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RavenDB vs MongoDB: catalog facts
RavenDB	MongoDB
Freemium Free to start, with paid on-premises, cloud and support plans.	Freemium Community Server is free to download; the managed Atlas service is paid.
Windows, Web, Self-hosted	Windows, Self-hosted
Self-hosted, edge or managed cloud deployment Automatic index optimization reduces manual tuning	Flexible document model without a fixed schema Aggregation, transactions, text, vector and geospatial queries
Larger deployments and support require paid plans Smaller ecosystem than MongoDB	Server Side Public License is source-available, not open source Homepage and newer features focus on the paid Atlas service
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License: SSPL-1.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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