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MySQL to Neo4j integration — real-time, two-way sync

Keep MySQL and Neo4j in sync without custom scripts. Cut weeks of integration work, eliminate silent data drift, and give your team a single, reliable source of truth.

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Why teams connect MySQL and Neo4j

Keep MySQL and Neo4j synchronized in real time, across engines, regions, or services, in one or both directions.

Two databases that must agree is one of the oldest problems in engineering: different engines for different workloads, separate services with overlapping reference data, a migration in flight, or regional instances that share a subset of records. Hand-rolled replication across systems means change capture, conflict handling, and type mapping, all built and maintained by your team.

Stacksync syncs tables or collections between MySQL and Neo4j continuously and bi-directionally, translating types between the two engines and resolving conflicts by rules you configure. Rows written on either side appear on the other within seconds.

Common use cases

  • Two-way sync between a MySQL application database and a CRM so operational records and sales records stay identical
  • Expose SaaS objects as MySQL tables so legacy internal tools built on MySQL can read live business data
  • Mirror CRM accounts and contacts into a graph to model buying-group and referral relationships.
  • Sync product catalog and order history into Neo4j to power recommendation queries.

Shared reference data between services

Services that own separate databases stay consistent on the records they share, without a custom replication layer.

Regional or environment copies

Mirror selected tables to another region or environment continuously, filtered to just the rows that should travel.

Cross-engine sync

Keep the same dataset live in both MySQL and Neo4j, so each workload runs on the engine that suits it.

What you can sync between MySQL and Neo4j

Representative objects on each side — any object or custom field can map to any target. Schemas are auto-detected; types are converted between the two systems.

MySQL objects Neo4j objects
Columns Field-level mapping targets with engine-typed values. Nodes Entity records (customers, products, accounts) written from source systems as labeled nodes.
Primary and Unique Keys Match keys for idempotent upserts and conflict handling. Relationships Typed, directed edges that carry the connections syncs exist to model.
JSON Columns Validated semi-structured payloads for nested SaaS data. Properties Key-value attributes on both nodes and relationships, mapped from source fields.
Stored Procedures Server-side logic that can post-process synced rows. Labels Node type markers used to map source tables or objects onto the graph.
Triggers An alternative change-capture mechanism when binlog access is unavailable. Indexes & Constraints Uniqueness constraints and indexes that make MERGE-based upserts reliable and fast.
Databases (Schemas) Top-level namespaces that scope a sync's reads and writes. Databases Named databases in a single instance that scope multi-tenant or multi-domain syncs.
What ships with MySQL ⇄ Neo4j

Connect MySQL and Neo4j for flexible, real-time data sync.

Real-time sync, workflow automation, event queues, EDI, and monitoring, for every MySQL–Neo4j connection.

Real-time

Two-way sync

Changes in MySQL or Neo4j instantly reflect in both systems. No stale data, no manual imports.

No-code + pro-code

Workflow automation

Trigger automated workflows whenever MySQL or Neo4j data changes, update records, fire webhooks, or kick off sequences without brittle API scripts.

At scale

Event queues

Handle millions of events per minute without losing a single MySQL or Neo4j record.

Observability

Monitoring

Track your MySQL ⇄ Neo4j sync health, view errors, and replay failed events in one click.

Trading partners

EDI

Transform legacy EDI complexity into simple database interactions between MySQL and Neo4j.

How the MySQL and Neo4j connectors work

MySQL

Integration surface
SQL wire protocol (MySQL client/server protocol)
Authentication
Database credentials entered as a connection string or parameters, with optional SSL root certificate upload and optional SSH tunnel (SSH user + SSH host)
Change detection
Database triggers — Stacksync creates deterministic triggers for internal logging and syncing (requires log_bin_trust_function_creators=ON when binary logging is enabled)
Capabilities
read · write · CDC
Rate limits
No API rate limits; throughput is bounded by connection limits and server resources
MySQL setup guide

Neo4j

Integration surface
Bolt binary protocol with Cypher via official drivers, plus an HTTP query API
Authentication
Username/password (basic auth); enterprise deployments add SSO options
Change detection
Neo4j Change Data Capture on Enterprise and Aura streams graph changes; otherwise Cypher polling on timestamp properties
Capabilities
read · write · CDC
How it works

How to connect MySQL to Neo4j — three steps, no code

Configure and sync within minutes, no code. Whether you sync 50k or 100M+ records, Stacksync handles the queues, infra, and plumbing. Integrations are non-invasive and need zero setup on your systems.

  1. 01

    Connect your apps

    Authenticate MySQL and Neo4j with each platform's native method — OAuth, API keys, or service accounts — plus secure options like SSH tunneling, IP whitelisting, and VPC peering.

    • OAuth 2.0
    • SSH tunnel
    • VPC peering
    MySQL connected
    Neo4j connected
    OAuth 2.0
    SSH tunnel
    SSL certificate
    VPC peering
  2. 02

    Choose tables

    Pick the MySQL and Neo4j objects to sync — Stacksync auto-detects both schemas, including custom fields where the platform exposes them. Sync to existing tables, or let Stacksync create new ones with ideal data types.

    • Standard objects
    • Custom objects
    • Auto-schema
    objects · MySQL ⇄ Neo4j
    Customers 12,480
    Sales Orders 8,213
    Invoices 5,902
    Items 1,344
  3. 03

    Map fields

    Fields map automatically even when names and types differ. Stacksync handles transformation and type casting for you, zero configuration required.

    • Auto-map
    • Type casting
    • Transforms
    MySQL Neo4j
    Company company_name text
    Email email text
    Amount amount numeric
    Created created_at timestamp
FAQ

MySQL and Neo4j integration FAQ

SECURITY

Security teams love Stacksync

As a data company, we understand the importance of keeping your data secure. Stacksync is built with security best practices to keep your data safe at every layer, and is DPF-certified for US, EU, UK and CH data transfers.

SOC 2 type II
ISO 27001
HIPAA BAA
GDPR
CCPA
CSA STAR
DPF US-EU-UK-CH
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SSO & SCIM

Let your users access Stacksync from your centralized user management systems. Works with Okta, Azure, Google SSO and more.

Alerts

Immediately get alerted about record syncing issues over email, Slack, PagerDuty and WhatsApp. Resolve issues from a centralized dashboard with retry and revert options.

Secure connection options

Securely connects to your systems with:

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