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Comparison

Neo4j vs OrientDB

No clear leader: OrientDB (54.5) and Neo4j (49.7) 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.

Neo4j full profile →OrientDB full profile →
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Neo4j50
OrientDB55
Score
Vioscale score
Neo4j50 / 100medium · 70%
OrientDB55 / 100high · 78%
Pricing
Free tier
Neo4j✓
OrientDB✓
Model
Neo4jcommercial
OrientDBfreemium
Price level
Neo4jlow
OrientDBhigh
Transparent
Neo4j✗
OrientDB✓
Integrations
Count
Neo4j5
OrientDB1
Security
Disclosure policy
Neo4j✓
OrientDB–
Gdpr
Neo4j✓
OrientDB–
Hipaa
Neo4j✓
OrientDB–
Scorecard
Neo4j4.4
OrientDB6.3
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Neo4j99.95
OrientDB–
Status page
Neo4j✓
OrientDB✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Neo4j1,698
OrientDB569
Github stars
Neo4j17,141
OrientDB4,983
Package downloads weekly
Neo4j–
OrientDB550
Activity
Commits last 30d
Neo4j3
OrientDB62
Release
Cadence days
Neo4j2
OrientDB34
History
Neo4j20 items
OrientDB20 items
License
Spdx
Neo4jGPL-3.0
OrientDBApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Neo4jJava
OrientDBJava
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Model
Graph model
Neo4jProperty graph
OrientDBProperty graph
Query language(s)
Neo4jCypher
OrientDBOrient SQL (implied)
Transactions
ACID transactions
Neo4jFull
OrientDBFull
Consistency model
Neo4jStrong
OrientDB-
Architecture
Storage
Neo4jNative graph
OrientDBNative graph
Distributed / scale
Neo4jClustered
OrientDBClustered
Replication / HA
Neo4j✓
OrientDB✓
OLTP vs OLAP
Neo4jBoth
OrientDBBoth
Deployment
Deployment
Neo4j-
OrientDBSelf-hosted
Search
Full-text search
Neo4jBuilt-in
OrientDBVia index
Built-in vector search
Neo4j✓
OrientDB✗
Licensing
Licence class
Neo4jSource-available
OrientDB-
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard
Neo4j✓
OrientDB✓

What each one is

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

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

OrientDB

An open-source NoSQL database that combines graph and document data models in one scalable platform, optimized for high-performance operations with physical record linkage and millisecond-level graph traversal regardless of database size.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Neo4j

freemiumFree tier

Free tier and community edition available; commercial managed and self-hosted options

as of verify ↗

OrientDB

from €1000/moHybridFree tier

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
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Neo4j✓
OrientDB✓
macOS
Neo4j✗
OrientDB✓
Windows
Neo4j✗
OrientDB✓
Linux
Neo4j✗
OrientDB✓
CLI
Neo4j✓
OrientDB✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Neo4j✓
OrientDB✗
Self-hosted
Neo4j✓
OrientDB✓

Integrations

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

Neo4j

5 total
  • Spring Framework
  • GraphQL
  • StepZen
  • Apache Kafka
  • Apache Spark
Independently observed

OrientDB

1 total
  • Gremlin Server (TinkerPop)
Independently observed

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