Comparison

ArangoDB vs RethinkDB

On the evidence we track, ArangoDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 51/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★ArangoDB51
RethinkDB41
Score
vioscaleAI score
ArangoDB51 / 100low · 42%
RethinkDB41 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tier
ArangoDB✓
RethinkDB✓
Model
ArangoDBfreemium
RethinkDBopen_source
Price level
ArangoDBlow
RethinkDBfree
Transparent
ArangoDB✗
RethinkDB–
Integrations
Count
ArangoDB–
RethinkDB4
Reliability
Status page
ArangoDB✓
RethinkDB–
Adoption
Dependent repos
ArangoDB0
RethinkDB1,283
Github stars
ArangoDB14,278
RethinkDB27,005
Package downloads weekly
ArangoDB–
RethinkDB12,928
Activity
Commits last 30d
ArangoDB100
RethinkDB0
Release
Cadence days
ArangoDB–
RethinkDB25
History
ArangoDB–
RethinkDB20 items
Language
Primary
ArangoDBC++
RethinkDBC++
Market
Availability
RethinkDB–
Content
Faq
ArangoDB3 items
RethinkDB5 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Data model
ArangoDBMulti-model
RethinkDBDocument
Query
Query language
ArangoDB-
RethinkDB-
Consistency
Consistency
ArangoDB-
RethinkDB-
Transactions
Transactions
ArangoDBMulti-item ACID
RethinkDB-
Indexing
Secondary indexes
ArangoDBYes
RethinkDBYes
Scale
Partitioning / sharding
ArangoDBAutomatic
RethinkDB-
Multi-region
ArangoDB✓
RethinkDB-
Replication
Replication topology
ArangoDBPrimary-secondary
RethinkDBPrimary-secondary
Deployment
Hosting
ArangoDBCloud + self-hosted
RethinkDBSelf-hosted only
Schema
Schema
ArangoDBOptional schema
RethinkDBSchemaless
Features
TTL / auto-expiry
ArangoDB-
RethinkDB-
Change streams / CDC
ArangoDB-
RethinkDB✓
Vector / search built-in
ArangoDB✓
RethinkDB-
Licensing
Licence class
ArangoDBSource-available (SSPL/BSL)
RethinkDBPermissive OSS

What each one is

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

ArangoDB

Leader

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

RethinkDB

A database that eliminates polling by automatically streaming query changes to connected clients, enabling developers to build responsive real-time applications with less complexity.

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

Leader
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 ↗

RethinkDB

Open sourceFree 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✓
RethinkDB✓
macOS
ArangoDB✗
RethinkDB✓
Windows
ArangoDB✗
RethinkDB✓
Linux
ArangoDB✗
RethinkDB✓
CLI
ArangoDB✓
RethinkDB✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
ArangoDB✓
RethinkDB✗
Self-hosted
ArangoDB✗
RethinkDB✓
On-premise
ArangoDB✓
RethinkDB✗

Integrations

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

ArangoDB

Leader

Not documented yet.

RethinkDB

4 total
  • Elasticsearch
  • RabbitMQ
  • Rails
  • PubNub
Independently observed
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