# Amazon Aurora, Amazon Neptune vs Neo4j Graph Database Comparison | | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 457 | 30 | 133 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (38.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (58.6% of reviews) | Small-Business (43.5% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | Free | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Amazon Aurora Pros: - Scalability (14 reviews) - Availability (12 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (20 reviews) - AWS Dependency (7 reviews) ### Amazon Neptune **Not enough data** ### Neo4j Graph Database Pros: - Database Management (1 reviews) - Design Flexibility (1 reviews) Cons: - Backup Issues (1 reviews) - Data Management Issues (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (409 reviews) | 8.9 (26 reviews) | 8.5 (73 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (411 reviews) | 9.1 (27 reviews) | 8.2 (75 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.6 (259 reviews) | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 8.7 (31 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.7 (180 reviews) | 9.0 (10 reviews) | 8.0 (28 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.7 (395 reviews) | 9.2 (24 reviews) | 8.5 (64 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.7 (177 reviews) | 8.5 (10 reviews) | 8.8 (24 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.5 (395 reviews) | 9.6 (27 reviews) | 9.0 (68 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Amazon Aurora #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Amazon Neptune #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Neo4j Graph Database #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: AuraDB Free Price: Free Description: A fully-managed graph database for free; no commitment required. Key Features: - console.neo4j.io [Learn more about Neo4j Graph Database](https://www.g2.com/products/neo4j-graph-database/reviews) #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Database Management Systems (DBMS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon Aurora** | N/A | N/A | | **Amazon Neptune** | N/A | N/A | | **Neo4j Graph Database** | N/A | N/A | #### Management | Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Data dictionary** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Query Language** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Modeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Performance Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Maintenance | Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Migration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Backup and Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-User Environment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **User Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Relational Databases | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon Aurora** | 8.8/10 | 313 | | **Amazon Neptune** | N/A | N/A | | **Neo4j Graph Database** | N/A | N/A | #### Management | Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Schema** | 8.7 (209 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Query Language** | 8.6 (210 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **ACID - Complaint** | 8.8 (208 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Replication** | 8.9 (212 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Support | Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Text Search** | 8.3 (207 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Types** | 8.6 (214 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Languages** | 8.4 (206 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Operating Systems** | 8.6 (204 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Database Locking** | 8.7 (203 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Access Control** | 8.7 (206 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Encryption** | 8.9 (207 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Authentication** | 8.8 (204 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Performance | Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Disaster Recovery** | 8.9 (209 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Concurrency** | 8.7 (205 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Workload Management** | 8.8 (203 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Advanced Indexing** | 8.6 (202 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Query Optimizer** | 8.5 (202 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Database Features | Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Storage** | 9.1 (296 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Availability** | 9.2 (295 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Stability** | 9.0 (291 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Scalability** | 9.2 (288 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Security** | 9.0 (287 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Manipulation** | 8.5 (283 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Query Language** | 8.6 (291 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Graph Databases | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon Aurora** | N/A | N/A | | **Amazon Neptune** | 9.2/10 | 8 | | **Neo4j Graph Database** | 7.5/10 | 23 | #### Data Management | Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Model** | Not enough data | 9.4 (6 reviews) | 7.7 (22 reviews) | | **Data Types** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 8.3 (20 reviews) | | **Built - In Search** | Not enough data | 9.7 (5 reviews) | 8.0 (20 reviews) | | **Event Triggers** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 7.5 (14 reviews) | | **Query Language** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 8.2 (21 reviews) | #### Availability | Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.1 (12 reviews) | | **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 6.9 (13 reviews) | #### Performance | Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Query Optimization** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 7.4 (19 reviews) | #### Security | Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Role-Based Authorization** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 7.9 (15 reviews) | | **Authentication** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 8.0 (16 reviews) | | **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | 9.7 (5 reviews) | 7.6 (15 reviews) | | **Encryption** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 7.1 (14 reviews) | #### Support | Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Multi-Model** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 7.2 (15 reviews) | | **BI Connectors** | Not enough data | 9.7 (5 reviews) | 6.2 (15 reviews) | | **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 7.7 (17 reviews) | ### Database as a Service (DBaaS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon Aurora** | 8.7/10 | 220 | | **Amazon Neptune** | 9.2/10 | 22 | | **Neo4j Graph Database** | N/A | N/A | #### Configuration | Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Application Performance** | 8.9 (205 reviews) | 9.1 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Orchestration** | 8.6 (191 reviews) | 8.9 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Database Monitoring** | 8.6 (203 reviews) | 8.9 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Anomaly Detection** | 8.3 (182 reviews) | 8.8 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Network Security** | 8.8 (198 reviews) | 9.5 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Database Administration | Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Provisioning** | 8.7 (197 reviews) | 9.2 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Governance** | 8.6 (181 reviews) | 8.6 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Auditing** | 8.5 (181 reviews) | 8.7 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Availability | Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Scalability** | 9.1 (197 reviews) | 8.8 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Backup** | 9.1 (195 reviews) | 9.4 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Archiving** | 8.8 (188 reviews) | 8.9 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Indexing** | 8.7 (188 reviews) | 8.9 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Masking** | 8.7 (133 reviews) | 10.0 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Authentication And Single Sign-On** | 8.6 (133 reviews) | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Anonymization** | 8.5 (126 reviews) | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Data Management | Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Replication** | 8.9 (135 reviews) | 9.7 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Advanced Data Analytics** | 8.5 (125 reviews) | 10.