# Amazon Neptune vs Memgraph

| Attribute | Amazon Neptune | Memgraph |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 58.1 (73% (medium)) | 54.9 (58% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 4,617 |
| 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":"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. It is indexed under Graph Databases.","source":"https://memgraph.com/pricing","question":"What is Memgraph?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Memgraph offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Community Edition, Enterprise Edition – AI Platform, Enterprise Edition – Graph Analytics and Memgraph Cloud. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://memgraph.com/pricing","question":"Is Memgraph free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Memgraph supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://memgraph.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Memgraph support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Memgraph can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://memgraph.com/pricing","question":"Can Memgraph be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for Memgraph, including Kafka, Pulsar, Redpanda, Cognee and AWS (via Marketplace). This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://memgraph.com/pricing","question":"What does Memgraph integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Memgraph. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Memgraph not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://memgraph.com/policies/privacy-policy","question":"What security certifications does Memgraph have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Memgraph is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU. The vendor is headquartered in Croatia.","source":"https://memgraph.com/pricing","question":"Where is Memgraph available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"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. | 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. |
| 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":"self_hosted","consistency":"strong","distributed":"clustered","graph_model":"property_graph","licence_class":"permissive","vector_search":true,"query_language":"Cypher","replication_ha":true,"full_text_search":"built_in","standard_support":true,"acid_transactions":"full"}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 9 |
| 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":"Kafka"},{"name":"Pulsar"},{"name":"Redpanda"},{"name":"Cognee"},{"name":"AWS (via Marketplace)"},{"name":"LangChain","native":true,"category":"ai_framework","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"LlamaIndex","native":true,"category":"ai_framework","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"OpenAI","native":true,"category":"ai_models","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Cohere","native":true,"category":"ai_models","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Apache Spark","native":false,"category":"data_integration","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Kerberos","native":true,"category":"authentication","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"LDAP","native":true,"category":"directory","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"MCP","native":true,"category":"protocol","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"LiteLLM","native":false,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Neo4j","native":false,"direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | - | C++ |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":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"]}` | `{"type":"free","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community Edition","features":["Cypher query language","Python client libraries","LangChain and LlamaIndex integrations","40+ graph algorithms"],"description":"Fully functional community edition, free forever","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Community Edition is free. Enterprise and managed cloud pricing available upon request.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://memgraph.com","retrievedAt":"2026-10-15T20:29:28.752Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | free |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.15,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| release.cadence_days | - | 18 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.13.2","date":"2026-10-09T12:05:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.13.1","date":"2026-09-14T12:41:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.13.0","date":"2026-09-09T09:45:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.12.0","date":"2026-07-15T09:26:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.11.0","date":"2026-06-17T10:34:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.10.1","date":"2026-05-15T09:42:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.10.0","date":"2026-05-13T10:45:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.9.0","date":"2026-03-25T11:44:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.8.1","date":"2026-02-17T22:02:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.8.0","date":"2026-02-11T10:45:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.7.2","date":"2025-12-23T10:44:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.7.1","date":"2025-11-25T13:48:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.7.0","date":"2025-11-19T10:16:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.6.2","date":"2025-11-04T10:36:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.6.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.6.1","date":"2025-10-16T17:44:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.6.0","date":"2025-10-08T09:55:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.5.2","date":"2025-09-25T11:55:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.5.1","date":"2025-09-11T15:19:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.5.0","date":"2025-08-27T08:37:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph/releases/tag/v3.4.0","date":"2025-07-10T09:14:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.0"}]` |
| 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 | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://aws.amazon.com/security/ | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=memgraph%2Fmemgraph-mcp&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Graph Databases)

| Capability | Amazon Neptune | Memgraph |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Model** |  |  |
| Graph model | Multi-model | Property graph |
| Query language(s) | Gremlin, openCypher, SPARQL | Cypher |
| **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 | Self-hosted |
| **Search** |  |  |
| Full-text search | None | Built-in |
| Built-in vector search | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Proprietary | Permissive OSS |
| **Portability** |  |  |
| openCypher / TinkerPop standard | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:51:39.977Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*