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MongoDB vs RethinkDB

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.

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★MongoDB76
RethinkDB41
Score
vioscaleAI score
MongoDB76 / 100medium · 71%
RethinkDB41 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tier
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB✓
Model
MongoDBfreemium
RethinkDBopen_source
Price level
MongoDBmid
RethinkDBfree
Starting price
MongoDB$56.94
RethinkDB–
Transparent
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB–
Integrations
Count
MongoDB6
RethinkDB4
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB–
Fedramp
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB–
Gdpr
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB–
Hipaa
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB–
Iso27001
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB–
Pci
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB–
Scorecard
MongoDB4.8
RethinkDB3.3
Soc2
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
MongoDB99.99
RethinkDB–
Status page
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB–
Adoption
Dependent repos
MongoDB8
RethinkDB1,283
Github stars
MongoDB28,614
RethinkDB27,005
Package downloads weekly
MongoDB–
RethinkDB12,928
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
MongoDBAvailable worldwide
RethinkDB–
Content
Faq
MongoDB8 items
RethinkDB5 items

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 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

RethinkDB

A database that eliminates polling by automatically streaming query changes to connected clients, enabling developers to build responsive real-time applications with less complexity.

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 verify ↗

RethinkDB

Open sourceFree tier
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✓
macOS
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB✓
Windows
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB✓
Linux
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB✓
CLI
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB✗
Self-hosted
MongoDB✓
RethinkDB✓
On-premise
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
12 total
  • Vertex AI
  • BigQuery
  • Datastream
  • Google Kubernetes Engine
  • Looker
  • Apigee
  • Apache Kafka
  • Google Vertex AI
  • Google Cloud BigQuery
  • Google Cloud Datastream
  • Google Cloud Functions
  • Kubernetes
Independently observed

RethinkDB

4 total
  • Elasticsearch
  • RabbitMQ
  • Rails
  • PubNub
Independently observed
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MongoDB or RethinkDB: which one depends on you

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