Compare RavenDB to alternatives
See the difference between RavenDB and other NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Azure Cosmos DB.
Why RavenDB
Move fast.
Without breaking things.
Build light, release fast, and scale reliably with RavenDB – the schema-less document database that optimizes itself.
What makes RavenDB different?
More flexible and forgiving than relational databases. More secure, stable, and efficient than other NoSQL databases. Here’s why 12,000 customers across the globe choose to build with RavenDB.
Improves Productivity
It gets out of your way
RavenDB optimizes itself. So you spend less time tuning infrastructure and more time getting to production.
Read the case studyLowers Overhead
Build and scale. Without risk.
Comes with enterprise-grade security, compliance, reliability, and stability. And pricing that doesn’t penalize you for winning.
Read the case studyFaster Time to Market
Develop light, release fast.
Build complex features with smaller codebases and bring products to market faster. No downtime. No migrations.
Read the case studyTeams at all levels love using RavenDB
They won't make mistakes with it
RavenDB comes with all the features devs need, already built in – along with intelligent guardrails that stop them from making mistakes that can cripple future performance.
Powerful features out of the box +
Full-text search, ACID transactions, and data ETL come already built in. Allowing devs to focus on coding and building logic instead of juggling multiple 3rd party services.
Schema-less +
No need to define a strict schema upfront. Just deploy code, and RavenDB will adapt to it on the go.
Document database +
Stores data in a natural, object-oriented JSON format that mirrors the way devs think and code.
Intuitive querying +
Query nested data, use dynamic indexes for performance, and perform full-text searches easily with RQL, RavenDB’s intuitive query language.
Auto-indexing has changed our lives
"When our customers try to access a specific data collection in a specific way, RavenDB automatically creates this index, so we don't need to even deal with it."
Laurent Maquet | Line Manager Software & Embedded Systems, Desoutter Tools
Laurent Maquet | Line Manager Software & Embedded Systems, Desoutter Tools
Discover RavenDB Features
Take a look under the hood
From auto indexing and GenAI integrations, to vector search, AI agents, complex aggregations, map-reduce, time series, counters, and more. Check out RavenDB's most popular features here.
See all features →Understand how RavenDB will perform in your environment
Take a closer look at how RavenDB performs critical tasks such as indexing, querying, and CRUD operations.
How to deploy
Same features. Same experience. Same great performance. No matter how you deploy.
Security & Trust
When we say secure
and compliant, we mean it.
RavenDB aligns with the world’s highest security, compliance, and data encryption standards. So you’re never sacrificing security or reliability in the name of performance.
