# Amazon Aurora, Amazon Neptune vs OrientDB Comparison

| | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 3.9 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 457 | 30 | 60 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (38.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (58.6% of reviews) | Small-Business (46.6% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | FREE | 

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## 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**

### OrientDB

**Not enough data**

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (409 reviews) | 8.9 (26 reviews) | 8.3 (52 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (411 reviews) | 9.1 (27 reviews) | 7.7 (53 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.6 (259 reviews) | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 8.2 (29 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.7 (180 reviews) | 9.0 (10 reviews) | 7.6 (27 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.7 (395 reviews) | 9.2 (24 reviews) | 7.4 (43 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.7 (177 reviews) | 8.5 (10 reviews) | 7.8 (23 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.5 (395 reviews) | 9.6 (27 reviews) | 6.9 (52 reviews) | 

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## 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

### OrientDB

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Community

Price: FREE

Description: The Community Edition is released with Apache2 license, that means FREE for any purpose.


[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/orientdb/pricing)

#### Free Trial

No

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Relational Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Aurora** | 8.8/10 | 313 |
| **Amazon Neptune** | N/A | N/A |
| **OrientDB** | N/A | N/A |

#### Management 

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **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 | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **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 | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **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 | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **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 | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **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 | 

### Key Value Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Aurora** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon Neptune** | N/A | N/A |
| **OrientDB** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Cache** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Support

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Document Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Aurora** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon Neptune** | N/A | N/A |
| **OrientDB** | 8.3/10 | 7 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Built - In Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Event Triggers** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Performance

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Query Optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.7 (5 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Support

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **BI Connectors** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Graph Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Aurora** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon Neptune** | 9.2/10 | 8 |
| **OrientDB** | 7.8/10 | 12 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | Not enough data | 9.4 (6 reviews) | 8.6 (11 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 7.8 (9 reviews) | 
| **Built - In Search** | Not enough data | 9.7 (5 reviews) | 8.2 (11 reviews) | 
| **Event Triggers** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 7.5 (6 reviews) | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 8.6 (11 reviews) | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 6.9 (6 reviews) | 

#### Performance

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Query Optimization** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 7.3 (8 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 7.5 (6 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 7.9 (7 reviews) | 
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | 9.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Support

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 7.9 (8 reviews) | 
| **BI Connectors** | Not enough data | 9.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 7.8 (9 reviews) | 

### Database as a Service (DBaaS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Aurora** | 8.7/10 | 220 |
| **Amazon Neptune** | 9.2/10 | 22 |
| **OrientDB** | N/A | N/A |

#### Configuration

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **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 | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **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 | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **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 | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **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 | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **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 | 

### NoSQL Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Aurora** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon Neptune** | N/A | N/A |
| **OrientDB** | N/A | N/A |

#### Database Features

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **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 | 

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## Categories

**Unique to Amazon Aurora (2):** [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas), [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases)

**Unique to Amazon Neptune (2):** [Graph Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/graph-databases), [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas)

**Unique to OrientDB (3):** [Document Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/document-databases), [Graph Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/graph-databases), [Key Value Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/key-value-databases)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Amazon Aurora | Amazon Neptune | OrientDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 38.3% | 58.6% | 46.6% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 33.3% | 17.2% | 37.9% | 
| **Enterprise** | 28.4% | 24.1% | 15.5% | 

### 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%

#### OrientDB

- **Information Technology and Services:** 25.9%
- **Computer Software:** 20.7%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.4%
- **Computer Networking:** 3.4%
- **Online Media:** 3.4%
- **Education Management:** 3.4%
- **Entertainment:** 3.4%
- **Internet:** 3.4%
- **Financial Services:** 3.4%
- **Government Administration:** 3.4%
- **Other:** 25.9%

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## 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 (1677 reviews)

### Alternatives to Amazon Neptune

- [Neo4j Graph Database](https://www.g2.com/products/neo4j-graph-database/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (133 reviews)
- [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)
- [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 OrientDB

- [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)
- [MongoDB](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (557 reviews)
- [Redis Software](https://www.g2.com/products/redis-software/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (134 reviews)
- [Neo4j Graph Database](https://www.g2.com/products/neo4j-graph-database/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (133 reviews)
- [Amazon DynamoDB](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-web-services-aws-amazon-dynamodb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (530 reviews)
- [Couchbase](https://www.g2.com/products/couchbase/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (150 reviews)
- [Cayley](https://www.g2.com/products/cayley/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (11 reviews)
- [ScyllaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/scylladb/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (427 reviews)
- [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (371 reviews)

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## 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.

### OrientDB

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-aurora-vs-amazon-neptune-vs-orientdb)