.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG12/v1.5.0-rc0","date":"2024-01-10T20:54:29Z","type":"stable","version":"PG12/v1.5.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG11/v1.5.0-rc0","date":"2024-01-11T00:34:23Z","type":"stable","version":"PG11/v1.5.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG15/v1.5.0-rc0","date":"2024-01-09T22:47:55Z","type":"stable","version":"PG15/v1.5.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG16/v1.5.0-rc0","date":"2024-01-08T23:26:51Z","type":"stable","version":"PG16/v1.5.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG15/v1.4.0-rc0","date":"2023-08-22T23:11:08Z","type":"stable","version":"PG15/v1.4.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG14/v1.4.0-rc0","date":"2023-08-22T23:08:17Z","type":"stable","version":"PG14/v1.4.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG13/v1.4.0-rc0","date":"2023-08-22T23:18:25Z","type":"stable","version":"PG13/v1.4.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG12/v1.4.0-rc0","date":"2023-08-22T23:21:26Z","type":"stable","version":"PG12/v1.4.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG11/v1.4.0-rc0","date":"2023-08-22T23:28:16Z","type":"stable","version":"PG11/v1.4.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/age/releases/tag/PG11/v1.3.0-rc0","date":"2023-04-28T00:12:57Z","type":"stable","version":"PG11/v1.3.0-rc0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2","status":"active"},{"name":"FedRAMP","level":"Moderate and High","status":"active"},{"name":"HIPAA","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://aws.amazon.com/security/ | - |
| security.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"}` |

## Capabilities (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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:58:41.638Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*