

neo4j license, foundation and stars
Databases and caches · GPL v3 (open source) · backed by Neo4j · 17,388 stars
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GPL v3 No license change recorded since the repository was created in 2012.
Forks it prompted
| Date | Project | What |
|---|
| Nov 21, 2018 | ONgDB | Nov 21, 2018: Forked from 3.4.0-rc02 (Enterprise). Source |
Latest release
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About and history
- Repository
- neo4j/neo4j · created Nov 12, 2012
- Website
- neo4j.com
- Language
- Java
- Foundation
- None; run by Neo4j
- Company
- Neo4j · on Companies · on advisories · on awards · on calendar · on Leaders · on marketplaces · on problems · on quadrant · on salaries · on socials · on standards · on sunsets
- GitHub detects
- GPL-3.0
- Stars per week
- 22 (GitHub weekly snapshots)
Weekly snapshots
| Week of | Bar | Stars |
|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | | 17,388 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | | 17,354 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | | 17,326 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | | 17,271 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | | 17,259 |
Changes
Stars per weekNov 3, 2026
Gains about 22 stars a week, down from 24.
Stars per weekOct 24, 2026
Gains about 24 stars a week, up from 22.
Stars per weekOct 16, 2026
Gains about 22 stars a week, up from 12.
Stars per weekOct 4, 2026
Gains about 12 stars a week.
TrackedSep 25, 2026
Now tracked, from neo4j/neo4j on GitHub.