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Comparison

MongoDB vs RethinkDB

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
RethinkDB39
Score
Vioscale score
MongoDB75 / 100medium · 71%
RethinkDB39 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tier
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB✓
Model
MongoDBcommercial
RethinkDBopen_source
Price level
MongoDBlow
RethinkDBfree
Transparent
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB–
Integrations
Count
MongoDB7
RethinkDB4
Security
Disclosure policy
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB–
Fedramp
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB–
Gdpr
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB–
Hipaa
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB–
Iso27001
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB–
Pci
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB–
Scorecard
MongoDB4.7
RethinkDB3.3
Soc2
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
MongoDB99.995
RethinkDB–
Status page
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB–
Adoption
Dependent repos
MongoDB8
RethinkDB1,283
Github stars
MongoDB28,507
RethinkDB26,994
Package downloads weekly
MongoDB–
RethinkDB16,422
Stackoverflow questions
MongoDB170,000
RethinkDB–
Activity
Commits last 30d
MongoDB100
RethinkDB0
Release
Cadence days
MongoDB30
RethinkDB25
History
MongoDB–
RethinkDB20 items
License
Spdx
MongoDBSSPL-1.0
RethinkDB–
Language
Primary
MongoDBC++
RethinkDBC++
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
MongoDB8 items
RethinkDB–

Capabilities

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

Core
Data model
MongoDBDocument
RethinkDBDocument
Query
Query language
MongoDBMQL / document API
RethinkDB-
Consistency
Consistency
MongoDBTunable
RethinkDB-
Transactions
Transactions
MongoDBMulti-item ACID
RethinkDB-
Indexing
Secondary indexes
MongoDBYes
RethinkDBYes
Scale
Partitioning / sharding
MongoDBAutomatic
RethinkDB-
Multi-region
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB-
Replication
Replication topology
MongoDBPrimary-secondary
RethinkDBPrimary-secondary
Deployment
Hosting
MongoDBCloud + self-hosted
RethinkDBSelf-hosted only
Schema
Schema
MongoDBSchemaless
RethinkDBSchemaless
Features
TTL / auto-expiry
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB-
Change streams / CDC
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB✓
Vector / search built-in
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB-
Licensing
Licence class
MongoDBSource-available (SSPL/BSL)
RethinkDBPermissive OSS

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

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.

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 ↗

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
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB✓
CLI
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB✗
Self-hosted
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB✓
Hybrid
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB✗

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

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.