Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Surrealdb
SurrealDB clearly comes out ahead of Neo4j on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Neo4j's paid plans start at $65/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Neo4j Inc. | SurrealDB Ltd. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsSales & CRM | DevelopmentData & Analytics |
| Categories | database | database |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Surrealdb
usage based
freemium
custom
| Feature | neo4j | surrealdb |
|---|---|---|
| 24X7 Support | ||
| Additional Support Options | ||
| Build Production-Ready Apps | ||
| Cloud Rbac And Abac | ||
| Daily Backups With 30-Day Retention And Hourly Point-In-Time Restore | ||
| Community Support | ||
| Highly Available 3-Zone Cluster With 99.95% Uptime Sla | ||
| Daily Automated Backups | ||
| Learn And Explore Graphs | ||
| Fault Tolerant Deployments | ||
| Role-Based Access Control | ||
| Horizontal Scalability | ||
| Scale Apps For Enterprise Use | ||
| Limited Compute Node Size | ||
| Single-Tenant Storage | ||
| Social Authentication | ||
| Standard Support | ||
| Surreal Sidekick Ai Copilot | ||
| Team Collaboration | ||
| Vertical Scalability |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, SurrealDB comes out ahead overall, though Neo4j can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Neo4j and SurrealDB offer a free tier.
SurrealDB scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Neo4j is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
