Comparison

Dgraph vs Neo4j

On the evidence we track, Neo4j leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Dgraph50
★Neo4j55
Score
vioscaleAI score
Dgraph50 / 100medium · 60%
Neo4j55 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Dgraph–
Neo4j✓
Model
Price level
Dgraphfree
Neo4jlow
Transparent
Dgraph–
Neo4j✗
Integrations
Count
Dgraph–
Neo4j8
Reliability
Sla pct
Dgraph–
Neo4j99.95
Status page
Dgraph–
Neo4j✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Dgraph9
Neo4j1,698
Github stars
Dgraph21,807
Neo4j17,272
Activity
Commits last 30d
Dgraph11
Neo4j48
Release
Cadence days
Dgraph13
Neo4j2
History
Dgraph20 items
License
Spdx
Language
Primary
DgraphGo
Neo4jJava
Market
Availability
Dgraph–
Content
Faq
Dgraph5 items
Neo4j7 items

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
Neo4jManaged
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

A distributed graph database that combines the scalability of NoSQL systems with SQL-like transactions and ACID guarantees. It processes queries in parallel across a cluster to deliver fast results for complex graph operations over terabytes of data.

Independently observed

Neo4j

Leader

A managed cloud graph database that stores data as interconnected entities and relationships, designed for knowledge graphs, AI applications, and complex relationship analysis.

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

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier
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✓
On-premise
Dgraph✗
Neo4j✓
Hybrid
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

Leader
9 total
  • Spring Framework
  • GraphQL
  • StepZen
  • Apache Kafka
  • Apache Spark
  • Couchbase
  • Kafka
  • JDBC
  • LDAP
Independently observed
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Dgraph or Neo4j: which one depends on you

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