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Gremlin ServerNeo4j Community Edition
Free

Free and open source under the Apache License 2.0.

 Free

The Community Edition is free; Neo4j sells managed and enterprise offerings separately.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted Windows, Self-hosted
  • Reference server for the Gremlin query language
  • Hosts multiple graph instances
  • Native graph storage for connected data
  • Self-managed, runs on your own hardware
  • Aimed at developers rather than end users
  • Requires learning Gremlin and graph concepts
  • Some features are reserved for paid enterprise and cloud products
  • Graph model and query language take time to learn
Self-hosted Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: GPL-3.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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