Comparison

ArangoDB vs Google Firestore

On the evidence we track, Google Firestore leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

ArangoDB full profile →Google Firestore full profile →

Machine formatsJSON Markdown GraphQLor send Accept: application/json

ArangoDB49

★Google Firestore62

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ArangoDB	Google FirestoreLeader
Vioscale score	49 / 100low · 42%updating	62 / 100low · 41%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	11
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.3	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Farangodb%2Farangodb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	14,266	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C++	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

ArangoDB49 / 100low · 42%updating

Google Firestore62 / 100low · 41%updating

Pricing

Free tier

ArangoDB✓

Google Firestore✓

Model

ArangoDBcommercial

Google Firestorefreemium

Price level

ArangoDBlow

Google Firestorelow

Transparent

ArangoDB✗

Google Firestore✓

Integrations

Count

ArangoDB–

Google Firestore11

Security

Scorecard

ArangoDB7.3

Google Firestore–

Vulnerabilities

ArangoDBCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Farangodb%2Farangodb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Google Firestore–

Reliability

Status page

ArangoDB✓

Google Firestore✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

ArangoDB0

Google Firestore–

Github stars

ArangoDB14,266

Google Firestore–

Activity

Commits last 30d

ArangoDB100

Google Firestore–

Language

Primary

ArangoDBC++

Google Firestore–

Market

Availability

ArangoDB–

Google FirestoreAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for NoSQL Databases
Capability	ArangoDB	Google Firestore
Core
Data model	Multi-model	Document
Query
Query language	-	MQL / document API
Consistency
Consistency	-	-
Transactions
Transactions	-	-
Indexing
Secondary indexes	Yes	Yes
Scale
Partitioning / sharding	Automatic	-
Multi-region	-	✓
Replication
Replication topology	-	-
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	Cloud only
Schema
Schema	-	Schemaless
Features
TTL / auto-expiry	-	-
Change streams / CDC	-	✓
Vector / search built-in	✓	-
Licensing
Licence class	Source-available (SSPL/BSL)	Proprietary

Core

Data model

ArangoDBMulti-model

Google FirestoreDocument

Query

Query language

ArangoDB-

Google FirestoreMQL / document API

Consistency

ArangoDB-

Google Firestore-

Transactions

ArangoDB-

Google Firestore-

Indexing

Secondary indexes

ArangoDBYes

Google FirestoreYes

Scale

Partitioning / sharding

ArangoDBAutomatic

Google Firestore-

Multi-region

ArangoDB-

Google Firestore✓

Replication

Replication topology

ArangoDB-

Google Firestore-

Deployment

Hosting

ArangoDBCloud + self-hosted

Google FirestoreCloud only

Schema

ArangoDB-

Google FirestoreSchemaless

Features

TTL / auto-expiry

ArangoDB-

Google Firestore-

Change streams / CDC

ArangoDB-

Google Firestore✓

Vector / search built-in

ArangoDB✓

Google Firestore-

Licensing

Licence class

ArangoDBSource-available (SSPL/BSL)

Google FirestoreProprietary

What each one is

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

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

Google Firestore

Leader

Cloud Firestore is a managed NoSQL document database that enables real-time data synchronization across mobile, web, and server applications globally. It supports offline access, provides built-in security rules, and seamlessly integrates with Firebase services and Google Cloud infrastructure.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

ArangoDB

HybridFree tier

Free community edition with 100GB limit, Enterprise Edition available

Community EditionFree
Enterprise EditionContact sales

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Google Firestore

Leader

from $0.10/moHybridFree tier

Free Spark plan or pay-as-you-go Blaze plan from $0.10/GB storage

SparkFree
- No payment method required
- Generous no-cost usage limits
- Real-time sync
- Offline support
- Security rules
BlazePay-as-you-go: $0.10/GB storage, $0.12/GB egress after free tiers
- Access to all Firebase services
- Higher usage levels
- $300 free credit (if eligible)
- Real-time sync
- Offline support
- +2 more

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	ArangoDB	Google Firestore
WebPlatforms	-	✓
iOSPlatforms	-	✓
AndroidPlatforms	-	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

ArangoDB–

Google Firestore✓

iOS

ArangoDB–

Google Firestore✓

Android

ArangoDB–

Google Firestore✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

ArangoDB✓

Google Firestore✓

Self-hosted

ArangoDB✓

Google Firestore✗

Integrations

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

ArangoDB

Not documented yet.

Google Firestore

Leader

11 total

Firebase Authentication
Firebase Cloud Messaging
Cloud Storage
BigQuery
Cloud Run
Cloud Build
Cloud Logging
Cloud Secrets Manager
Artifact Registry
Cloud Scheduler
Cloud SQL

Independently observed

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