Hi, I am trying to connect my local database to Explore (Bloom) in Neo4j Desktop 2 but get the following error: “Neo4j Bloom requires Neo4j Enterprise Edition.”
In the instance overview it says “Edition:enterprise”, but it still does not connect. I can connect to Query and my database shows nodes and I also tested uploading it to Neo4j Aura, which works as well.
I also tried reinstalling Neo4j Desktop, but that did not fix my problem.
So my questions are:
Why does the Explore feature not work with my local database?
How can I fix that?
And, how could I connect via Explore to a remote database?
I think to connect locally, you have to buy Neo4J.
To connect to aura you go on Remote Connections → Add Connection
Thanks for your answer!
I was confused by a few infos I found, that made me assume I have the enterprise edition which should include Explore. (+ it says “Edition:enterprise” in my instance overview)
E.g.: “Neo4j Desktop is free to download and includes a Neo4j Enterprise Edition Developer license. This gives you access to all the capabilities and features of Neo4j Enterprise Edition, with the limitation that these can only be used by you and on a single machine.” from Installation - Neo4j Desktop
How and where can I then buy an Enterprise license, that allows me to use Explore with local and remote databases?
If you are brand new to Neo4J, you don’t need Bloom, you can do plenty of things and visualisation without it.
Bloom is a product that runs on Neo4J (another product)
I can’t find the pricing, but I think it is around $20K for Neo4J alone.
Hi and thanks for your post!
You can use Explore for free with a local instance in Desktop 2, but you should not install the Bloom Enterprise plugin, which is only for paid Enterprise deployments. If you remove the Bloom plugin, many of the features will work via the Explore tab in Desktop 2.
Hi, thanks for your answer, currently I have to use Bloom, since I am figuring out what advantages it has compared to Neo4j Browser.
They are for completely different audiences; you can ask ChatGPT:
Hi thanks, that fixed my problem!
