Amazon Neptune
Auto-scaling graph database that improves generative AI accuracy through relationship data
- Vendor
- Amazon Web Services, Inc.
- Also known as
- amazon-neptune
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is Amazon Neptune?
A fully managed, serverless graph database that automatically scales for handling billions of relationships. Supports standard query languages and provides ACID transactions, replication, and encryption to enhance AI applications with better context.
Amazon Neptune pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Usage-based pricing. Free tier for 30 days. Options: on-demand hourly, serverless per capacity unit, or annual savings plan.
On-demand
Hourly billing with no upfront commitments or long-term contracts required
Serverless
Automatic scaling that adjusts capacity to meet workload demands
Database Savings Plan
Commitment-based discount with 1-year contract term
What Amazon Neptune does
The capabilities that matter for graph databases, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Graph model
- Multi-model
- Query language(s)
- Gremlin, openCypher, SPARQL
- ACID transactions
- Full
- Consistency model
- -
- Storage
- -
- Distributed / scale
- Sharded
- Replication / HA
- ✓
- OLTP vs OLAP
- Both
- Deployment
- Managed
- Full-text search
- None
- Built-in vector search
- ✓
- Licence class
- Proprietary
- openCypher / TinkerPop standard
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (6)
Independently observed- Amazon Bedrock•
- Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases
- Strands AI Agents SDK
- LangChain•
- Strands AI•
- GraphStorm•
Security & compliance
Independently observed- SOC 2active
- FedRAMP · Moderate and Highactive
- HIPAAactive
Amazon Neptune FAQ
Common questions about Amazon Neptune, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Amazon Neptune?
A cloud-based graph database that scales serverlessly and analyzes relationships across structured and unstructured data. Designed to improve AI application accuracy through integrated GraphRAG capabilities and support for agentic memory tools. It is indexed under Graph Databases.
Source: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm
How much does Amazon Neptune cost?
Amazon Neptune is sold across 4 plans: On-demand, Serverless, Database Savings Plans and Neptune Analytics. We have not confirmed a published price for every tier. There is no free tier. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://aws.amazon.com/neptune/
What platforms does Amazon Neptune support?
Amazon Neptune supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm
Can Amazon Neptune be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Amazon Neptune, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
Source: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm
Where is Amazon Neptune available?
Amazon Neptune is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.
Source: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm
Amazon Neptune alternatives
Other graph databases we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- FalkorDBA graph database for building AI applications with vector search and multi-tenant supportmedium · 64%
- MemgraphIn-memory graph database for real-time AI systems and analyticsmedium · 58%
- Neo4jA graph database platform for modeling data relationships and powering AI applicationsmedium · 69%
- JanusGraphA distributed, open-source graph database built for massive scalemedium · 67%
- OrientDBAn integrated data platform supporting graphs, documents, and searchhigh · 77%
- DgraphAn open-source, distributed database for managing large-scale graph data with real-time query performancemedium · 60%
Compare Amazon Neptune
Side by side against other graph databases, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Amazon Neptune, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security posture | 75 | 0.12 | 9.2 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 0.07 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.04 | 3.3 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 45 | 0.05 | 2.4 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 58 | 0.04 | 2.2 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 20 | 0.04 | 0.9 | ✓ |
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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 5 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 58% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Workload: both · Deployment: managed · Distributed: sharded · Graph model: multi_model · Licence class: proprietary · Vector search: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 4 | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 50% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure policy | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
| Certifications | SOC 2, FedRAMP, HIPAA | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60% |
| Fedramp | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 75% |
| Gdpr | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 75% |
| Hipaa | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 75% |
| Pci | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 75% |
| Soc2 | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 75% |
| Trust center | https://aws.amazon.com/security/ | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60% |
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