Comparison

MongoDB vs RavenDB

On the evidence we track, MongoDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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MongoDB75
RavenDB56
Score
Vioscale score
MongoDB75 / 100medium · 71%
RavenDB56 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
MongoDB
RavenDB
Model
MongoDBcommercial
RavenDB
Price level
MongoDBlow
RavenDB
Transparent
MongoDB
RavenDB
Integrations
Count
MongoDB7
RavenDB20
Security
Disclosure policy
MongoDB
RavenDB
Fedramp
MongoDB
RavenDB
Gdpr
MongoDB
RavenDB
Hipaa
MongoDB
RavenDB
Iso27001
MongoDB
RavenDB
Pci
MongoDB
RavenDB
Scorecard
MongoDB4.7
RavenDB5.1
Soc2
MongoDB
RavenDB
Reliability
Sla pct
MongoDB99.995
RavenDB
Status page
MongoDB
RavenDB
Adoption
Dependent repos
MongoDB8
RavenDB1
Github stars
MongoDB28,507
RavenDB3,993
Package downloads weekly
MongoDB
RavenDB26,043
Stackoverflow questions
MongoDB170,000
RavenDB
Activity
Commits last 30d
MongoDB100
RavenDB100
Release
Cadence days
MongoDB30
RavenDB
History
MongoDB
RavenDB20 items
License
Spdx
MongoDBSSPL-1.0
RavenDBMIT
Language
Primary
MongoDBC++
RavenDBC#
Content
Faq
MongoDB8 items
RavenDB

Capabilities

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

Core
Data model
MongoDBDocument
RavenDBDocument
Query
Query language
MongoDBMQL / document API
RavenDB-
Consistency
Consistency
MongoDBTunable
RavenDB-
Transactions
Transactions
MongoDBMulti-item ACID
RavenDBMulti-item ACID
Indexing
Secondary indexes
MongoDBYes
RavenDBYes
Scale
Partitioning / sharding
MongoDBAutomatic
RavenDBAutomatic
Multi-region
MongoDB
RavenDB-
Replication
Replication topology
MongoDBPrimary-secondary
RavenDBActive-active
Deployment
Hosting
MongoDBCloud + self-hosted
RavenDBCloud + self-hosted
Schema
Schema
MongoDBSchemaless
RavenDBOptional schema
Features
TTL / auto-expiry
MongoDB
RavenDB
Change streams / CDC
MongoDB
RavenDB
Vector / search built-in
MongoDB
RavenDB
Licensing
Licence class
MongoDBSource-available (SSPL/BSL)
RavenDB-

What each one is

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

MongoDB

Leader

MongoDB is a distributed database platform available as a fully managed cloud service across multiple providers or as a self-hosted deployment. It supports JSON-like documents with flexible schemas, real-time querying, multi-region replication, ACID transactions, and integrated vector search for AI applications.

Independently observed

RavenDB

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.

MongoDB

Leader
from $0.01/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Flex clusters from $8-$30/month. Dedicated clusters from $56.94/month. Enterprise Advanced available via contact sales.

  • FreeFree
    • Free forever
    • 512MB storage
    • Shared RAM and vCPU
  • Flex$0.011/hour (up to $30/month)
    • 5GB storage
    • Shared RAM and vCPU
    • On-demand burst capacity
    • Up to $30/month
  • DedicatedStarts at $56.94/month
    • Dedicated resources
    • Configurable storage and compute
    • M10 through M700 cluster tiers
    • Multiple regions available
  • Enterprise AdvancedContact sales
    • Ops Manager
    • Kubernetes Operator
    • Enterprise security features
    • BI integration
    • Commercial license
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

RavenDB

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
MongoDB
RavenDB
CLI
MongoDB
RavenDB
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
MongoDB
RavenDB
Self-hosted
MongoDB
RavenDB
On-premise
MongoDB
RavenDB
Hybrid
MongoDB
RavenDB

Integrations

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

MongoDB

Leader
7 total
  • Vertex AI
  • BigQuery
  • Datastream
  • Google Kubernetes Engine
  • Looker
  • Apigee
  • Apache Kafka
Independently observed

RavenDB

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.