# Azure Cosmos DB vs RethinkDB | Attribute | Azure Cosmos DB | RethinkDB | |---|---|---| | **Vioscale score** | 48.6 (31% (low)) | 38.7 (57% (medium)) | | activity.commits_last_30d | - | 0 | | adoption.dependent_repos | - | 1,283 | | adoption.github_stars | - | 26,994 | | adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 16,422 | | deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` | | description.long | 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. | 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. | | features.capabilities | `{"schema":"schemaless","hosting":"cloud","data_model":"multi_model","multi_region":true,"license_class":"proprietary","vector_search":true}` | `{"schema":"schemaless","hosting":"self","data_model":"document","replication":"primary_secondary","license_class":"permissive","change_streams":true,"secondary_indexes":"yes"}` | | integrations.count | - | 4 | | integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"RabbitMQ"},{"name":"Rails"},{"name":"PubNub"}]` | | language.primary | - | C++ | | market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - | | platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` | | pricing | `{"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"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://rethinkdb.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:45:31.517Z"}` | | pricing.free_tier | yes | yes | | pricing.model | freemium | open_source | | pricing.price_level | low | free | | release.cadence_days | - | 25 | | release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/releases/tag/v2.4.4","date":"2023-12-11T01:42:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.4.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/releases/tag/v2.4.3","date":"2023-02-05T01:14:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.4.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/releases/tag/v2.4.2","date":"2022-05-07T19:28:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.4.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/releases/tag/v2.4.1","date":"2020-08-14T19:51:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/releases/tag/v2.4.0","date":"2019-12-19T18:30:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/releases/tag/v2.3.6","date":"2017-07-23T02:20:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.3.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/releases/tag/v2.3.5","date":"2016-08-29T21:19:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.3.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/releases/tag/v2.3.4","date":"2016-06-04T05:27:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.3.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/releases/tag/v2.3.3","date":"2016-06-01T18:54:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.3.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/releases/tag/v2.3.2","date":"2016-05-06T19:00:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/releases/tag/v2.3.1","date":"2016-04-23T02:13:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/releases/tag/v2.3.0","date":"2016-04-06T15:57:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/releases/tag/v2.2.6","date":"2016-03-28T18:08:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.2.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/releases/tag/v2.2.5","date":"2016-02-24T23:33:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.2.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/releases/tag/v2.2.4","date":"2016-02-01T19:17:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/releases/tag/v2.1.6","date":"2016-02-01T19:14:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/releases/tag/v2.2.3-1","date":"2016-01-11T20:22:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.2.3-1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/releases/tag/v2.2.2","date":"2015-12-21T09:02:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/releases/tag/v2.2.1","date":"2015-11-17T09:14:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/releases/tag/v2.2.0","date":"2015-11-12T15:26:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.2.0"}]` | | reliability.status_page | yes | - | | security.gdpr | yes | - | | security.scorecard | - | 3.3 | | security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=rethinkdb&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | ## Capabilities (NoSQL Databases) | Capability | Azure Cosmos DB | RethinkDB | |---|:--:|:--:| | **Core** | | | | Data model | Multi-model | Document | | **Query** | | | | Query language | - | - | | **Consistency** | | | | Consistency | - | - | | **Transactions** | | | | Transactions | - | - | | **Indexing** | | | | Secondary indexes | - | Yes | | **Scale** | | | | Partitioning / sharding | - | - | | Multi-region | ✓ | - | | **Replication** | | | | Replication topology | - | Primary-secondary | | **Deployment** | | | | Hosting | Cloud only | Self-hosted only | | **Schema** | | | | Schema | Schemaless | Schemaless | | **Features** | | | | TTL / auto-expiry | - | - | | Change streams / CDC | - | ✓ | | Vector / search built-in | ✓ | - | | **Licensing** | | | | Licence class | Proprietary | Permissive OSS | *Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:07:38.386Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*