Which to choose: AuraDS or AuraDB

Neo4j Graph Platform
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Hello

So I have created an account to use Neo4jAura and once logged in, on the dashboard I can create an instance of either AuraDB or AuraDS. I read about the two but I am still not 100% sure which is suitable for me.

What I need to do:

  • mainly storing my data as a graph DB and querying the graph
  • I don't (currently) need to perform DS analysis such as algorithms or clustering
  • But I might need to do it in the future
  • I need to use Bloom for visualisation

Based on my needs, should I go with AuraDB or DS? I know that Bloom is available from AuraDS, but is it also on AuraDB? If I should use AuraDB, if in the future I need to use the DS features, do I need to rebuild my graph all over again in an AuraDS instance or can it be easily ported over?

Thanks!

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I ran into the same problem and came across this thread.
As users of Neo4j Aura, we noticed there isn't a feature comparison table for AuraDB and AuraDS, which makes it a bit tricky to choose between the two. The new unified UI adds to the confusion as well!

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For what you need, I would go with AuraDB. The only differences I know of with AuraDS is that the machine specs are optimized for data science workloads and include the Graph Data Science library. I don't believe it would be difficult to migrate from DB to DS if you did need it at some point in the future.

I also believe eventually that AuraDS/DB will merge into just Aura at some point, though I don't know when or for sure. Hope this helps!