# Azure Cosmos DB vs RavenDB

| Attribute | Azure Cosmos DB | RavenDB |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 57.3 (31% (low)) | 56.2 (63% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 1 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 4,001 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 6,144 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Azure Cosmos DB is a NoSQL database service on Azure that prioritizes minimal latency and the ability to handle massive scale. It includes built-in vector search capabilities for AI-driven applications and is managed fully by Microsoft with no infrastructure to operate. It is indexed under NoSQL Databases.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/azure-sql-managed-instance/single/","question":"What is Azure Cosmos DB?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Azure Cosmos DB offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/acom/etc.clientlibs/onecloud/components/content/reimagine/atomic/carousel/v1/carousel/clientlibs/pricing-styles.ACSHASHbcdafd3e07059ae596973551430292fc.min.css","question":"Is Azure Cosmos DB free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Azure Cosmos DB. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/acom/etc.clientlibs/onecloud/components/content/reimagine/atomic/carousel/v1/carousel/clientlibs/pricing-styles.ACSHASHbcdafd3e07059ae596973551430292fc.min.css","question":"What platforms does Azure Cosmos DB support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Azure Cosmos DB, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/azure-sql-managed-instance/single/","question":"Can Azure Cosmos DB be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Azure Cosmos DB. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Azure Cosmos DB not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/security","question":"What security certifications does Azure Cosmos DB have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Azure Cosmos DB is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/acom/etc.clientlibs/onecloud/components/content/reimagine/atomic/carousel/v1/carousel/clientlibs/pricing-styles.ACSHASHbcdafd3e07059ae596973551430292fc.min.css","question":"Where is Azure Cosmos DB available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"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}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Azure Cosmos DB is a NoSQL database service on Azure that prioritizes minimal latency and the ability to handle massive scale. It includes built-in vector search capabilities for AI-driven applications and is managed fully by Microsoft with no infrastructure to operate. | A document database with automatic index optimization and schema management, enabling rapid application development without DevOps overhead. |
| features.capabilities | `{"schema":"schemaless","hosting":"cloud","data_model":"multi_model","multi_region":true,"license_class":"proprietary","vector_search":true}` | `{"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# |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-22T14:42:20.588Z"}` | `{"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 | yes | 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 | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.7 |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/explore/security/ | https://ravendb.net/trust |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"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 | Azure Cosmos DB | RavenDB |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Data model | Multi-model | Document |
| **Query** |  |  |
| Query language | - | - |
| **Consistency** |  |  |
| Consistency | - | - |
| **Transactions** |  |  |
| Transactions | - | Multi-item ACID |
| **Indexing** |  |  |
| Secondary indexes | - | Yes |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Partitioning / sharding | - | Automatic |
| Multi-region | ✓ | - |
| **Replication** |  |  |
| Replication topology | - | Active-active |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Schema** |  |  |
| Schema | Schemaless | Optional schema |
| **Features** |  |  |
| TTL / auto-expiry | - | ✓ |
| Change streams / CDC | - | ✓ |
| Vector / search built-in | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Proprietary | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:40:04.076Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*