Comparison

Memgraph vs Neo4j

No clear leader: Memgraph (54.9) 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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Memgraph55
Neo4j55
Score
vioscaleAI score
Memgraph55 / 100medium · 58%
Neo4j55 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Memgraph✓
Neo4j✓
Model
Memgraphfree
Price level
Memgraphfree
Neo4jlow
Transparent
Memgraph✗
Neo4j✗
Integrations
Count
Memgraph9
Neo4j8
Reliability
Sla pct
Memgraph–
Neo4j99.95
Status page
Memgraph–
Neo4j✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Memgraph0
Neo4j1,698
Github stars
Memgraph4,617
Neo4j17,272
Activity
Commits last 30d
Memgraph100
Neo4j48
Release
Cadence days
Memgraph18
Neo4j2
History
Memgraph20 items
License
Spdx
Memgraph–
Neo4jGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
MemgraphC++
Neo4jJava
Market
Content
Faq
Memgraph7 items
Neo4j7 items

Capabilities

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

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
Deployment
MemgraphSelf-hosted
Neo4jManaged
Search
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

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

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.

Memgraph

FreeFree tier

Community Edition is free. Enterprise and managed cloud pricing available upon request.

  • Community EditionFree
    • Cypher query language
    • Python client libraries
    • LangChain and LlamaIndex integrations
    • 40+ graph algorithms
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
Memgraph✓
Neo4j✓
macOS
Memgraph✓
Neo4j✗
Windows
Memgraph✓
Neo4j✗
Linux
Memgraph✓
Neo4j✗
CLI
Memgraph✓
Neo4j✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Memgraph✓
Neo4j✓
Self-hosted
Memgraph✓
Neo4j✓
On-premise
Memgraph✗
Neo4j✓
Hybrid
Memgraph✗
Neo4j✓

Integrations

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

In common (3)
  • Kafka
  • Apache Spark
  • LDAP

Memgraph

15 total - 12 not shared
  • Pulsar
  • Redpanda
  • Cognee
  • AWS (via Marketplace)
  • LangChain
  • LlamaIndex
  • OpenAI
  • Cohere
  • Kerberos
  • MCP
  • LiteLLM
  • Neo4j
Independently observed

Neo4j

9 total - 6 not shared
  • Spring Framework
  • GraphQL
  • StepZen
  • Apache Kafka
  • Couchbase
  • JDBC
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Memgraph or Neo4j: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

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