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Neo4j Aura Database September Release Update

The Neo4j Aura September release is now rolling out—starting with AuraDB Free and gradually extending to higher-tier instances.
This month's release introduces a new function in Cypher 25, performance improvements and better error messages.
Key updates
  • New
    format()
    Function in Cypher 25
    : You can now format temporal values into a custom string pattern directly in your query.
  • Smarter Query Planner
    : We’ve improved the query planner's logic to more frequently choose a faster index scan, boosting performance for certain queries.
  • Better Cypher Version Errors
    : If you run a valid Cypher 25 query while in Cypher 5 mode, the error message will now inform you that the query would succeed in Cypher 25, making it easier to identify and resolve version-specific syntax issues.
Fixes
  • Fixed a very rare bug where a uniqueness constraint could incorrectly allow duplicate properties while the index was being populated.
  • Resolved an issue that could lead to incorrect results for queries using
    shortestPath()
    in combination with an
    all()
    predicate.
  • Addressed several bugs that could lead to errors, including NullPointerException during concurrent node deletions, OutOfMemoryError during query planning, and failures in queries using pipelined runtime.
  • Relationship indexes are now correctly displayed in the output of SHOW TRANSACTIONS.
For full details of all updates and fixes in this release, please visit: Release Notes: Neo4j Aura Database – September 2025

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New Console

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Dashboards

New in Dashboards - export, import & new query interface

Dashboards in Aura now contains a ton of new features to boost your dashboard building experience:
  • Build charts with natural language using the new prompt builder
  • Import and export dashboards as files
  • Download any chart as an (upscaled) PNG image
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Visit Dashboards to explore the new functionality yourself!

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Query Log Forwarding now available!

We’re excited to announce: Query Log Forwarding is now available!
With this new feature, customers can set up and manage query log forwarding directly from the Aura console. Logs can be sent to a cloud logging service of your choice, enabling better compliance, monitoring, and operational visibility.
Supported targets:
  • Google Cloud Logging (GCP)
  • CloudWatch (AWS)
  • Log Analytics (Microsoft Azure)
If you operate in multiple regions, you can configure a separate forwarding process for each cloud provider and region.
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Key benefits:
  • Supports regulatory, compliance, or operational requirements where Query Log Analyzer may not suffice
  • Provides functionality similar to existing Security Log forwarding
  • Near real-time streaming — logs are forwarded as they’re generated and typically available within seconds
Once configured, all eligible AuraDB instances in the same cloud provider and region will automatically forward query logs to your chosen service. Please note that volume-based egress charges will apply.
For full details, see our documentation

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Updates to Neo4j Aura Self-Serve Terms of Service

We wanted to let you know about some upcoming changes to our
Self-Serve Aura Terms of Service
(“Terms”) for our self-serve customers. These updates have been published online and will take effect on
8th October 2025
.
We’ve updated the terms to be easier to read and to cover new Neo4j products, services, and features. Some notable changes include:
  • Acceptable Use Policy: For easier reference, we’ve moved the Acceptable Use Policy to its own page.
  • Aura Feature-Specific Terms: We’ve introduced the Aura Feature-Specific Terms for more transparency on the terms that apply to new products and features, including Neo4j’s GenAI features.
  • Fees, Payment, and Termination: We’ve also made updates throughout, including to the fees and payment section that include a direct link to the online pricing page and suspension of accounts due to failed or non-payment after 7 days.
  • Notices & Updates: We’ve added additional detail to the sections on notices and updates to make sure that you don’t miss important updates such as these and you know how to provide notice to Neo4j.
We encourage you to read the updated terms. If you continue to use Neo4j products and services after 8th October 2025, you are agreeing to these updated Terms. If you do not agree, you can discontinue use of Neo4j products and services, and close your Aura account before these terms become effective.

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New Capabilities in Aura are now available!

Announcing new enhancements in Aura, making it easier to operate, scale, and secure with powerful new capabilities, including:
  • Adjustable storage
    to right-size deployments and scale storage independently of RAM
  • Multiple database support
    for secure, isolated workloads
    (Available in Early Preview for AuraDB Business Critical & Virtual Dedicated Cloud starting October 2025, with GA planned for next year)
  • Built-in dashboards
    and
    AI-powered dashboard generation
    for faster visualization and insights
  • Enhanced security and compliance
    with PBAC, MFA (TOTP), and query log forwarding
  • Seamless integrations
    with Snowflake, AWS S3, BigQuery, Databricks, and more
Check out our latest blog to learn more.

