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Neo4j
The world's leading graph database
As of 30 August 2026, Neo4j is free to use. Neo4j is a native graph database, designed from the ground up to leverage data relationships. Softwr lists it under Databases. Neo4j is made by Neo4j Inc., launched in 2007, available on Linux, Windows, macOS, Self-hosted.
Overview
What Neo4j does
Neo4j is a native graph database, designed from the ground up to leverage data relationships. It stores and manages data in its natural, connected state, enabling lightning-fast query performance. Neo4j is ideal for fraud detection, real-time recommendations, and knowledge graphs.
What people use it for
- Graph database for learning and exploration
- Production workloads requiring high availability and multi-zone redundancy
- Enterprise deployments needing custom infrastructure
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The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Neo4j.
- AuraDB Free has no service availability SLA, no backups and no point-in-time recovery
- AuraDB Free imposes limits on node and relationship counts and runs single-zone only
- SSO authentication and role-based access control are excluded from AuraDB Free and AuraDB Professional, starting only at Business Critical at $146 per GB per month with a 2GB minimum cluster
- AuraDB Professional starts at $65 per GB per month with a minimum 1GB cluster and caps at 128GB memory per instance
- AuraDB Professional backups are daily with only 7-day retention, against 30 days on Business Critical
- Customer managed keys and private endpoints are available only on AuraDB Virtual Dedicated Cloud, which is quote only with no published price
- Change data capture, query log forwarding, secondaries and access to Neo4j Professional Services are excluded below the Business Critical tier
- Support on AuraDB Free is community only and AuraDB Professional is best effort, with 24x7 one-hour response starting at Business Critical
- AuraDB Virtual Dedicated Cloud is sold on prepaid contract terms with enterprise commercial negotiation rather than self-serve card payment
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Pricing
What Neo4j costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- Learning and exploration access
- No credit card required
- All graph tools included
AuraDB Professional
$65 /GB/month
- 1GB minimum cluster
- Hourly billing available ($0.09/hour for 1GB)
- Daily backups with 7-day retention
- Single-zone availability
- Support: Best-effort
AuraDB Business Critical
$146 /GB/month
- 2GB minimum cluster
- Hourly billing available ($0.40/hour for 2GB)
- Up to 512GB maximum
- Daily backups with 30-day retention
- Hourly point-in-time recovery
- 99.95% uptime SLA
Virtual Dedicated Cloud
On request
- Custom pricing via sales contact
- Dedicated VPC infrastructure
- Hourly backups with 60-day retention
- Enhanced 24/7 support
Community Edition
Free
- Free, GPL3-licensed
- Community-based support
- Unlimited local use
Capabilities
Features
Native Graph Storage
Cypher Query Language
ACID Transactions
High Availability
Graph Data Science
Full-text Search
Native Indexes
GraphQL
Integration with GraphQL
Spring Data
Integration with Spring Data
Apache Spark
Integration with Apache Spark
Kafka
Integration with Kafka
GDS Library
Integration with GDS Library
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
Is Neo4j free?
Neo4j offers a free tier (AuraDB Free) for learning and exploration with no credit card required. Community Edition is also free and GPL3-licensed. Paid tiers start at $65/GB per month for AuraDB Professional.
SourceWhat does Neo4j's Professional tier include?
AuraDB Professional costs $65/GB per month with a 1GB minimum cluster, includes daily backups with 7-day retention, single-zone availability, and best-effort support. Hourly billing is available at $0.09/hour per GB.
SourceWhat is Neo4j's most advanced pricing tier?
AuraDB Business Critical costs $146/GB per month with a 2GB minimum and includes multi-zone redundancy, 99.95% uptime SLA, 24/7 premium support with one-hour response times, and point-in-time recovery.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Neo4j
- Company
- Neo4j Inc.
- Based in
- San Mateo, California
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