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ArangoDB alternatives
4 tools to consider instead of ArangoDB, shown against it.
| ArangoDB | Neo4j | TigerGraph | Dgraph | NebulaGraph | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Vendor | ArangoDB Inc. (operating as Arango) | Neo4j, Inc. | TigerGraph, Inc. | Hypermode (an Istari Digital company) | vesoft inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pricing model | Quote only | Free tier + paid plans | Usage-based | Open source + paid options | Free tier + paid plans | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted | Cloud, Self-hosted | Cloud, Self-hosted | Self-hosted | Cloud, Self-hosted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Open source | No (BSL-1.1) | No | No | Yes (Apache-2.0) | Yes (Apache-2.0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best for | Teams that want graph traversals and document queries against the same dataset without running two databases. | Teams doing fraud detection, recommendations or knowledge graphs who want the most mature Cypher/graph tooling ecosystem. | Enterprises needing deep multi-hop graph analytics at scale, such as fraud rings or complex supply-chain networks. | Teams building a GraphQL-first application that want the graph store and API layer combined. | Teams operating very large, high-throughput graphs (social, recommendation, risk) who want an open-source, horizontally scaled store. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pricing | Community edition is free for non-production use; ArangoGraph cloud and Enterprise self-managed require contacting sales for a quote. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | AuraDB is billed per GB/month above a free tier; self-managed Community edition is free, Enterprise requires a quote.
Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget. | Savanna cloud is billed per GB of graph data per month plus elastic storage; self-managed Community edition is free, Enterprise is quoted.
Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget. | Core database is free and open source; enterprise features and managed offerings are arranged directly with Hypermode. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Open-Source Edition is free; Enterprise and NebulaGraph Cloud pricing require contacting sales, with a 14-day cloud trial.
Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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