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas) **Unique to Amazon Aurora (1):** [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases) **Unique to Amazon Neptune (1):** [Graph Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/graph-databases) **Unique to Neo4j Graph Database (2):** [Graph Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/graph-databases), [Database Management Systems (DBMS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-management-systems-dbms) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | Neo4j Graph Database | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 38.3% | 58.6% | 43.5% | | **Mid-Market** | 33.3% | 17.2% | 29.8% | | **Enterprise** | 28.4% | 24.1% | 26.7% | ### By Industry #### Amazon Aurora - **Information Technology and Services:** 22.9% - **Computer Software:** 21.3% - **Computer & Network Security:** 4.9% - **Financial Services:** 4.2% - **Education Management:** 3.7% - **Retail:** 3.5% - **Banking:** 3.0% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.3% - **Consulting:** 2.1% - **Telecommunications:** 2.1% - **Other:** 30.1% #### Amazon Neptune - **Computer Software:** 20.0% - **Accounting:** 13.3% - **Information Technology and Services:** 13.3% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 10.0% - **Animation:** 3.3% - **Arts and Crafts:** 3.3% - **Automotive:** 3.3% - **Banking:** 3.3% - **Business Supplies and Equipment:** 3.3% - **Consumer Goods:** 3.3% - **Other:** 23.3% #### Neo4j Graph Database - **Computer Software:** 25.2% - **Information Technology and Services:** 16.8% - **Internet:** 5.3% - **Telecommunications:** 4.6% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.1% - **Higher Education:** 3.1% - **Financial Services:** 3.1% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.1% - **Transportation/Trucking/Railroad:** 2.3% - **Pharmaceuticals:** 2.3% - **Other:** 31.3% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Amazon Aurora - [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1011 reviews) - [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (366 reviews) - [Azure SQL Database](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-sql-database/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (241 reviews) - [Google Cloud Spanner](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-spanner/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (36 reviews) - [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2284 reviews) - [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (371 reviews) - [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews) - [MariaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (226 reviews) - [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (620 reviews) - [MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1678 reviews) ### Alternatives to Amazon Neptune - [Arango](https://www.g2.com/products/arango/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (115 reviews) - [Azure Cosmos DB](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-cosmos-db/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (68 reviews) - [OrientDB](https://www.g2.com/products/orientdb/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (60 reviews) - [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (371 reviews) - [Dgraph](https://www.g2.com/products/dgraph/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (22 reviews) - [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1011 reviews) - [ScyllaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/scylladb/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (427 reviews) - [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews) - [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (620 reviews) - [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (366 reviews) ### Alternatives to Neo4j Graph Database - [Arango](https://www.g2.com/products/arango/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (115 reviews) - [Azure Cosmos DB](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-cosmos-db/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (68 reviews) - [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1011 reviews) - [Redis Software](https://www.g2.com/products/redis-software/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (134 reviews) - [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (754 reviews) - [Amazon DynamoDB](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-web-services-aws-amazon-dynamodb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (530 reviews) - [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2284 reviews) - [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (620 reviews) - [OrientDB](https://www.g2.com/products/orientdb/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (60 reviews) - [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (908 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Amazon Aurora - Title: [What is Amazon Aurora used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-amazon-aurora-used-for) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Amazon Aurora is a fully managed relational database engine designed for the cloud, compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL. It's used for providing high..." - Title: [What is Amazon Aurora vs RDS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-amazon-aurora-vs-rds) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "AWS (Amazon Web Services) offers both Amazon Aurora and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) as database services, however, they have slightly different..." ### Amazon Neptune No discussions available for this product. ### Neo4j Graph Database - Title: [Is neo4j enterprise free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-neo4j-enterprise-free) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "If you are a student aiming to be acquire new-age data science skills; enroll for an academic course and you can use it for free for certification purposes. " - Title: [What is neo4j good for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-neo4j-good-for) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Information has always been served in tabular forms majorly due to the early requirements of the banking industry. Soon, spreadsheets became a tool to assess..." - Title: [What companies use neo4j?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-companies-use-neo4j) — 1 comment *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Great question. This page https://neo4j.com/customers/ has a shortlist of referenceable customers. Comcast, eBay, Adobe, and Microsoft, to name a few. " - Title: [What are some of the benefits provided by the neo4j DBMS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-some-of-the-benefits-provided-by-the-neo4j-dbms) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Very easy to grow database schema over time" --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-aurora-vs-amazon-neptune-vs-neo4j-graph-database)