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Compare Amazon Neptune and Azure Cosmos DB 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon Neptune
Star Rating
(45)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon NeptuneAzure Cosmos DB
Star Rating
(110)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure Cosmos DBSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Reviewers mention that Amazon Neptune excels in data replication with a score of 9.7, highlighting its robust capabilities for maintaining data consistency across multiple regions, while Azure Cosmos DB scores lower at 8.1, indicating potential challenges in this area.
- Users report that Azure Cosmos DB shines in built-in search functionality, achieving a score of 9.7, which allows for efficient querying of large datasets, whereas Amazon Neptune's built-in search feature scores only 7.0, suggesting it may not be as effective for users needing advanced search capabilities.
- G2 users indicate that Amazon Neptune offers superior data management with a data model score of 9.4, which is praised for its flexibility in handling complex relationships, compared to Azure Cosmos DB's score of 8.3, which may limit users with intricate data structures.
- Users on G2 highlight that Azure Cosmos DB provides better performance in query optimization, scoring 9.0, which enhances the speed and efficiency of data retrieval, while Amazon Neptune's query optimization score is notably lower at 6.7, suggesting it may not perform as well under heavy query loads.
- Reviewers say that Amazon Neptune's security features, particularly data masking, receive a perfect score of 10.0, making it a strong choice for organizations prioritizing data privacy, while Azure Cosmos DB's data masking score of 7.2 indicates it may not meet the same level of security expectations.
- Users report that Azure Cosmos DB has a slight edge in scalability with a score of 9.3, which is crucial for businesses expecting rapid growth, while Amazon Neptune's scalability score of 8.9, although still good, may not be as robust for high-demand applications.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Neptune
No pricing availableAzure Cosmos DB
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon Neptune
No trial information availableAzure Cosmos DB
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
41
8.9
88
Ease of Use
9.1
42
8.7
88
Ease of Setup
9.0
19
8.6
44
Ease of Admin
9.1
19
8.1
41
Quality of Support
9.1
39
8.6
86
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
19
8.8
40
Product Direction (% positive)
9.7
42
9.5
85
Features by Category
Data Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Availability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Availability
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Performance
Not enough data
6.7
6
Security
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Availability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
9.0
5
Not enough data
Security
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Support
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Storage
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Availability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
9.1
17
8.6
16
8.9
15
7.8
15
8.9
16
8.3
15
8.8
14
7.2
9
9.5
14
8.7
15
Database Administration
9.2
16
8.4
15
8.6
16
7.6
9
8.7
14
7.1
8
Availability
8.8
17
8.9
16
9.4
18
8.3
16
8.9
15
8.4
15
8.9
15
8.6
16
Security
10.0
6
7.2
6
9.4
6
7.2
6
9.0
5
5.6
6
Data Management
9.7
6
8.1
7
10.0
5
7.4
7
Database Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Neptune and Azure Cosmos DB are categorized as Graph Databases and Database as a Service (DBaaS)
Unique Categories
Amazon Neptune has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Neptune
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Azure Cosmos DB
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
20.0%
Information Technology and Services
13.3%
Accounting
8.9%
Marketing and Advertising
6.7%
Financial Services
6.7%
Other
44.4%
Information Technology and Services
26.7%
Computer Software
18.8%
Financial Services
5.9%
Internet
5.0%
Retail
4.0%
Other
39.6%
Most Helpful Reviews
Amazon Neptune
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Amazon Neptune supports open graph APIs for both Gremlin and SPARQL, and provides high performance for both of these graph models and their query languages
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Accounting
No XML support as well as no secondary indexes and its not open source either as compared to peer product Neo4j.
Azure Cosmos DB
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Cesar Daniel Z.
Verified User in Consumer Services
CosmosDB is really fast and easy to track the items since it's a simple JSON that you can manipulate in any language or use any format you want (obviously that is JSON valid), so that is really useful if you're developing microservices for example. Also, it...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Banking
Lacks specialisation. Not everyone needs multiple models and a global database
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Amazon Neptune supports open graph APIs for both Gremlin and SPARQL, and provides high performance for both of these graph models and their query languages
Cesar Daniel Z.
Verified User in Consumer Services
CosmosDB is really fast and easy to track the items since it's a simple JSON that you can manipulate in any language or use any format you want (obviously that is JSON valid), so that is really useful if you're developing microservices for example. Also, it...
Verified User in Accounting
No XML support as well as no secondary indexes and its not open source either as compared to peer product Neo4j.
Verified User in Banking
Lacks specialisation. Not everyone needs multiple models and a global database
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