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Comparison

FalkorDB vs Neo4j

No clear leader: FalkorDB (56.8) and Neo4j (54.9) 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.

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FalkorDB57
Neo4j55
Score
vioscaleAI score
FalkorDB57 / 100medium · 64%
Neo4j55 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
FalkorDB✓
Neo4j✓
Model
FalkorDBcommercial
Neo4jfreemium
Price level
FalkorDBhigh
Neo4jlow
Starting price
FalkorDB$73
Neo4j–
Transparent
FalkorDB✓
Neo4j✗
Integrations
Count
FalkorDB–
Neo4j8
Security
Disclosure policy
FalkorDB–
Neo4j✓
Gdpr
FalkorDB–
Neo4j✓
Hipaa
FalkorDB–
Neo4j✓
Scorecard
FalkorDB–
Neo4j4.4
Soc2
FalkorDB✓
Neo4j–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
FalkorDB–
Neo4j99.95
Status page
FalkorDB✓
Neo4j✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
FalkorDB0
Neo4j1,698
Github stars
FalkorDB10,017
Neo4j17,272
Package downloads weekly
FalkorDB86,202
Neo4j–
Activity
Commits last 30d
FalkorDB94
Neo4j48
Release
Cadence days
FalkorDB6
Neo4j2
History
FalkorDB20 items
Neo4j20 items
License
Spdx
FalkorDBMIT
Neo4jGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
FalkorDBRust
Neo4jJava
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
FalkorDB7 items
Neo4j7 items

Capabilities

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

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
Deployment
FalkorDBSelf-hosted
Neo4jManaged
Search
Full-text search
FalkorDBBuilt-in
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

A multi-tenant graph database that combines graph traversal with vector search to power AI applications, supporting distributed deployment and industry-standard Cypher queries.

Independently observed

Neo4j

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.

FalkorDB

from $73/moHybridFree tier

Free tier plus paid plans from $73/month

  • FreeFree
    • Multi-Graph
    • Multi-Tenancy
    • Graph Access Control
    • Community Support
  • Startup$73/month
    • Multi-Graph
    • Multi-Tenancy
    • Graph Access Control
    • TLS
    • VPC
    • +8 more
  • Pro$350/month
    • Multi-Graph
    • Multi-Tenancy
    • Graph Access Control
    • TLS
    • VPC
    • +8 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom configuration
    • Enterprise 24/7 support
as of verify ↗

Neo4j

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
FalkorDB✓
Neo4j✓
CLI
FalkorDB✓
Neo4j✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
FalkorDB✓
Neo4j✓
Self-hosted
FalkorDB✓
Neo4j✓
On-premise
FalkorDB✓
Neo4j✓
Hybrid
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

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

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