Comparison

Apache HBase vs RethinkDB

On the evidence we track, Apache HBase leads this comparison with a composite score of 46/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Apache HBase46

RethinkDB39

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache HBaseLeader	RethinkDB
Vioscale score	46 / 100low · 45%	39 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	4
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7	3.3
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.hbasene%3Ahbase-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=rethinkdb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1	1,283
Github starsadoption.github_stars	5,552	26,994
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	120	16,422
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	35	0
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	59	25
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Java	C++

Score

Vioscale score

Apache HBase46 / 100low · 45%

RethinkDB39 / 100medium · 57%

Pricing

Free tier

Apache HBase–

RethinkDB✓

Model

Apache HBaseopen_source

RethinkDBopen_source

Price level

Apache HBasefree

RethinkDBfree

Integrations

Count

Apache HBase3

RethinkDB4

Security

Scorecard

Apache HBase7

RethinkDB3.3

Vulnerabilities

Apache HBaseCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.hbasene%3Ahbase-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

RethinkDBCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=rethinkdb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apache HBase1

RethinkDB1,283

Github stars

Apache HBase5,552

RethinkDB26,994

Package downloads weekly

Apache HBase120

RethinkDB16,422

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache HBase35

RethinkDB0

Release

Cadence days

Apache HBase59

RethinkDB25

History

Apache HBase20 items

RethinkDB20 items

License

Spdx

Apache HBaseApache-2.0

RethinkDB–

Language

Primary

Apache HBaseJava

RethinkDBC++

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for NoSQL Databases
Capability	Apache HBase	RethinkDB
Core
Data model	Wide-column	Document
Query
Query language	-	-
Consistency
Consistency	Strong	-
Transactions
Transactions	-	-
Indexing
Secondary indexes	-	Yes
Scale
Partitioning / sharding	Automatic	-
Multi-region	-	-
Replication
Replication topology	-	Primary-secondary
Deployment
Hosting	Self-hosted only	Self-hosted only
Schema
Schema	-	Schemaless
Features
TTL / auto-expiry	-	-
Change streams / CDC	-	✓
Vector / search built-in	-	-
Licensing
Licence class	Permissive OSS	Permissive OSS

Core

Data model

Apache HBaseWide-column

RethinkDBDocument

Query

Query language

Apache HBase-

RethinkDB-

Consistency

Apache HBaseStrong

RethinkDB-

Transactions

Apache HBase-

RethinkDB-

Indexing

Secondary indexes

Apache HBase-

RethinkDBYes

Scale

Partitioning / sharding

Apache HBaseAutomatic

RethinkDB-

Multi-region

Apache HBase-

RethinkDB-

Replication

Replication topology

Apache HBase-

RethinkDBPrimary-secondary

Deployment

Hosting

Apache HBaseSelf-hosted only

RethinkDBSelf-hosted only

Schema

Apache HBase-

RethinkDBSchemaless

Features

TTL / auto-expiry

Apache HBase-

RethinkDB-

Change streams / CDC

Apache HBase-

RethinkDB✓

Vector / search built-in

Apache HBase-

RethinkDB-

Licensing

Licence class

Apache HBasePermissive OSS

RethinkDBPermissive OSS

What each one is

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

Apache HBase

Leader

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

RethinkDB

An open-source NoSQL database built on a distributed architecture that eliminates polling by pushing fresh data to applications automatically. It stores flexible JSON documents and is designed to simplify building applications that display live information to users.

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

Leader

Open source

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

RethinkDB

Open source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Apache HBase	RethinkDB
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Apache HBase✗

RethinkDB✓

Linux

Apache HBase✓

RethinkDB✗

CLI

Apache HBase✓

RethinkDB✗

Deployment

Self-hosted

Apache HBase✓

RethinkDB✓

On-premise

Apache HBase✓

RethinkDB✗

Integrations

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

Apache HBase

Leader

3 total

Spark
MapReduce
Thrift

Independently observed

RethinkDB

4 total

Elasticsearch
RabbitMQ
Rails
PubNub

Independently observed

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