Comparison

NebulaGraph vs Neo4j

On the evidence we track, Neo4j leads this comparison with a composite score of 50/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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NebulaGraph41

★Neo4j50

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	NebulaGraph	Neo4jLeader
Vioscale score	41 / 100medium · 61%	50 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	7	5
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.2	4.4
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.vesoft%3Anebula-spark-connector&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	5	1,698
Github starsadoption.github_stars	12,365	17,141
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	0	3
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	74	2
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	GPL-3.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C++	Java
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

NebulaGraph41 / 100medium · 61%

Neo4j50 / 100medium · 70%

Pricing

Free tier

NebulaGraph✓

Neo4j✓

Model

NebulaGraphcommercial

Neo4jcommercial

Price level

NebulaGraphlow

Neo4jlow

Transparent

NebulaGraph✗

Neo4j✗

Integrations

Count

NebulaGraph7

Neo4j5

Security

Disclosure policy

NebulaGraph–

Neo4j✓

Gdpr

NebulaGraph✓

Neo4j✓

Hipaa

NebulaGraph–

Neo4j✓

Scorecard

NebulaGraph6.2

Neo4j4.4

Vulnerabilities

NebulaGraphCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.vesoft%3Anebula-spark-connector&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

NebulaGraph–

Neo4j99.95

Status page

NebulaGraph–

Neo4j✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

NebulaGraph5

Neo4j1,698

Github stars

NebulaGraph12,365

Neo4j17,141

Activity

Commits last 30d

NebulaGraph0

Neo4j3

Release

Cadence days

NebulaGraph74

Neo4j2

History

NebulaGraph20 items

Neo4j20 items

License

Spdx

NebulaGraphApache-2.0

Neo4jGPL-3.0

Language

Primary

NebulaGraphC++

Neo4jJava

Market

Availability

NebulaGraphAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ 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	NebulaGraph	Neo4j
Model
Graph model	Property graph	Property graph
Query language(s)	nGQL, OpenCypher, ISO-GQL	Cypher
Transactions
ACID transactions	Full	Full
Consistency model	Strong	Strong
Architecture
Storage	Pluggable backend	Native graph
Distributed / scale	Sharded	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

NebulaGraphProperty graph

Neo4jProperty graph

Query language(s)

NebulaGraphnGQL, OpenCypher, ISO-GQL

Neo4jCypher

Transactions

ACID transactions

NebulaGraphFull

Neo4jFull

Consistency model

NebulaGraphStrong

Neo4jStrong

Architecture

Storage

NebulaGraphPluggable backend

Neo4jNative graph

Distributed / scale

NebulaGraphSharded

Neo4jClustered

Replication / HA

NebulaGraph✓

Neo4j✓

OLTP vs OLAP

NebulaGraphBoth

Neo4jBoth

Deployment

NebulaGraphSelf-hosted

Neo4j-

Full-text search

NebulaGraphBuilt-in

Neo4jBuilt-in

Built-in vector search

NebulaGraph✓

Neo4j✓

Licensing

Licence class

NebulaGraphPermissive OSS

Neo4jSource-available

Portability

openCypher / TinkerPop standard

NebulaGraph✓

Neo4j✓

What each one is

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

NebulaGraph

NebulaGraph is a distributed graph database built for processing complex relationship data with millisecond latency. It enables fraud detection, recommendations, knowledge graphs, and real-time analytics across large interconnected datasets for enterprises.

Independently observed

Neo4j

Leader

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.

NebulaGraph

from $0.35/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

Free open-source edition; enterprise licensing and managed cloud options available

Open-source EditionFree
- Subset of core features
- Graph query language support (nGQL/openCypher, ISO-GQL)
- Graph algorithms and analytics
- Community support
Enterprise EditionContact sales
- Enhanced performance
- Enterprise-grade stability and security
- Premium support service
- Multiple deployment methods
- Advanced features: REST API, vector search, multi-graph queries, plugin management
- +3 more
NebulaGraph CloudFrom $0.35/hour (beta pricing with 70% discount); 14-day free trial
- One-click deployment and scaling
- High availability with multi-data center replication
- Automatic backup and restoration
- Integrated visualization tools (Nebula Studio, Explorer, Dashboard)
- Fine-grained access control

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Neo4j

Leader

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	NebulaGraph	Neo4j
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

NebulaGraph✗

Neo4j✓

Linux

NebulaGraph✓

Neo4j✗

CLI

NebulaGraph✓

Neo4j✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

NebulaGraph✓

Neo4j✓

Self-hosted

NebulaGraph✓

Neo4j✓

Integrations

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

NebulaGraph

7 total

Azure Marketplace
AWS (planned)
Google Cloud Platform (planned)
Nebula Studio
Nebula Explorer
Nebula Dashboard
ElasticSearch

Independently observed

Neo4j

Leader

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.