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Neo4j AuraDB vs PuppyGraph comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Neo4j AuraDB
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
4.6
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Managed NoSQL Databases (4th)
PuppyGraph
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
NoSQL Databases (21st)
 

Featured Reviews

Rajveer Mathur - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior AI ML Engineer at Brillio Technologies
Graph-based knowledge has streamlined interconnected support queries and improves debugging
If I say so, how Neo4j AuraDB can be improved, at a very minute level, I can say that the graphs, if I want things to be in three dimensions. Currently we get them in two dimensions. When we scale this up, the maps become complicated, and in two dimensions things can be complex in visualization purposes. When we put in filters, the connections also vanish sometimes. The visualization side is something that could help. Additionally, if there is a voice search capability, which we can implement, that would add more functionality. With so much AI involved, AI could be helpful if we put in our data and enable it to give insights from the networks already developed in the graph. Some insights could be shown to our client, indicating that their data already contains meaningful insights, which could serve an analytical purpose. Voice search on the graph would be easily understandable and provide faster outputs to the customer.
reviewer2867994 - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Virtual graph modeling has accelerated feature selection and now needs a path to a persistent graph
PuppyGraph is a virtual graph and not a real graph data model. However, at some point in time, once we freeze this as the graph and the graph data model, we would like to extend to a proper graph, mainly because some of the attributes in the source will change over a period of time. We would like to maintain the historical data. Therefore, once we build a virtual layer, we need a real concrete graph layer. PuppyGraph has not provided the concrete graph layer or a mechanism by which we can build our own concrete layer on top of the virtual layer. This functionality will be needed if we have to keep the investment on PuppyGraph after we discover what attributes we need. If we need to continue with PuppyGraph, we need a compelling reason. It has to be extended with a real graph database solution. PuppyGraph could be improved because at some point in time, it always connects to the source system, which means that the source system will always be overloaded because it is a virtual graph. At some point in time, we should be able to decide to bring in the data, but PuppyGraph does not have the support for it. It always depends on the source. The source systems are overloaded once we finalize the graph. PuppyGraph does not have a real native engine for a graph. It has to be extended with a native engine for a graph in the future.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable features of Neo4j AuraDB include its flexible data model and broad language support."
"The stability and reliability of Neo4j AuraDB have been very good, as it is a managed service with a 99.95% SLA, so the stability is impressive and I have not faced any outages when the product stopped working abruptly during my tenure of one and a half years."
"The best features Neo4j AuraDB offers are that it is easy to quickly build a solution with their tooling."
"Neo4j Aura is a technically strong and capable managed graph database, and it has been valuable for research and production use."
"The most beneficial things in terms of AuraDB are its speed, its good pricing, the multi-cloud availability."
"Overall, Neo4j AuraDB has increased our deployment speed, improved system stability, and lowered operational costs, making our entire database stack more efficient and scalable."
"Neo4j helped us decrease our development time and also the storage level, which was very much helpful."
"The tool is easy to use."
"PuppyGraph is the best answer."
 

Cons

"For me, the thing that was the most painful is the seven-day expiration where you need to reactivate or restart it."
"I've experienced it crashing a few times, so stability could be better."
"If I say so, how Neo4j AuraDB can be improved, at a very minute level, I can say that the graphs, if I want things to be in three dimensions."
"Some features can help if they can visualize graphs better."
"There’s room for improvement in Neo4j AuraDB, especially on the developer side. The learning curve can be steep, and the interface for developing and pushing code can be unnecessarily complex. It might be beneficial to simplify this process to help developers ramp up more quickly. Working with graph databases like Neo4j can be more challenging than standard databases, particularly for juniors and those new to graph technology. Streamlining the development process could make it easier for new users to get up to speed. This would be particularly useful for teams with less experience in graph databases. If I could add a feature to Neo4j AuraDB, I’d focus on improving the Bloom interface. It’s excellent for visualizing smaller datasets, but navigating through it becomes challenging as the data grows—say, past 100,000nodes. The interface works well for beginners but doesn’t scale effectively for more advanced users of large datasets. I want a UI that bridges the gap between the easy-to-use Bloom interface and more complex, text-based tools. This would help manage larger datasets more efficiently and improve performance."
"Cost is another factor to consider, as Neo4j AuraDB can be relatively expensive and resource-intensive compared to some alternatives."
"In terms of AuraDB, the conversations have always been around scalability."
"A production database service was suspended without prior notice, and a platform-side marketplace transition effectively forced migration."
"PuppyGraph is not a long-term solution as it is a virtual graph. Eventually, after we get the model right, we needed to move to Memgraph, another graph database."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am using an open-source version of Neo4j AuraDB."
"The tool's enterprise edition is very expensive."
"Neo4j AuraDB is reasonably priced, especially considering it removes the need for cloud administration and associated costs. It's a good deal for the professional version, as it includes managed services, which reduces the overhead compared to setting up your own infrastructure. The cost can be higher for enterprise-scale projects, but that's often due to the scale and complexity of the project rather than the product itself. Startups sometimes overestimate their needs and jump to enterprise pricing too quickly, leading to higher costs than necessary."
"I used the free tier."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Media Company
7%
Construction Company
28%
Insurance Company
26%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
4%
 

Company Size

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Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Neo4j AuraDB?
We explored the startup credit program and secured $16,000 in credits, which significantly reduced our initial cost.
What is your primary use case for Neo4j AuraDB?
My main use case for Neo4j AuraDB is to create a knowledge graph with data that represents a waterway network and infrastructure. I get the data from sources such as URIs or OpenStreetMap and creat...
What advice do you have for others considering Neo4j AuraDB?
I would recommend playing with the databases locally first. I am grateful for the free tier, as it gave me an opportunity to share early projects with others without any incurred costs. I suggest a...
What needs improvement with PuppyGraph?
PuppyGraph is a virtual graph and not a real graph data model. However, at some point in time, once we freeze this as the graph and the graph data model, we would like to extend to a proper graph, ...
What is your primary use case for PuppyGraph?
The main use case for PuppyGraph is establishing a graph data model layer on top of our existing systems. We do not want to bring in a new product which is completely graph-oriented, mainly because...
What advice do you have for others considering PuppyGraph?
There are no concrete recommendations. The important thing is that if they have to choose PuppyGraph, they need to have the clarity that PuppyGraph is not a long-term solution. Only if they have a ...
 

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