# Neo4j vs TigerGraph

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Neo4j

| Attribute | Neo4j | TigerGraph |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 49.7 (70% (medium)) | 42.5 (75% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 3 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1,698 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 17,141 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | TigerGraph is a graph database that connects and understands relationships in data to enable context-aware enterprise AI and analytics. It performs fast multi-hop reasoning across connected data for fraud detection, customer intelligence, compliance, and other regulated business use cases at enterprise scale. |
| features.capabilities | `{"storage":"native","workload":"both","consistency":"strong","distributed":"clustered","graph_model":"property_graph","licence_class":"source_available","vector_search":true,"query_language":"Cypher","replication_ha":true,"full_text_search":"built_in","standard_support":true,"acid_transactions":"full"}` | `{"storage":"native","workload":"both","consistency":"strong","distributed":"clustered","graph_model":"property_graph","licence_class":"proprietary","query_language":"GSQL, GraphQL, GQL","replication_ha":true,"standard_support":false}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 13 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Spring Framework"},{"name":"GraphQL"},{"name":"StepZen"},{"name":"Apache Kafka"},{"name":"Apache Spark"}]` | `[{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"Apache Spark"},{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"Apache Iceberg"},{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"MinIO"},{"name":"Ceph"},{"name":"Wasabi"},{"name":"Kerberos"},{"name":"SAML"},{"name":"OIDC"},{"name":"LDAP"},{"name":"GraphQL"}]` |
| language.primary | Java | - |
| license.spdx | GPL-3.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"freemium","summary":"Free tier and community edition available; commercial managed and self-hosted options","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://neo4j.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:52:51.087Z"}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Basic","summary":"Pay-per-use VM instances and storage","commitment":"monthly","description":"Entry-level tier with 7-day backup retention","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"Pay-per-use VM instances and storage","commitment":"monthly","description":"Mid-tier with 14-day backup retention","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing for annual and longer commitments","description":"Enterprise tier with 28-day backup retention and long-term commitment options","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Insights","components":[{"of":"compute_usage","kind":"percentage","rate":10}]},{"name":"GraphStudio"},{"name":"GraphQL Service"}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing on compute instances and storage; free tier available","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.tigergraph.com/savanna-pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:33:57.146Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| release.cadence_days | 2 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/releases/tag/3.3.0-beta01","date":"2017-09-15T12:28:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.3.0-beta01"},{"url":"https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/releases/tag/3.2.0-alpha08","date":"2017-04-11T08:47:47Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.0-alpha08"},{"url":"https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/releases/tag/3.1.0","date":"2016-12-13T07:40:12Z","type":"stable","version":"3.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/releases/tag/3.1.0-M12-beta2","date":"2016-10-24T21:41:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.1.0-M12-beta2"},{"url":"https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/releases/tag/3.1.0-BETA1","date":"2016-10-22T01:28:20Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.1.0-BETA1"},{"url":"https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/releases/tag/3.1.0-M10","date":"2016-10-22T01:31:06Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.1.0-M10"},{"url":"https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/releases/tag/3.1.0-M09","date":"2016-10-22T01:32:47Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.1.0-M09"},{"url":"https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/releases/tag/3.0.6","date":"2016-10-22T01:30:15Z","type":"stable","version":"3.0.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/releases/tag/2.3.7","date":"2016-10-22T01:32:04Z","type":"stable","version":"2.3.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/releases/tag/3.0.0-RC1","date":"2016-04-16T00:31:05Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.0.0-RC1"},{"url":"https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/releases/tag/2.2.7","date":"2015-11-16T00:19:03Z","type":"stable","version":"2.2.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/releases/tag/2.3.1","date":"2015-11-21T00:07:23Z","type":"stable","version":"2.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/releases/tag/2.3.0","date":"2015-11-21T00:03:17Z","type":"stable","version":"2.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/releases/tag/2.2.6","date":"2015-11-16T00:14:55Z","type":"stable","version":"2.2.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/releases/tag/2.2.5","date":"2015-09-04T08:54:59Z","type":"stable","version":"2.2.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/releases/tag/2.2.4","date":"2015-09-04T08:53:33Z","type":"stable","version":"2.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/releases/tag/2.2.3","date":"2015-06-24T16:41:08Z","type":"stable","version":"2.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/releases/tag/2.3.0-M02","date":"2015-06-23T17:12:47Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.3.0-M02"},{"url":"https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/releases/tag/2.2.2","date":"2015-05-21T22:23:52Z","type":"stable","version":"2.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/releases/tag/2.3.0-M01","date":"2015-05-19T13:55:35Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.3.0-M01"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.95 | 99.95 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 4.4 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"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"}` | - |

## Capabilities (Graph Databases)

| Capability | Neo4j | TigerGraph |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Model** |  |  |
| Graph model | Property graph | Property graph |
| Query language(s) | Cypher | GSQL, GraphQL, GQL |
| **Transactions** |  |  |
| ACID transactions | Full | - |
| Consistency model | Strong | Strong |
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| Storage | Native graph | Native graph |
| Distributed / scale | Clustered | Clustered |
| Replication / HA | ✓ | ✓ |
| OLTP vs OLAP | Both | Both |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | - | - |
| **Search** |  |  |
| Full-text search | Built-in | - |
| Built-in vector search | ✓ | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Source-available | Proprietary |
| **Portability** |  |  |
| openCypher / TinkerPop standard | ✓ | ✗ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:46:22.218Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*