What is RavenDB?
The first schema-less document database that optimizes itself automatically. Provides master-master replication, distributed architecture, and self-tuning indexes so teams can focus on building instead of managing infrastructure.
What RavenDB does
The capabilities that matter for nosql databases, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Data model
- Document
- Query language
- -
- Consistency
- -
- Transactions
- -
- Secondary indexes
- Yes
- Partitioning / sharding
- Automatic
- Multi-region
- -
- Replication topology
- Active-active
- Hosting
- Cloud + self-hosted
- Schema
- Optional schema
- TTL / auto-expiry
- ✓
- Change streams / CDC
- ✓
- Vector / search built-in
- ✓
- Licence class
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (1)
Independently observed- Kafka
RavenDB alternatives
Other nosql databases we track, ranked by the same independent score.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for RavenDB, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security Posture | 75 | 18.00 | 1350.0 | ✓ |
| Github Activity | 63 | 20.00 | 1262.0 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 58 | 17.00 | 982.8 | ✓ |
| Github Stars | 68 | 7.00 | 475.3 | ✓ |
| Package Downloads | 53 | 6.00 | 315.8 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 9 | 8.00 | 69.3 | ✓ |
| Release Cadence | 0 | 12.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Stackoverflow Activity | 0 | 20.00 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 65% |
Adoption
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"schema":"optional_schema","hosting":"both","data_model":"document","ttl_expiry":true,"replication":"active_active","partitioning":"automatic","vector_search":true,"change_streams":true,"secondary_indexes":"yes"} | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 1 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | C# | highsource · 2026-08-03 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | MIT | highsource · 2026-08-03 · 85% |
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |