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RavenDB
RavenDB · Hadera, Israel · founded 2010
What it is
RavenDB is a schema-less NoSQL document database that automatically creates and optimizes indexes. It supports cloud, on-premises, and Edge deployments, storing JSON documents and binary attachments. Listed data features include full-text, spatial, and vector search, time series, counters, and document revisions. AI integrations support LLM-driven summarization, classification, enrichment, and tagging within database workflows. Clustering, sharding, failover, and cluster-wide transactions are among its high-availability features. Integrations include SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Snowflake, Power BI, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, and Kubernetes. Client support is listed for C++, PHP, C#, Java, Node.js, Python, Ruby, and Go. Security offerings include X.509 certificates, TLS 1.3, storage encryption, encrypted backups, and listed certifications and standards. The Community license has limits on cores, cluster size, RAM, version currency, and renewal. Commercial tiers and paid support plans are also listed, but no prices are provided. RavenDB was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Hadera, Israel.
For and against
For
- Supports full-text, spatial, and vector search.
- Deploys in cloud, on-premises, or Edge environments.
- Lists clustering, sharding, failover, and cluster-wide transactions.
- Client support includes eight listed programming languages.
Against
- Community license limits cores, cluster size, and RAM.
- Community license requires the latest major version.
- Community license lasts one year with periodic renewal.
- No prices are listed for the plans.
The verdict
RavenDB brings document storage, search, integrations, and high-availability features into one database offering. Review the Community license restrictions and support terms when choosing a deployment and plan.
Who it suits
It suits teams building document-database workflows that need search, integrations, deployment choices, or AI features. Its license limits and paid support options may matter to organizations evaluating requirements.
Plans and prices
Community
Free · commercial use · unlimited databases and database sizes · 60 cores per customer entity
Read 30 Sep 2026 · ravendb.net
Developer
Free · development, CI and QA only (not production, staging or UAT) · 9 cores · 36 GB RAM
Read 30 Sep 2026 · ravendb.net
AI
Contact sales for a quote · on-prem license · includes AI capabilities
Read 30 Sep 2026 · ravendb.net
Cloud
Free, developer, or production tiers are offered; cloud pricing page requires JavaScript
Read 30 Sep 2026 · ravendb.net
Enterprise
Contact sales for a quote · on-prem license · license limits apply; page lists maximum cluster size of 6
Read 30 Sep 2026 · ravendb.net
Professional
Contact sales for a quote · on-prem license · license limits apply; page lists maximum cluster size of 5
Read 30 Sep 2026 · ravendb.net
On the record
- AI
- RavenDB supports AI integrations for LLM-driven summarization, classification, enrichment, and tagging within database workflows.ravendb.net · read 30 Sep 2026
- Company history
- RavenDB says RavenDB 1.0 shipped in 2010 and identifies RavenDB Ltd in its site footer.ravendb.net · read 30 Sep 2026
- Data features
- The feature page lists full-text, spatial, and vector search, time series, counters, attachments, and document revisions.ravendb.net · read 30 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- RavenDB is available as cloud, on-premises, and Edge deployments.ravendb.net · read 30 Sep 2026
- Developer clients
- The feature page lists client support for C++, PHP, C#, Java, Node.js, Python, Ruby, and Go.ravendb.net · read 30 Sep 2026
- Download platforms
- The download page offers packages for Windows, macOS, Linux, Ubuntu, Raspberry Pi, and Docker.ravendb.net · read 30 Sep 2026
- Free license limits
- The Community license is limited to 60 cores per customer entity, including subsidiaries, requires the latest major version, and is valid for one year with periodic renewal.ravendb.net · read 30 Sep 2026
- High availability
- RavenDB lists clustering, sharding, failover, and cluster-wide transactions among its features.ravendb.net · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Listed integrations include SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Snowflake, Power BI, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, and Kubernetes.ravendb.net · read 30 Sep 2026
- Product
- RavenDB describes itself as a schema-less NoSQL document database that automatically creates and optimizes indexes.ravendb.net · read 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- RavenDB lists X.509 certificates, TLS 1.3, storage encryption, encrypted backups, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, SOC Type II and Type III, and HIPAA on its security and trust pages.ravendb.net · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- RavenDB says support requests are handled through paid support plans, with professional and production options listing email and phone support and SLA details.ravendb.net · read 30 Sep 2026
- Vector search
- Yesravendb.net · read 22 Sep 2026
