Neo4j, the world’s leading graph intelligence platform, has announced an agreement to acquire GraphAware, an intelligence analysis software company serving government agencies. The acquisition will launch a new generation of AI-powered, graph technology solutions based on open standards as a proven and trusted alternative to Palantir Gotham, and marks a key milestone in Neo4j’s $100 million AI investment roadmap. Financial terms were not disclosed.
GraphAware’s flagship product, GraphAware Hume, is a graph-powered intelligence analysis platform built natively on Neo4j’s platform for mission-critical environments, designed for the operational needs of law enforcement, defense organizations, tax authorities, and national security agencies. The platform brings fragmented data and context together into a connected intelligence picture, enabling analysts to investigate relationships, build contextual understanding, and collaborate across teams. Current customers include the Western Australia Police Force, which uses Neo4j and GraphAware Hume to reduce data analysis turnaround time from hours to seconds; the U.S. Department of Defense, which deploys it on a DoD IL5 network inside a fully accredited DevSecOps platform hosted on U.S. Air Force Cloud One; a European national cyber defense agency; and others including the European Commission, the IRS, and U.S. DoD Platform One.
The acquisition addresses a core tension in the intelligence analysis software market: government agencies increasingly require the ability to own, manage, and control their data within national borders or across secure AI platforms, while proprietary black-box architectures limit sovereignty and exit paths. Neo4j said the combination delivers a modular, open-standards alternative that puts customers in control of their deployment, data, and exit path. The deal builds on more than a decade of partnership between the two companies and comes as Neo4j reports a fourfold increase in customers solving AI-ready data use cases, with a significant portion already in production.
KEY QUOTES:
“For over a decade, governments have utilized intelligence analysis software from Palantir. Now they will have a legitimate choice with GraphAware Hume, powered by the Neo4j graph intelligence platform. We aren’t just launching a new intelligence analysis alternative to Palantir Gotham. We’re acquiring a proven solution that’s built on open-standards technology, and already trusted by government agencies throughout the world.”
Emil Eifrem, Founder and CEO, Neo4j
“The future of intelligence analysis is undeniably graph-powered and AI-assisted. Having partnered with Neo4j for over ten years, integrating GraphAware Hume into the Neo4j ecosystem is an extremely exciting next step. By joining forces, we will drive tighter integration and faster innovation, delivering game-changing AI capabilities to our existing joint customers and new organizations worldwide.”
Michal Bachman, Founder and CEO, GraphAware
