Comparison

Dgraph vs Neo4j

No clear leader: Dgraph (50.3) and Neo4j (49.7) 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Dgraph50
Neo4j50
Score
Vioscale score
Dgraph50 / 100medium · 60%
Neo4j50 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tier
Dgraph
Neo4j
Model
Price level
Dgraphfree
Neo4jlow
Transparent
Dgraph
Neo4j
Integrations
Count
Dgraph
Neo4j5
Reliability
Sla pct
Dgraph
Neo4j99.95
Status page
Dgraph
Neo4j
Adoption
Dependent repos
Dgraph9
Neo4j1,698
Github stars
Dgraph21,780
Neo4j17,141
Activity
Commits last 30d
Dgraph13
Neo4j3
Release
Cadence days
Dgraph13
Neo4j2
History
Dgraph20 items
License
Spdx
Language
Primary
DgraphGo
Neo4jJava
Market
Availability
Dgraph

Capabilities

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

Model
Graph model
DgraphProperty graph
Neo4jProperty graph
Query language(s)
DgraphGraphQL
Neo4jCypher
Transactions
ACID transactions
DgraphFull
Neo4jFull
Consistency model
DgraphStrong
Neo4jStrong
Architecture
Storage
DgraphNative graph
Neo4jNative graph
Distributed / scale
DgraphSharded
Neo4jClustered
Replication / HA
Dgraph
Neo4j
OLTP vs OLAP
DgraphTransactional
Neo4jBoth
Deployment
Deployment
DgraphSelf-hosted
Neo4j-
Search
Full-text search
DgraphBuilt-in
Neo4jBuilt-in
Built-in vector search
Dgraph
Neo4j
Licensing
Licence class
DgraphPermissive OSS
Neo4jSource-available
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard
Dgraph-
Neo4j

What each one is

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

Dgraph

An open-source, horizontally scalable GraphQL database providing ACID transactions and consistent replication across distributed clusters. Built for handling complex queries over large datasets with strong consistency guarantees.

Independently observed

Neo4j

Neo4j is a graph database designed to organize and query connected data using a native graph model. It provides an intuitive query language and tools for discovering patterns and relationships across complex, interconnected datasets.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Dgraph

Open source
as of verify ↗

Neo4j

freemiumFree tier

Free tier and community edition available; commercial managed and self-hosted options

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Dgraph
Neo4j
Linux
Dgraph
Neo4j
CLI
Dgraph
Neo4j
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Dgraph
Neo4j
Self-hosted
Dgraph
Neo4j

Integrations

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

Dgraph

Not documented yet.

Neo4j

5 total
  • Spring Framework
  • GraphQL
  • StepZen
  • Apache Kafka
  • Apache Spark
Independently observed

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