Comparison

FalkorDB vs Neo4j

No clear leader: FalkorDB (54.5) 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.

FalkorDB full profile →Neo4j full profile →

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FalkorDB55

Neo4j50

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	FalkorDB	Neo4j
Vioscale score	55 / 100medium · 62%	50 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	high	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	5
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	4.4
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FFalkorDB%2FFalkorDB&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 4 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.neo4j%3Aneo4j&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.95
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	1,698
Github starsadoption.github_stars	5,659	17,141
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	23,016	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	55	3
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	6	2
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	GPL-3.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	Java
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

FalkorDB55 / 100medium · 62%

Neo4j50 / 100medium · 70%

Pricing

Free tier

FalkorDB✓

Neo4j✓

Model

FalkorDBcommercial

Neo4jcommercial

Price level

FalkorDBhigh

Neo4jlow

Transparent

FalkorDB✓

Neo4j✗

Integrations

Count

FalkorDB–

Neo4j5

Security

Disclosure policy

FalkorDB–

Neo4j✓

Gdpr

FalkorDB–

Neo4j✓

Hipaa

FalkorDB–

Neo4j✓

Scorecard

FalkorDB–

Neo4j4.4

Soc2

FalkorDB✓

Neo4j–

Vulnerabilities

FalkorDBCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FFalkorDB%2FFalkorDB&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Neo4jCount: 4 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.neo4j%3Aneo4j&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Reliability

Sla pct

FalkorDB–

Neo4j99.95

Status page

FalkorDB–

Neo4j✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

FalkorDB0

Neo4j1,698

Github stars

FalkorDB5,659

Neo4j17,141

Package downloads weekly

FalkorDB23,016

Neo4j–

Activity

Commits last 30d

FalkorDB55

Neo4j3

Release

Cadence days

FalkorDB6

Neo4j2

History

FalkorDB20 items

Neo4j20 items

License

Spdx

FalkorDBMIT

Neo4jGPL-3.0

Language

Primary

FalkorDBRust

Neo4jJava

Market

Availability

FalkorDBAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Neo4jAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Graph Databases
Capability	FalkorDB	Neo4j
Model
Graph model	Property graph	Property graph
Query language(s)	graph traversal (natural language queries supported)	Cypher
Transactions
ACID transactions	-	Full
Consistency model	-	Strong
Architecture
Storage	Native graph	Native graph
Distributed / scale	Clustered	Clustered
Replication / HA	✓	✓
OLTP vs OLAP	Transactional	Both
Deployment
Deployment	Self-hosted	-
Search
Full-text search	-	Built-in
Built-in vector search	✓	✓
Licensing
Licence class	-	Source-available
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard	-	✓

Model

Graph model

FalkorDBProperty graph

Neo4jProperty graph

Query language(s)

FalkorDBgraph traversal (natural language queries supported)

Neo4jCypher

Transactions

ACID transactions

FalkorDB-

Neo4jFull

Consistency model

FalkorDB-

Neo4jStrong

Architecture

Storage

FalkorDBNative graph

Neo4jNative graph

Distributed / scale

FalkorDBClustered

Neo4jClustered

Replication / HA

FalkorDB✓

Neo4j✓

OLTP vs OLAP

FalkorDBTransactional

Neo4jBoth

Deployment

FalkorDBSelf-hosted

Neo4j-

Full-text search

FalkorDB-

Neo4jBuilt-in

Built-in vector search

FalkorDB✓

Neo4j✓

Licensing

Licence class

FalkorDB-

Neo4jSource-available

Portability

openCypher / TinkerPop standard

FalkorDB-

Neo4j✓

What each one is

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

FalkorDB

An open-source graph database built on Redis that combines graph traversal with vector search for AI/ML workloads, offering multi-tenancy, real-time analytics, and cloud or self-hosted deployment options.

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.

FalkorDB

from $73/moUsage-basedFree tier

From $73/GB/month for Startup tier. Free tier available.

FREEFree
- Multi-Graph / Multi-Tenancy
- Graph Access Control
- Community Support
STARTUP$73/GB/month
- Multi-Graph / Multi-Tenancy
- Graph Access Control
- TLS
- Automated Backups (Every 12 Hours)
- Community Support
PRO$350/8GB/month
- Multi-Graph / Multi-Tenancy
- Graph Access Control
- TLS
- Cluster Deployment
- High Availability
- +5 more
ENTERPRISEContact sales
- All features from PRO
- VPC
- Advanced Monitoring
- Custom Automated Backups
- Enterprise 24/7 Support
- +1 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Neo4j

freemiumFree tier

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

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	FalkorDB	Neo4j
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

FalkorDB✗

Neo4j✓

Linux

FalkorDB✓

Neo4j✗

CLI

FalkorDB✓

Neo4j✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

FalkorDB✓

Neo4j✓

Self-hosted

FalkorDB✓

Neo4j✓

Integrations

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

FalkorDB

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.