Neo4j vs Protégé
Neo4j
neo4j.comProtégé
protege.stanford.eduSide by side
| Figure | Neo4j | Protégé |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $65/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Knowledge Graph Software | 8.6 (#7) | 8.5 (#8) |
Plans
Neo4j
- AuraDB FreeFree
- AuraDB Professional$65 a month
- AuraDB Business Critical$146 a month
- AuraDB Virtual Dedicated CloudPriced on request
In their own words
Neo4j
Neo4j is a property graph database for storing and querying connected data. It supports Cypher and GQL, ACID transactions, graph algorithms, replication, and vector search. Deployment options include self-hosted, hybrid, multi-cloud, and fully managed cloud, while the listed platform is self-hosted. Its tools include native language drivers, GraphQL and Cypher tools, visualization tools, and connectors for Confluent Cloud, Apache Kafka, cloud data warehouses, and BI tools. AuraDB Free costs nothing, billed monthly, and requires no payment method; it includes one database instance, single-zone deployment, and no service availability SLA. AuraDB Professional costs $65 a month and offers a 14-day free trial. AuraDB Business Critical costs $146 a month and includes a three-zone cluster and a 99.95% uptime SLA. AuraDB includes encryption at rest and in transit, and Neo4j provides role-based access controls. Neo4j Ops Manager administers and monitors deployments centrally. Support options range from best effort to 24x7 premium support with a one-hour response.
Protégé
Protégé is a free ontology editor for building and managing ontologies, offered as Protégé Desktop and the browser-based WebProtégé. Both editions support OWL 2 and are described as cross-compatible. WebProtégé supports collaborative viewing and editing, with sharing, permissions, threaded discussions, watches, email notifications, and revision history. Ontologies can be uploaded and downloaded in formats including RDF/XML, Turtle, OWL/XML, and OBO. Protégé Desktop connects directly to description logic reasoners such as HermiT and Pellet. It can keep multiple ontologies in one workspace and provides structure visualization, inference explanations, and refactoring operations. Desktop is written in Java and can be extended with plug-ins. The project provides documentation including FAQs, tutorials, user guides, and developer documentation. Free support is available through mailing lists monitored by team members and experienced community users; users must subscribe before posting. The project says researchers, organisations, and governments worldwide use Protégé. Desktop is community maintained, with Damien Goutte-Gattat identified as its current primary maintainer.