Memgraph vs Neo4j

Memgraph vs Neo4j
Fact	Memgraph	Neo4j
Language	C++	Java
Licence	Other	GPL-3.0
Stars	4.6k	17k
Latest	v3.13.1	3.2.0-alpha08
Last push	2026-10-06	2026-09-22
Release cadence	about 30 days between releases	too few releases
Active contributors	12 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	72 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Memgraph replaces Neo4j. Alternatives to Neo4j →
PartialSpeaks Bolt and Cypher, so Neo4j drivers connect; the Cypher dialect differs in places and APOC and GDS procedures are only partly covered.

v3.13.12026-09-14Added experimental, Enterprise-only FIPS 140-3 support: a new memgraph/memgraph:<version>-fips Docker image bundling th…
v3.13.02026-09-09The APOC compatibility names apoc.convert.fromJsonList and apoc.convert.toJson now resolve to the C++ convert module (c…
v3.12.02026-07-15The deprecated high availability startup flags --instance-down-timeout-sec and --instance-health-check-frequency-sec ha…
v3.11.02026-06-17--query-modules-directory is now ignored on coordinator instances and query modules are no longer loaded there. The emb…
v3.10.12026-05-15Fixed Memgraph and MAGE Docker containers failing to start when there are no command line arguments provided, e.g. dock…

3.3.0-beta012017-09-15Release 3.3.0-beta01pre-release
3.2.0-alpha082017-04-11Overwriting property with same value no longer generates write command \#9056
3.1.02016-12-13Release Notes: 3.1.0
3.1.0-M12-beta22016-10-24Release Notes: 3.1.0-BETA2pre-release
3.1.0-BETA12016-10-22Release Notes: Neo4j 3.1.0-BETA1pre-release

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