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SurrealDB vs RavenDB: catalog facts
SurrealDB	RavenDB
Freemium The database can be run yourself; a fully managed cloud service is also offered.	Freemium Free to start, with paid on-premises, cloud and support plans.
Windows, Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, Web, Self-hosted
Documents, graphs, vectors and relational data in one engine One query language for SQL, graph and vector search	Self-hosted, edge or managed cloud deployment Automatic index optimization reduces manual tuning
Business Source License rather than an OSI open-source license SurrealQL is its own language to learn	Larger deployments and support require paid plans Smaller ecosystem than MongoDB
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Closed source	Closed source
License: BUSL-1.1	License not stated
Not stated if an account is 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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