Amazon Neptune
Fully managed graph database service that automatically scales to analyze connected data and enhance generative AI accuracy
- Also known as
- amazon-neptune
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
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.
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.
Pay-as-you-go pricing with on-demand, serverless, and savings plan options. No minimum fees or upfront commitments for on-demand/serverless.
On-demand
Pay-as-you-go pricing with no minimum fees or upfront commitments
- No minimum fees
- No upfront commitments
- Flexible configuration
Serverless
Automatically scales graph workloads with no minimum fees or upfront commitments
- Automatic scaling
- No minimum fees
- No upfront commitments
Database Savings Plans
Flexible pricing model offering savings in exchange for commitment to specific usage over 1-year term
- Savings vs. on-demand
- 1-year commitment
Neptune Analytics
Analytic database engine for fast analytics over graph data. Billed per m-NCU (each m-NCU = 1 GB memory + compute/networking for 1 hour). Pause capability costs 10% of normal compute price.
- Fast analytics on billions of connections
- In-memory storage
- Optimized graph algorithms
- Low-latency queries
- Vector search
- Pause/resume capability
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 (2)
Independently observed- Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases
- Strands AI Agents SDK
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.
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- OrientDBhigh · 77%
- DgraphA scalable distributed GraphQL database optimized for real-time graph queriesmedium · 60%
- Neo4jA graph database platform for modeling and querying interconnected data with relationships and connectionsmedium · 70%
- NebulaGraphA scalable, distributed graph database built for high-performance AI and analytics applicationsmedium · 71%
Compare Amazon Neptune
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 50 | 0.07 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 55 | 0.05 | 3.0 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 58 | 0.04 | 2.2 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 14 | 0.04 | 0.6 | ✓ |
| Price level | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 5 | 0.12 | 0.0 | - |
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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 · 2026-08-13 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 2 | mediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 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% |
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