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🌍 Aura Now Available in Montreal (GCP)

We’re pleased to announce that AuraDB Professional and Business Critical and AuraDS are now live in Google Cloud’s
northamerica-northeast1
(Montreal) region.
Many of you have asked for a Canadian region, and this addition gives you the ability to keep your data closer to home while benefiting from Neo4j’s fully managed experience on GCP.
Your feedback continues to guide our regional expansion, so please keep sharing your priorities—we’re building this roadmap with you.
Start running AuraDB in Montreal today.
Team Aura 🚀

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🌍 Aura Now Available in Frankfurt (AWS)

We’re excited to share that AuraDB Professional and Business Critical and AuraDS are now supported in AWS’s
eu-central-1
(Frankfurt) region.
Frankfurt has been one of our most requested AWS regions, and this launch provides even more choice for European customers who need local data residency and low-latency access.
We’d love to hear where you’d like Aura to go next—your requests help us decide which regions to bring online.
Deploy your AuraDB cluster in Frankfurt today.
Team Aura 🚀

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Neo4j Aura Database August Release Update

The Neo4j Aura August release is now rolling out—starting with AuraDB Free and gradually extending to higher-tier instances.
This month brings new Cypher and Cypher Shell functionalities, and improved query performance!
Key Updates
  • Introduced a new Cypher function
    allReduce()
    to optimize variable path expansion in your queries, allowing for earlier filtering of irrelevant paths.
  • ALTER DATABASE privileges (including sub-privileges) can now be specified per database, and not just at DBMS.
  • Some queries previously unsupported by the
    NEXT
    statement are now supported.
  • Improved the performance of dynamic label queries, bringing them closer to the speed of static label lookups.
  • Added an option in Cypher Shell CLI to disable the command and query history.
Fixes
Server
  • Range index is now consistent with no index for equality comparisons over points and durations.
Cypher
  • Resolved a bug causing large number overflows in arithmetic operations
  • Fixed an issue with spatial queries (
    point.distance()
    and
    point.withinBBox()
    ) that could fail to find points just outside a restricted index region.
    Note: You may need to rebuild your point index for this fix to take full effect.
  • Corrected an error that occurred when creating multiple linked users with a parameterized username.
For full details of all updates and fixes in this release, please visit: Release Notes: Neo4j Aura Database – August 2025

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Adjustable Storage now available for AuraDB on AWS!

We’re excited to announce that
Adjustable Storage
is now available for
AuraDB Professional
,
Business Critical
and
Virtual Dedicated Cloud
tier customers deploying on
AWS
cloud.
This feature, previously released for GCP, allows customers on AWS to independently scale storage and RAM for their AuraDB instances. You can now adjust your storage capacity without the need to increase your instance size - helping you avoid unnecessary costs.
This capability is available for
new deployments
and r
esizes
running the
latest Neo4j version
and can be configured via both the
API
and
Console
.
What’s New
With Adjustable Storage, you can now scale storage and RAM independently—giving you greater flexibility to increase storage capacity without upgrading instance size, while also reducing compute costs.
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Benefits of Adjustable Storage:
  • Greater Flexibility: Scale resources to suit your needs
  • Cost Efficiency: Avoid additional compute expense when only extra storage is required
  • Improved Experience: Eliminate manual processes and custom workaround support requests
For more informations, please visit our documentation page.

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Now Available: Secondaries for AuraDB Business Critical

We are excited to announce that Secondaries are now available for Neo4j AuraDB Business Critical instances!
This feature, previously exclusive to our Virtual Dedicated Cloud tier, brings a new level of read scalability and high availability to our enterprise-grade, multi-tenant AuraDB offering.
Now, you can enhance your Business Critical applications by:
  • Boosting Read Performance: Offload read-intensive workloads—such as complex analytical queries and reporting dashboards—to a Secondary. This frees up your primary database to focus on transactional operations, improving overall application speed and responsiveness.
  • Higher availability: Distributing multiple Secondaries across availability zones ensures fault tolerance and high availability—an outage in one zone doesn’t impact Secondaries in other zones.
Adding a Secondary to your Business Critical instance is simple and can be done directly from the Aura Console. Please see the Docs page for further information.
For a deeper dive into the benefits of using Secondaries, check out our detailed blog post: Boosting AuraDB Read Performance With Secondaries.
We are thrilled to bring this much-requested feature for read scaling to our Business Critical customers.
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