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RethinkDB vs RavenDB: catalog facts
RethinkDB	RavenDB
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Freemium Free to start, with paid on-premises, cloud and support plans.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, Web, Self-hosted
Changefeeds push live query updates to apps Built-in sharding and replication	Self-hosted, edge or managed cloud deployment Automatic index optimization reduces manual tuning
Releases are infrequent ReQL query language takes time to learn	Larger deployments and support require paid plans Smaller ecosystem than MongoDB
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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