Comparison

RavenDB vs RethinkDB

On the evidence we track, RavenDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 56/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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RavenDB56
RethinkDB39
Score
Vioscale score
RavenDB56 / 100medium · 63%
RethinkDB39 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tier
RavenDB
RethinkDB
Model
RavenDB
RethinkDBopen_source
Price level
RavenDB
RethinkDBfree
Integrations
Count
RavenDB20
RethinkDB4
Reliability
Status page
RavenDB
RethinkDB
Adoption
Dependent repos
RavenDB1
RethinkDB1,283
Github stars
RavenDB3,993
RethinkDB26,994
Package downloads weekly
RavenDB26,043
RethinkDB16,422
Activity
Commits last 30d
RavenDB100
RethinkDB0
Release
Cadence days
RavenDB
RethinkDB25
History
RavenDB20 items
RethinkDB20 items
License
Spdx
RavenDBMIT
RethinkDB
Language
Primary
RavenDBC#
RethinkDBC++
Market
Availability
RethinkDB

Capabilities

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

Core
Data model
RavenDBDocument
RethinkDBDocument
Query
Query language
RavenDB-
RethinkDB-
Consistency
Consistency
RavenDB-
RethinkDB-
Transactions
Transactions
RavenDBMulti-item ACID
RethinkDB-
Indexing
Secondary indexes
RavenDBYes
RethinkDBYes
Scale
Partitioning / sharding
RavenDBAutomatic
RethinkDB-
Multi-region
RavenDB-
RethinkDB-
Replication
Replication topology
RavenDBActive-active
RethinkDBPrimary-secondary
Deployment
Hosting
RavenDBCloud + self-hosted
RethinkDBSelf-hosted only
Schema
Schema
RavenDBOptional schema
RethinkDBSchemaless
Features
TTL / auto-expiry
RavenDB
RethinkDB-
Change streams / CDC
RavenDB
RethinkDB
Vector / search built-in
RavenDB
RethinkDB-
Licensing
Licence class
RavenDB-
RethinkDBPermissive OSS

What each one is

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

RavenDB

Leader

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

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.

RavenDB

Leader

Pricing not documented yet.

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
RavenDB
RethinkDB
CLI
RavenDB
RethinkDB
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
RavenDB
RethinkDB
Self-hosted
RavenDB
RethinkDB
On-premise
RavenDB
RethinkDB
Hybrid
RavenDB
RethinkDB

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • Elasticsearch
  • RabbitMQ

RavenDB

Leader
20 total - 18 not shared
  • SQL Server
  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Kafka
  • Snowflake
  • Amazon SQS
  • Azure Queue Storage
  • Azure Service Bus
  • Power BI
  • Akka.NET
  • Apache Parquet
  • NLog
  • Zabbix
  • Datadog
  • PTRG
  • Telegraf
  • Grafana
Independently observed

RethinkDB

4 total - 2 not shared
  • Rails
  • PubNub
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.