Neo4j - Cypher vs Scala-Neo4j API

Question

Am new to both Scala and Neo4j. I wanted to use Neo4j embedded in my Scala Project. Which is the better way of using it among Cypher queries and Scala-Neo4j API?

Answer 1

I would say Cypher is the easiest, best documented and declarative way to interact with Neo4j. I would switch to the scala/java API only for 2 reasons:

• Missing functionality like imperative traversals (if ever necessary)

• Performance, which currently still is better in some cases with the embedded API until Cypher is based on a new high-performance Java API