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RavenDBApache CouchDB
Freemium

Free to start, with paid on-premises, cloud and support plans.

 Free

Free and open source Apache project.

Windows, Web, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
  • Self-hosted, edge or managed cloud deployment
  • Automatic index optimization reduces manual tuning
  • Multi-primary replication between many nodes and devices
  • Plain HTTP/JSON API
  • Larger deployments and support require paid plans
  • Smaller ecosystem than MongoDB
  • Document model is not a fit for relational workloads
  • Running a cluster takes server administration
Self-hosted, Hosted service Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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