Comparison

Amazon Neptune vs Memgraph

On the evidence we track, Memgraph leads this comparison with a composite score of 57/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Amazon Neptune45
Memgraph57
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon Neptune45 / 100medium · 56%updating
Memgraph57 / 100medium · 59%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon Neptune
Memgraph
Model
Amazon Neptunecommercial
Memgraphfreemium
Price level
Amazon Neptuneunknown
Memgraphlow
Transparent
Amazon Neptune
Memgraph
Integrations
Count
Amazon Neptune2
Memgraph5
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon Neptune
Memgraph
Gdpr
Amazon Neptune
Memgraph
Reliability
Status page
Amazon Neptune
Memgraph
Adoption
Dependent repos
Amazon Neptune
Memgraph0
Github stars
Amazon Neptune
Memgraph4,364
Activity
Commits last 30d
Amazon Neptune
Memgraph88
Release
Cadence days
Amazon Neptune
Memgraph18
History
Amazon Neptune
Memgraph20 items
Language
Primary
Amazon Neptune
MemgraphC++

Capabilities

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

Model
Graph model
Amazon NeptuneMulti-model
MemgraphProperty graph
Query language(s)
Amazon NeptuneGremlin, openCypher, SPARQL
MemgraphCypher
Transactions
ACID transactions
Amazon NeptuneFull
MemgraphFull
Consistency model
Amazon Neptune-
MemgraphStrong
Architecture
Storage
Amazon Neptune-
MemgraphNative graph
Distributed / scale
Amazon NeptuneSharded
MemgraphClustered
Replication / HA
Amazon Neptune
Memgraph
OLTP vs OLAP
Amazon NeptuneBoth
MemgraphBoth
Deployment
Deployment
Amazon NeptuneManaged
MemgraphSelf-hosted
Search
Full-text search
Amazon NeptuneNone
MemgraphBuilt-in
Built-in vector search
Amazon Neptune
Memgraph
Licensing
Licence class
Amazon NeptuneProprietary
MemgraphPermissive OSS
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard
Amazon Neptune
Memgraph

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

Memgraph

Leader

A high-performance, in-memory database designed for real-time graph queries and reasoning in AI applications. It combines sub-millisecond traversals with native vector search, ACID transactions, and streaming data connectors for fraud detection, network analysis, and AI augmentation.

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 ↗

Memgraph

Leader
HybridFree tier30-day trial

Community Edition free forever. Enterprise and Cloud require contact or trial signup. Simple memory-based pricing with no per-query, per-compute, or per-replica charges.

  • Community EditionFree
    • Full in-memory graph database
    • ACID transactions with on-disk persistence
    • High-availability replication
    • Cypher query language
    • Stream connectors (Kafka, Pulsar, Redpanda)
    • +3 more
  • Enterprise Edition – AI PlatformContact sales
    • Unlimited vector indexes
    • Role-based and label-based access control
    • SSO (Entra ID, Okta, OIDC, SAML)
    • LDAP/PAM authentication
    • Multi-tenancy
    • +6 more
  • Enterprise Edition – Graph AnalyticsContact sales
    • Role-based and label-based access control
    • SSO (Entra ID, Okta, OIDC, SAML)
    • LDAP/PAM authentication
    • Multi-tenancy
    • Automatic failover
    • +5 more
  • Memgraph CloudStart with 14-day free trial
    • Fully managed – no setup, no ops
    • AWS hosted (6 regions)
    • Automatic updates and backups
    • Community support
  • OEM / SaaSContact sales
    • Redistribution rights
    • Embedded engine (not exposed standalone)
    • Unlimited queries
    • Unlimited compute
    • Unlimited replicas
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Amazon Neptune
Memgraph
CLI
Amazon Neptune
Memgraph
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon Neptune
Memgraph
Self-hosted
Amazon Neptune
Memgraph
On-premise
Amazon Neptune
Memgraph

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

Memgraph

Leader
5 total
  • Kafka
  • Pulsar
  • Redpanda
  • Cognee
  • AWS (via Marketplace)
Independently observed

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