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Neo4j moves its full graph algorithm catalog onto the free tier and adds attribute-based access control.

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◆Current state
Neo4j is pushing capability downward and outward at the same time. The complete Graph Data Science catalog — 65+ algorithms — now runs on AuraDB Free in isolated, unbilled sessions, while Business Critical and Virtual Dedicated Cloud tiers gain attribute-based access control with time-windowed permissions and IdP claim mapping. Around those, the Aura platform continues its monthly cadence: Cypher 25 picked up GROUP BY and a GQL cardinality function, quantized vector search reached general availability, and the Query editor gained persistent tabs.
◆Where it's heading
The shape here is a funnel. Free-tier users get the algorithm catalog and hosted MCP access with no billing and no setup, which lowers the cost of the first serious graph experiment to nothing; enterprise tiers get the governance controls that make an expansion defensible. Cypher is simultaneously being pulled toward the GQL standard and extended with new surfaces — auth rules, grouping clauses — so the query language is absorbing work that used to sit in configuration and driver code.
◆Prediction
Expect ABAC to descend to Professional tiers and the Aura Graph Analytics free session limits to become the pressure point Neo4j uses to convert experiments into paid capacity. The unresolved question from these entries is whether MCP for Aura reaches Virtual Dedicated Cloud, which is listed as pending.

◆Recent moves

  1. 6d ago

    Aura Graph Analytics is now available on AuraDB Free

    ⚡ SPARK

    The full Graph Data Science catalog lands on AuraDB Free, extending the pattern set by MCP for Aura and Document Intelligence: the entry-level tier now carries the capabilities that previously justified an upgrade.

  2. 6d ago

    Dynamic & Time-Based Access Control with ABAC, now in Neo4j Aura!

    Attribute-based access control arrives on the two top Aura tiers, letting roles be granted from IdP claims, native user tags, or time windows through a new Cypher AUTH RULE construct. It extends the existing RBAC model rather than replacing it, but moves authorization logic into the query language.

  3. 13d ago

    Query Tabs: A new way to work with your queries

    Query Tabs give Cypher a persistent editing surface with autosaving drafts and a reorganized sidebar, shifting the tool away from editing saved queries inside the stream view. It is the editor catching up to how people actually iterate on queries.

  4. 14d ago

    Cypher 25 gains GROUP BY; quantized vector search hits GA

    The July platform release adds a GROUP BY subclause and a GQL cardinality function to Cypher 25 and promotes quantized vector search to general availability. The Cypher additions continue the deliberate alignment with the GQL standard visible across recent releases.

  5. 19d ago

    Enterprise Studio: dashboard parameters and concurrent editing

    A minor Enterprise Studio release: dashboard cards accept parameters in titles and markdown, concurrent editing on shared dashboards improves, and Bloom picks up assorted search and scene fixes. Operational polish on the self-managed tooling rather than new capability.

  6. 28d ago

    MCP for Aura Now Available

    ⚡ SPARK

    MCP for Aura established the pattern the last month has followed: agent-facing capability, hosted by Neo4j, available down to the free tier with no install step.