Comparison

ArangoDB vs RavenDB

On the evidence we track, RavenDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 56/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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ArangoDB51
★RavenDB56
Score
vioscaleAI score
ArangoDB51 / 100low · 42%
RavenDB56 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
ArangoDB✓
RavenDB✓
Model
ArangoDBfreemium
RavenDBfreemium
Price level
ArangoDBlow
RavenDBlow
Transparent
ArangoDB✗
RavenDB✗
Integrations
Count
ArangoDB–
RavenDB20
Reliability
Status page
ArangoDB✓
RavenDB✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
ArangoDB0
RavenDB1
Github stars
ArangoDB14,278
RavenDB4,001
Package downloads weekly
ArangoDB–
RavenDB6,144
Activity
Commits last 30d
ArangoDB100
RavenDB100
Release
History
ArangoDB–
RavenDB20 items
License
Spdx
ArangoDB–
RavenDBMIT
Language
Primary
ArangoDBC++
RavenDBC#
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
ArangoDB3 items
RavenDB6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Data model
ArangoDBMulti-model
RavenDBDocument
Query
Query language
ArangoDB-
RavenDB-
Consistency
Consistency
ArangoDB-
RavenDB-
Transactions
Transactions
ArangoDBMulti-item ACID
RavenDBMulti-item ACID
Indexing
Secondary indexes
ArangoDBYes
RavenDBYes
Scale
Partitioning / sharding
ArangoDBAutomatic
RavenDBAutomatic
Multi-region
ArangoDB✓
RavenDB-
Replication
Replication topology
ArangoDBPrimary-secondary
RavenDBActive-active
Deployment
Hosting
ArangoDBCloud + self-hosted
RavenDBCloud + self-hosted
Schema
Schema
ArangoDBOptional schema
RavenDBOptional schema
Features
TTL / auto-expiry
ArangoDB-
RavenDB✓
Change streams / CDC
ArangoDB-
RavenDB✓
Vector / search built-in
ArangoDB✓
RavenDB✓
Licensing
Licence class
ArangoDBSource-available (SSPL/BSL)
RavenDB-

What each one is

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

ArangoDB

A native multi-model database that supports documents, graphs, and key-value data with integrated search capabilities. Runs on-premise or in the cloud with flexible data modeling, SQL-like querying, and support for distributed deployments.

Independently observed

RavenDB

Leader

A document database with automatic index optimization and schema management, enabling rapid application development without DevOps overhead.

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 for non-commercial use (100GB limit). Enterprise Edition available via contact sales.

  • Community EditionFree
  • Enterprise EditionContact sales
as of verify ↗

RavenDB

Leader
HybridFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
ArangoDB✓
RavenDB✗
macOS
ArangoDB✗
RavenDB✓
Windows
ArangoDB✗
RavenDB✓
Linux
ArangoDB✗
RavenDB✓
CLI
ArangoDB✓
RavenDB✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
ArangoDB✓
RavenDB✓
Self-hosted
ArangoDB✗
RavenDB✓
On-premise
ArangoDB✓
RavenDB✗

Integrations

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

ArangoDB

Not documented yet.

RavenDB

Leader
21 total
  • SQL Server
  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Elasticsearch
  • Kafka
  • RabbitMQ
  • Snowflake
  • Amazon SQS
  • Azure Queue Storage
  • Azure Service Bus
  • Power BI
  • Akka.NET
  • Apache Parquet
  • NLog
  • Zabbix
  • Datadog
  • PTRG
  • Telegraf
  • Grafana
  • Apache Kafka
Independently observed
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ArangoDB or RavenDB: which one depends on you

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