Comparison

ArangoDB vs RethinkDB

On the evidence we track, ArangoDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 49/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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ArangoDB49
RethinkDB39
Score
Vioscale score
ArangoDB49 / 100low · 42%updating
RethinkDB39 / 100medium · 57%updating
Pricing
Free tier
ArangoDB
RethinkDB
Model
ArangoDBcommercial
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
ArangoDB14,266
RethinkDB26,994
Package downloads weekly
ArangoDB
RethinkDB16,422
Activity
Commits last 30d
ArangoDB100
RethinkDB0
Release
Cadence days
ArangoDB
RethinkDB25
History
ArangoDB
RethinkDB20 items
Language
Primary
ArangoDBC++
RethinkDBC++

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
ArangoDB-
RethinkDB-
Indexing
Secondary indexes
ArangoDBYes
RethinkDBYes
Scale
Partitioning / sharding
ArangoDBAutomatic
RethinkDB-
Multi-region
ArangoDB-
RethinkDB-
Replication
Replication topology
ArangoDB-
RethinkDBPrimary-secondary
Deployment
Hosting
ArangoDBCloud + self-hosted
RethinkDBSelf-hosted only
Schema
Schema
ArangoDB-
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 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

RethinkDB

An open-source NoSQL database built on a distributed architecture that eliminates polling by pushing fresh data to applications automatically. It stores flexible JSON documents and is designed to simplify building applications that display live information to users.

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 with 100GB limit, Enterprise Edition available

  • Community EditionFree
  • Enterprise EditionContact sales
as of verify ↗

RethinkDB

Open source
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
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
ArangoDB
RethinkDB
Self-hosted
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

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