Comparison

Apache HBase vs ArangoDB

No clear leader: ArangoDB (49.0) and Apache HBase (46.1) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Apache HBase46
ArangoDB49
Score
Vioscale score
Apache HBase46 / 100low · 45%updating
ArangoDB49 / 100low · 42%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Apache HBase
ArangoDB
Model
Apache HBaseopen_source
ArangoDBcommercial
Price level
Apache HBasefree
ArangoDBlow
Transparent
Apache HBase
ArangoDB
Integrations
Count
Apache HBase3
ArangoDB
Reliability
Status page
Apache HBase
ArangoDB
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache HBase1
ArangoDB0
Github stars
Apache HBase5,552
ArangoDB14,266
Package downloads weekly
Apache HBase120
ArangoDB
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache HBase35
ArangoDB100
Release
Cadence days
Apache HBase59
ArangoDB
History
Apache HBase20 items
ArangoDB
License
Spdx
Apache HBaseApache-2.0
ArangoDB
Language
Primary
Apache HBaseJava
ArangoDBC++

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for nosql databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Data model
Apache HBaseWide-column
ArangoDBMulti-model
Query
Query language
Apache HBase-
ArangoDB-
Consistency
Consistency
Apache HBaseStrong
ArangoDB-
Transactions
Transactions
Apache HBase-
ArangoDB-
Indexing
Secondary indexes
Apache HBase-
ArangoDBYes
Scale
Partitioning / sharding
Apache HBaseAutomatic
ArangoDBAutomatic
Multi-region
Apache HBase-
ArangoDB-
Replication
Replication topology
Apache HBase-
ArangoDB-
Deployment
Hosting
Apache HBaseSelf-hosted only
ArangoDBCloud + self-hosted
Schema
Schema
Apache HBase-
ArangoDB-
Features
TTL / auto-expiry
Apache HBase-
ArangoDB-
Change streams / CDC
Apache HBase-
ArangoDB-
Vector / search built-in
Apache HBase-
ArangoDB
Licensing
Licence class
Apache HBasePermissive OSS
ArangoDBSource-available (SSPL/BSL)

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apache HBase

An open-source, distributed database built on Hadoop that stores billions of rows with millions of columns, designed for real-time access and extreme scalability.

Independently observed

ArangoDB

A multimodel database that unifies fragmented enterprise data into a graph-native foundation, serving as a context layer for AI agents, applications, and analytics workloads without requiring multiple specialized databases.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apache HBase

Open source
as of verify ↗

ArangoDB

HybridFree tier

Free community edition with 100GB limit, Enterprise Edition available

  • Community EditionFree
  • Enterprise EditionContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Linux
Apache HBase
ArangoDB
CLI
Apache HBase
ArangoDB
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache HBase
ArangoDB
Self-hosted
Apache HBase
ArangoDB
On-premise
Apache HBase
ArangoDB

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Apache HBase

3 total
  • Spark
  • MapReduce
  • Thrift
Independently observed

ArangoDB

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.