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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.

ArangoDB full profile →RavenDB full profile →
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ArangoDB49
★RavenDB56
Score
Vioscale score
ArangoDB49 / 100low · 42%updating
RavenDB56 / 100medium · 63%updating
Pricing
Free tier
ArangoDB✓
RavenDB–
Model
ArangoDBcommercial
RavenDB–
Price level
ArangoDBlow
RavenDB–
Transparent
ArangoDB✗
RavenDB–
Integrations
Count
ArangoDB–
RavenDB20
Security
Hipaa
ArangoDB–
RavenDB✓
Iso27001
ArangoDB–
RavenDB✓
Scorecard
ArangoDB7.3
RavenDB5.1
Soc2
ArangoDB–
RavenDB✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
ArangoDB✓
RavenDB✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
ArangoDB0
RavenDB1
Github stars
ArangoDB14,266
RavenDB3,993
Package downloads weekly
ArangoDB–
RavenDB26,043
Activity
Commits last 30d
ArangoDB100
RavenDB100
Release
History
ArangoDB–
RavenDB20 items
License
Spdx
ArangoDB–
RavenDBMIT
Language
Primary
ArangoDBC++
RavenDBC#
Market
Availability
ArangoDB–
RavenDBAvailable worldwide

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
ArangoDB-
RavenDBMulti-item ACID
Indexing
Secondary indexes
ArangoDBYes
RavenDBYes
Scale
Partitioning / sharding
ArangoDBAutomatic
RavenDBAutomatic
Multi-region
ArangoDB-
RavenDB-
Replication
Replication topology
ArangoDB-
RavenDBActive-active
Deployment
Hosting
ArangoDBCloud + self-hosted
RavenDBCloud + self-hosted
Schema
Schema
ArangoDB-
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 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

RavenDB

Leader

RavenDB is a document database that automatically optimizes indexes and queries without manual configuration. It provides ACID transactions across clusters, master-master replication for high availability, and can be deployed in cloud, on-premises, or edge environments.

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 verify ↗

RavenDB

Leader

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
ArangoDB–
RavenDB✓
CLI
ArangoDB–
RavenDB✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
ArangoDB✓
RavenDB✓
Self-hosted
ArangoDB✓
RavenDB✓
On-premise
ArangoDB✗
RavenDB✓
Hybrid
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
20 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
Independently observed

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