Comparison

Neo4j vs Virtuoso

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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Neo4j50
Virtuoso35
Score
Vioscale score
Neo4j50 / 100medium · 70%
Virtuoso35 / 100medium · 62%
Pricing
Free tier
Neo4j
Virtuoso
Model
Price level
Neo4jlow
Virtuosohigh
Transparent
Neo4j
Virtuoso
Integrations
Count
Neo4j5
Virtuoso6
Reliability
Sla pct
Neo4j99.95
Virtuoso
Status page
Neo4j
Virtuoso
Adoption
Dependent repos
Neo4j1,698
Virtuoso1
Github stars
Neo4j17,141
Virtuoso973
Package downloads weekly
Neo4j
Virtuoso22
Activity
Commits last 30d
Neo4j3
Virtuoso16
Release
Cadence days
Neo4j2
Virtuoso143
History
Virtuoso19 items
License
Spdx
Neo4jGPL-3.0
VirtuosoBSD
Language
Primary
Neo4jJava
VirtuosoC

Capabilities

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

Model
Graph model
Neo4jProperty graph
VirtuosoRDF / triple
Query language(s)
Neo4jCypher
VirtuosoSPARQL
Transactions
ACID transactions
Neo4jFull
Virtuoso-
Consistency model
Neo4jStrong
Virtuoso-
Architecture
Storage
Neo4jNative graph
Virtuoso-
Distributed / scale
Neo4jClustered
Virtuoso-
Replication / HA
Neo4j
Virtuoso-
OLTP vs OLAP
Neo4jBoth
VirtuosoBoth
Deployment
Deployment
Neo4j-
VirtuosoSelf-hosted
Search
Full-text search
Neo4jBuilt-in
Virtuoso-
Built-in vector search
Neo4j
Virtuoso-
Licensing
Licence class
Neo4jSource-available
Virtuoso-
Portability
openCypher / TinkerPop standard
Neo4j
Virtuoso-

What each one is

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

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

Virtuoso

Enterprise-grade platform designed to consolidate and govern data from diverse sources—databases, knowledge graphs, file systems, and APIs—with built-in support for AI agents and language model integration.

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
freemiumFree tier

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

as of verify ↗

Virtuoso

from $99.99/moPerpetual licence

From $99.99 perpetual license, Enterprise custom pricing

  • Personal$99.99 one-time
  • Developer$199 one-time
  • Project$499 one-time
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Unlimited Concurrent Sessions
    • Unlimited CPU Cores
    • Server-Grade Operating Systems
    • Enterprise Support
    • Custom Licensing Terms
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Neo4j
Virtuoso
macOS
Neo4j
Virtuoso
Windows
Neo4j
Virtuoso
Linux
Neo4j
Virtuoso
CLI
Neo4j
Virtuoso
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Neo4j
Virtuoso
Self-hosted
Neo4j
Virtuoso

Integrations

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

Neo4j

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

Virtuoso

6 total
  • SQLAlchemy
  • RDFLib
  • SQL databases
  • NoSQL databases
  • Linked Data sources
  • APIs
Independently observed

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