# ArangoDB vs Azure Cosmos DB

| Attribute | ArangoDB | Azure Cosmos DB |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 49 (42% (low)) | 48.6 (31% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 14,266 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A multimodel database that unifies fragmented enterprise data into a graph-native foundation, serving as a context layer for AI agents, applications, and analytics workloads without requiring multiple specialized databases. | Azure Cosmos DB is a NoSQL database service on Azure that prioritizes minimal latency and the ability to handle massive scale. It includes built-in vector search capabilities for AI-driven applications and is managed fully by Microsoft with no infrastructure to operate. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","data_model":"multi_model","partitioning":"automatic","license_class":"source_available","vector_search":true,"secondary_indexes":"yes"}` | `{"schema":"schemaless","hosting":"cloud","data_model":"multi_model","multi_region":true,"license_class":"proprietary","vector_search":true}` |
| language.primary | C++ | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community Edition","summary":"Free for non-commercial use, 100GB limit","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Free for non-commercial use up to 100GB data","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"data":"100GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Edition","summary":"Contact sales for pricing","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free community edition with 100GB limit, Enterprise Edition available","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.arangodb.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:03:30.634Z"}` | `{"type":"usage","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://azure.microsoft.com/acom/etc.clientlibs/onecloud/components/content/reimagine/atomic/carousel/v1/carousel/clientlibs/pricing-styles.ACSHASHbcdafd3e07059ae596973551430292fc.min.css","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T11:05:21.839Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7.3 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Farangodb%2Farangodb&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (NoSQL Databases)

| Capability | ArangoDB | Azure Cosmos DB |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Data model | Multi-model | Multi-model |
| **Query** |  |  |
| Query language | - | - |
| **Consistency** |  |  |
| Consistency | - | - |
| **Transactions** |  |  |
| Transactions | - | - |
| **Indexing** |  |  |
| Secondary indexes | Yes | - |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Partitioning / sharding | Automatic | - |
| Multi-region | - | ✓ |
| **Replication** |  |  |
| Replication topology | - | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud only |
| **Schema** |  |  |
| Schema | - | Schemaless |
| **Features** |  |  |
| TTL / auto-expiry | - | - |
| Change streams / CDC | - | - |
| Vector / search built-in | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Source-available (SSPL/BSL) | Proprietary |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:11:18.788Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*