# Neo4j alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 218 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Neo4j holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/neo4j/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- MongoDB: 117
- Amazon DynamoDB: 22
- Azure Cosmos DB: 9
- PostgreSQL: 9
- Apache Cassandra: 4
- Google Cloud Firestore: 4

## NoSQL databases

**Small business**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Neo4j (Neo4j is #8 of 12 at 0%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 50 of those 74
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 6 of those 74
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Google Cloud Firestore: first choice in 4 of those 74
- MySQL: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Firebase: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Redis: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Neo4j (Neo4j is #9 of 14 at 0%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 39 of those 73
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 7 of those 73
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Apache Cassandra: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Apache CouchDB: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Atlas: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Couchbase: first choice in 1 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Neo4j (Neo4j is #10 of 14 at 0%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 28 of those 71
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 10 of those 71
- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 8 of those 71
- Apache Cassandra: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Aerospike: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Couchbase: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Oracle NoSQL Database: first choice in 2 of those 71
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 1 of those 71

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