Comparison

Neo4j vs TigerGraph

On the evidence we track, Neo4j leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Neo4j55
TigerGraph41
Score
vioscaleAI score
Neo4j55 / 100medium · 69%
TigerGraph41 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Neo4j✓
TigerGraph✓
Model
TigerGraphfreemium
Price level
Neo4jlow
TigerGraphlow
Transparent
Neo4j✗
TigerGraph✗
Integrations
Count
Neo4j8
TigerGraph6
Reliability
Sla pct
Neo4j99.95
TigerGraph99.95
Status page
Neo4j✓
TigerGraph–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Neo4j1,698
TigerGraph–
Github stars
Neo4j17,272
TigerGraph–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Neo4j48
TigerGraph–
Release
Cadence days
Neo4j2
TigerGraph–
History
TigerGraph–
License
Spdx
Neo4jGPL-3.0
TigerGraph–
Language
Primary
Neo4jJava
TigerGraph–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Neo4j7 items
TigerGraph5 items

Capabilities

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

Model
Graph model
Neo4jProperty graph
TigerGraphProperty graph
Query language(s)
Neo4jCypher
TigerGraphGSQL, GraphQL, GQL
Transactions
ACID transactions
Neo4jFull
TigerGraph-
Consistency model
Neo4jStrong
TigerGraphStrong
Architecture
Storage
Neo4jNative graph
TigerGraphNative graph
Distributed / scale
Neo4jClustered
TigerGraphClustered
Replication / HA
Neo4j✓
TigerGraph✓
OLTP vs OLAP
Neo4jBoth
TigerGraphBoth
Deployment
Deployment
Neo4jManaged
TigerGraph-
Search
Full-text search
Neo4jBuilt-in
TigerGraph-
Built-in vector search
Neo4j✓
TigerGraph-
Licensing
Licence class
Neo4jSource-available
TigerGraphProprietary
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard
Neo4j✓
TigerGraph✗

What each one is

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

Neo4j

Leader

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

TigerGraph

A graph database platform that models relationships between data points, supporting enterprise deployments with features for compliance, fraud detection, real-time identity verification, and integration with existing enterprise infrastructure.

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

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier
as of verify ↗

TigerGraph

Usage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing on compute instances and storage; free tier available

  • BasicPay-per-use VM instances and storage
  • PremiumPay-per-use VM instances and storage
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Neo4j✓
TigerGraph✓
CLI
Neo4j✓
TigerGraph✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Neo4j✓
TigerGraph✓
Self-hosted
Neo4j✓
TigerGraph✓
On-premise
Neo4j✓
TigerGraph✗
Hybrid
Neo4j✓
TigerGraph✗

Integrations

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

In common (4)
  • GraphQL
  • Apache Spark
  • Kafka
  • LDAP

Neo4j

Leader
9 total - 5 not shared
  • Spring Framework
  • StepZen
  • Apache Kafka
  • Couchbase
  • JDBC
Independently observed

TigerGraph

15 total - 11 not shared
  • Snowflake
  • Apache Iceberg
  • AWS S3
  • MinIO
  • Ceph
  • Wasabi
  • Kerberos
  • SAML
  • OIDC
  • S3
  • Amazon S3
Independently observed
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