# ArangoDB vs RavenDB

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** RavenDB

| Attribute | ArangoDB | RavenDB |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 51.2 (42% (low)) | 56.2 (63% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 1 |
| adoption.github_stars | 14,278 | 4,001 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 6,144 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under NoSQL Databases.","source":"https://www.arangodb.com","question":"What is ArangoDB?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"ArangoDB does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 2 plans (Community Edition and Enterprise Edition), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.arangodb.com","question":"How much does ArangoDB cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. ArangoDB can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.arangodb.com","question":"Can ArangoDB be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under NoSQL Databases.","source":"https://ravendb.net","question":"What is RavenDB?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"RavenDB supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://ravendb.net","question":"What platforms does RavenDB support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. RavenDB can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://ravendb.net","question":"Can RavenDB be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 20 integrations for RavenDB, including SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Kafka, RabbitMQ and Snowflake, plus 12 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://ravendb.net","question":"What does RavenDB integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA for RavenDB. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as RavenDB not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://ravendb.net/trust","question":"What security certifications does RavenDB have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. RavenDB is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/ravendb","question":"Is RavenDB open source?","confidence":0.85}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A document database with automatic index optimization and schema management, enabling rapid application development without DevOps overhead. |
| features.capabilities | `{"schema":"optional_schema","hosting":"both","data_model":"multi_model","replication":"primary_secondary","multi_region":true,"partitioning":"automatic","transactions":"multi_item_acid","license_class":"source_available","vector_search":true,"secondary_indexes":"yes"}` | `{"schema":"optional_schema","hosting":"both","data_model":"document","ttl_expiry":true,"replication":"active_active","partitioning":"automatic","transactions":"multi_item_acid","vector_search":true,"change_streams":true,"secondary_indexes":"yes"}` |
| integrations.count | - | 20 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"SQL Server"},{"name":"Oracle"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"RabbitMQ"},{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"Amazon SQS"},{"name":"Azure Queue Storage"},{"name":"Azure Service Bus"},{"name":"Power BI"},{"name":"Akka.NET"},{"name":"Apache Parquet"},{"name":"NLog"},{"name":"Zabbix"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"PTRG"},{"name":"Telegraf"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"Apache Kafka","native":false,"category":"messaging","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | C++ | C# |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community Edition","description":"Free for non-commercial use","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"data":"100GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Edition","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free Community Edition for non-commercial use (100GB limit). Enterprise Edition available via contact sales.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.arangodb.com","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T13:54:00.905Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://ravendb.net","retrievedAt":"2026-10-15T20:22:15.780Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.2.6","date":"2026-09-01T08:58:55Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.1.12","date":"2026-09-01T08:15:54Z","type":"stable","version":"7.1.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/6.2.19","date":"2026-09-01T07:20:46Z","type":"stable","version":"6.2.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.2.5","date":"2026-07-22T09:59:18Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.1.11","date":"2026-07-22T08:56:33Z","type":"stable","version":"7.1.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/6.2.18","date":"2026-07-22T07:42:02Z","type":"stable","version":"6.2.18"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.2.4","date":"2026-06-16T09:21:38Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.1.10","date":"2026-06-16T07:46:49Z","type":"stable","version":"7.1.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/6.2.17","date":"2026-06-16T06:33:13Z","type":"stable","version":"6.2.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.2.3","date":"2026-06-09T12:45:09Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.1.9","date":"2026-06-09T09:42:35Z","type":"stable","version":"7.1.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/6.2.16","date":"2026-06-09T08:15:07Z","type":"stable","version":"6.2.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.2.2","date":"2026-04-28T11:13:59Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.1.8","date":"2026-04-28T10:32:43Z","type":"stable","version":"7.1.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/6.2.15","date":"2026-04-28T09:56:00Z","type":"stable","version":"6.2.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.2.1","date":"2026-03-17T12:58:08Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.1.7","date":"2026-03-17T12:07:58Z","type":"stable","version":"7.1.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/6.2.14","date":"2026-03-17T11:10:42Z","type":"stable","version":"6.2.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/5.4.214","date":"2026-02-23T14:01:21Z","type":"stable","version":"5.4.214"},{"url":"https://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/releases/tag/7.2.0","date":"2026-02-02T14:40:19Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"ISO/IEC 27001:2022","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 2 Type III","status":"active"},{"name":"HIPAA","status":"active"}]` |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7.2 | 5.7 |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://ravendb.net/trust |
| security.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,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=ravendb&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (NoSQL Databases)

| Capability | ArangoDB | RavenDB |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Data model | Multi-model | Document |
| **Query** |  |  |
| Query language | - | - |
| **Consistency** |  |  |
| Consistency | - | - |
| **Transactions** |  |  |
| Transactions | Multi-item ACID | Multi-item ACID |
| **Indexing** |  |  |
| Secondary indexes | Yes | Yes |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Partitioning / sharding | Automatic | Automatic |
| Multi-region | ✓ | - |
| **Replication** |  |  |
| Replication topology | Primary-secondary | Active-active |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Schema** |  |  |
| Schema | Optional schema | Optional schema |
| **Features** |  |  |
| TTL / auto-expiry | - | ✓ |
| Change streams / CDC | - | ✓ |
| Vector / search built-in | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Source-available (SSPL/BSL) | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:39:22.769Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*