In this study, the closed-form wave solutions of the (4+1)-dimensional fractional Davey–Stewartson–Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation are investigated using the modified auxiliary equation method and the Jacobi elliptic function method. In the analysis, two fractional derivatives known as M-truncated, beta and integer order derivative are used. The fractional-order partial differential equation is transformed into an integer-order ordinary differential equation by using the wave transformation, fractional derivatives, and integer-order derivatives. As a result, wave function solutions are found, including bell shape, W-shaped, composite dark-bright and periodic wave. The effects of free parameters on the amplitudes and wave behaviors are illustrated. It is demonstrated extensively that changes in the free parameters lead to changes in the wave amplitude. A comparison of solutions using the two types of fractional derivatives and the integer-order derivatives is included. The effects of the beta derivative, the M-truncated derivative and integer order derivative on the considered model are presented using 2D and 3D figures.