Comparison

Memgraph vs Neo4j

On the evidence we track, Memgraph leads this comparison with a composite score of 57/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Memgraph57

Neo4j50

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	MemgraphLeader	Neo4j
Vioscale score	57 / 100medium · 59%updating	50 / 100medium · 70%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5	5
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	4.4
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=memgraph%2Fmemgraph-mcp&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	4,364	17,141
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	88	3
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	18	2
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	GPL-3.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C++	Java
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ HR	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Memgraph57 / 100medium · 59%updating

Neo4j50 / 100medium · 70%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Memgraph✓

Neo4j✓

Model

Memgraphfreemium

Neo4jcommercial

Price level

Memgraphlow

Neo4jlow

Transparent

Memgraph✓

Neo4j✗

Integrations

Count

Memgraph5

Neo4j5

Security

Disclosure policy

Memgraph–

Neo4j✓

Gdpr

Memgraph✓

Neo4j✓

Hipaa

Memgraph–

Neo4j✓

Scorecard

Memgraph–

Neo4j4.4

Vulnerabilities

MemgraphCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=memgraph%2Fmemgraph-mcp&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

Memgraph–

Neo4j99.95

Status page

Memgraph–

Neo4j✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Memgraph0

Neo4j1,698

Github stars

Memgraph4,364

Neo4j17,141

Activity

Commits last 30d

Memgraph88

Neo4j3

Release

Cadence days

Memgraph18

Neo4j2

History

Memgraph20 items

Neo4j20 items

License

Spdx

Memgraph–

Neo4jGPL-3.0

Language

Primary

MemgraphC++

Neo4jJava

Market

Availability

MemgraphAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ HR

Neo4jAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

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

Model

Graph model

MemgraphProperty graph

Neo4jProperty graph

Query language(s)

MemgraphCypher

Neo4jCypher

Transactions

ACID transactions

MemgraphFull

Neo4jFull

Consistency model

MemgraphStrong

Neo4jStrong

Architecture

Storage

MemgraphNative graph

Neo4jNative graph

Distributed / scale

MemgraphClustered

Neo4jClustered

Replication / HA

Memgraph✓

Neo4j✓

OLTP vs OLAP

MemgraphBoth

Neo4jBoth

Deployment

MemgraphSelf-hosted

Neo4j-

Full-text search

MemgraphBuilt-in

Neo4jBuilt-in

Built-in vector search

Memgraph✓

Neo4j✓

Licensing

Licence class

MemgraphPermissive OSS

Neo4jSource-available

Portability

openCypher / TinkerPop standard

Memgraph✗

Neo4j✓

What each one is

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

Memgraph

Leader

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.

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.

Memgraph

Leader

HybridFree tier30-day trial

Community Edition free forever. Enterprise and Cloud require contact or trial signup. Simple memory-based pricing with no per-query, per-compute, or per-replica charges.

Community EditionFree
- Full in-memory graph database
- ACID transactions with on-disk persistence
- High-availability replication
- Cypher query language
- Stream connectors (Kafka, Pulsar, Redpanda)
- +3 more
Enterprise Edition – AI PlatformContact sales
- Unlimited vector indexes
- Role-based and label-based access control
- SSO (Entra ID, Okta, OIDC, SAML)
- LDAP/PAM authentication
- Multi-tenancy
- +6 more
Enterprise Edition – Graph AnalyticsContact sales
- Role-based and label-based access control
- SSO (Entra ID, Okta, OIDC, SAML)
- LDAP/PAM authentication
- Multi-tenancy
- Automatic failover
- +5 more
Memgraph CloudStart with 14-day free trial
- Fully managed – no setup, no ops
- AWS hosted (6 regions)
- Automatic updates and backups
- Community support
OEM / SaaSContact sales
- Redistribution rights
- Embedded engine (not exposed standalone)
- Unlimited queries
- Unlimited compute
- Unlimited replicas
- +3 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	Memgraph	Neo4j
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Memgraph✓

Neo4j✓

CLI

Memgraph✓

Neo4j✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Memgraph✓

Neo4j✓

Self-hosted

Memgraph✓

Neo4j✓

On-premise

Memgraph✓

Neo4j✗

Integrations

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

Memgraph

Leader

5 total

Kafka
Pulsar
Redpanda
Cognee
AWS (via Marketplace)

Independently observed

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.