Comparison

MongoDB vs RavenDB

On the evidence we track, MongoDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

MongoDB full profile →RavenDB full profile →

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★MongoDB76

RavenDB56

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	MongoDBLeader	RavenDB
vioscaleAI score	76 / 100medium · 71%	56 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$56.94	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	6	20
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO/IEC 27018:2019, ISO 9001:2015, PCI DSS +8 more	ISO/IEC 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 2 Type III, HIPAA
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.8	5.7
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://www.mongodb.com/products/platform/trust	https://ravendb.net/trust
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=mongodb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=ravendb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.99	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	8	1
Github starsadoption.github_stars	28,614	4,001
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	6,144
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	170,000	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	30	-
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	SSPL-1.0	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C++	C#
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

MongoDB76 / 100medium · 71%

RavenDB56 / 100medium · 63%

Pricing

Free tier

MongoDB✓

RavenDB✓

Model

MongoDBfreemium

RavenDBfreemium

Price level

MongoDBmid

RavenDBlow

Starting price

MongoDB$56.94

RavenDB–

Transparent

MongoDB✓

RavenDB✗

Integrations

Count

MongoDB6

RavenDB20

Security

Certifications

MongoDBSOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO/IEC 27018:2019, ISO 9001:2015, PCI DSS +8 more

RavenDBISO/IEC 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 2 Type III, HIPAA

Disclosure policy

MongoDB✓

RavenDB–

Fedramp

MongoDB✓

RavenDB–

Gdpr

MongoDB✓

RavenDB✓

Hipaa

MongoDB✓

RavenDB✓

Iso27001

MongoDB✓

RavenDB✓

Pci

MongoDB✓

RavenDB–

Scorecard

MongoDB4.8

RavenDB5.7

Soc2

MongoDB✓

RavenDB✓

Trust center

MongoDBhttps://www.mongodb.com/products/platform/trust

RavenDBhttps://ravendb.net/trust

Vulnerabilities

MongoDBCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=mongodb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

RavenDBCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=ravendb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

MongoDB99.99

RavenDB–

Status page

MongoDB✓

RavenDB✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

MongoDB8

RavenDB1

Github stars

MongoDB28,614

RavenDB4,001

Package downloads weekly

MongoDB–

RavenDB6,144

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#

Market

Availability

MongoDBAvailable worldwide

RavenDBAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

MongoDB8 items

RavenDB6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for NoSQL Databases
Capability	MongoDB	RavenDB
Core
Data model	Document	Document
Query
Query language	MQL / document API	-
Consistency
Consistency	Tunable	-
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	Schemaless	Optional schema
Features
TTL / auto-expiry	✓	✓
Change streams / CDC	✓	✓
Vector / search built-in	✓	✓
Licensing
Licence class	Source-available (SSPL/BSL)	-

Core

Data model

MongoDBDocument

RavenDBDocument

Query

Query language

MongoDBMQL / document API

RavenDB-

Consistency

MongoDBTunable

RavenDB-

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

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 fully managed cloud database that uses flexible document-based storage and supports complex queries, analytics, and advanced search capabilities including vector and full-text search functionality.

Independently observed

RavenDB

A document database with automatic index optimization and schema management, enabling rapid application development without DevOps overhead.

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 $56.94/moHybridFree tier

Free tier (512MB), Flex from $8–$30/month, Dedicated from $56.94/month

Free (M0)Free
- 512MB storage
- 32MB sort memory
- 100 ops/sec
- shared vCPUs
- replica set
Flex Clusters$8–$30/month based on usage
- hourly billing
- monthly invoices
Dedicated ClustersFrom $56.94/month
- dedicated resources
- auto-scaling
- horizontal scaling via sharding

as of 2026-10-05verify ↗

RavenDB

HybridFree tier

as of 2026-10-15verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	MongoDB	RavenDB
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

MongoDB✓

RavenDB✗

macOS

MongoDB✓

RavenDB✓

Windows

MongoDB✓

RavenDB✓

Linux

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.

In common (1)

Apache Kafka

MongoDB

Leader

12 total - 11 not shared

Vertex AI
BigQuery
Datastream
Google Kubernetes Engine
Looker
Apigee
Google Vertex AI
Google Cloud BigQuery
Google Cloud Datastream
Google Cloud Functions
Kubernetes

Independently observed

RavenDB

21 total - 20 not shared

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

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