Neo4j vs OrientDB
No clear leader: Neo4j (54.9) and OrientDB (53.6) 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.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for graph databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Neo4j
A managed cloud graph database that stores data as interconnected entities and relationships, designed for knowledge graphs, AI applications, and complex relationship analysis.
OrientDB
An open-source database that unifies multiple data models in one system, including graphs, documents, and text indexing, with flexible schema options.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
OrientDB
Free open-source. Paid support from €1,000/month.
- CommunityFree
- Discussion
- Issue Tracker
- Documentation
- Basic€1,000/month
- Direct Support by mail
- Query Support
- Advanced€4,000/month
- Support on Upgrade
- Emergency Patch
- Security Escalation
- Application Model Definition
- ConsultancyContact sales
- On Site Support
- Custom consultancy
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Neo4j
- Spring Framework
- GraphQL
- StepZen
- Apache Kafka
- Apache Spark
- Couchbase
- Kafka
- JDBC
- LDAP
OrientDB
- Gremlin Server (TinkerPop)
Neo4j or OrientDB: 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.