RavenDB vs SingleStore (formerly MemSQL) | TrustRadius

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Score 8.9 out of 10

Based on 10 reviews and ratings

Score 7.5 out of 10

Based on 23 reviews and ratings

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Feature Rating Comparison

RavenDB

SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)

Performance

Availability

Concurrency

Security

Scalability

Data model flexibility

Deployment model flexibility

Pros

Cool clustering with modest features
Fabulous auto indexing
Great studio and dashboard
Detailed documentation
Attachments on the document
Outstanding revisions
Easy ETL
Low prices on the clouds
Multi model support
Advance search
Informative webinars

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Chief Technology Officer

JinnSpenderComputer Software, 1-10 employees

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The fastest speed for querying compared with traditional relational database
Support JSON and full text search which can be used by API’s
Nearly zero admin tasks once it’s running
You can use it’s data streaming pipeline with Kafka

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Chief Technology Officer

alboFinancial Services, 201-500 employees

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Cons

In previous versions the documentation was terrible - however, since v4.0 the documentation is excellent.
Any minor complaints are generally resolved by the team the same day. I suggested at one time some minor tweaks to Studio (showing the number of items in an array) and they were implemented almost immediately.
Nothing really to complain about.

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Managing Director

Amberwood Trading Ltd.Food Production, 1-10 employees

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Does not provide adequate support for data discovery apps, i.e. Power BI.
It would be great to have a native load balancing component for dealing with aggregator failure. Otherwise having a Child Aggregator becomes optional since not all the customers can afford an external balancing solution and does not feel confortable with switching between aggregators manually.
They used to have certifications and training in development and administration. That is very important to have, since other competitors does provide access to those sort of things and although they have free tutorials/videos, that doesn't provide an in-depth understanding.

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Diego Montúfar

CEO

handytecTelecommunications, 11-50 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

RavenDB 9.5

Based on 5 answers

We've had an excellent experience using RavenDB. Internally we are testing the newer features in 5.0 such as time series, which will effect the con specified previously dependent on the real world performance. We foresee that BattleCrate will continue to use RavenDB as we grow.

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Co-founder

BattleCrate LtdComputer Games, 1-10 employees

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SingleStore (formerly MemSQL) 5.0

Based on 1 answer

I still want to see the performance about using latest version of spark and memsql. About renewal, if there is a new and better version of spark-memsql connector, then maybe.

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Data Scientist & BioScience Project Manager

Fed Centric TechnologiesBiotechnology, 11-50 employees

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Usability

RavenDB 8.4

Based on 5 answers

RavenDb does all the heavy lifting for you in 99% of cases. The API is easy to work with and lets you write very readable code. There is a small learning curve at the start but this is true for any tech. Raven's curve is easy to get over.

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Chris Llewellyn

Software Engineer

PlaywazeSports, 11-50 employees

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SingleStore (formerly MemSQL) 7.8

Based on 5 answers

[Until it is] supported on AWS ECS containers, I will reserve a higher rating for SingleStore. Right now it works well on EC2 and serves our current purpose, [but] would look forward to seeing SingleStore respond to our urge of feature in a shorter time period with high quality and security.

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Verified User

Employee in Engineering

Computer Networking Company, 10,001+ employees

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Support Rating

RavenDB 9.0

Based on 6 answers

Very good support that answered fast, nice and reliably. The problems were always resolved quickly and competently, even if the user was the problem. If any unusual issues arose, the support was proactive in contacting me to resolve problems or roadblocks I might have had.

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Software Engineer

fnxsInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees

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SingleStore (formerly MemSQL) 7.7

Based on 6 answers

Very responsive to trouble tickets - Often, I think, the SingleStore's monitoring systems have already alerted the engineers by the time I get around to writing a ticket (about 10 - 20 mins after we see a problem). I feel like things are escalated nicely and SingleStore takes resolving trouble tickets seriously. Also SingleStore follows up after incidents to with a post mortem and actionable takaways to improve the product. Very satisfied here.

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Program Mgr

John L ScottReal Estate, 1001-5000 employees

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Implementation Rating

RavenDB 7.3

Based on 1 answer

RavenFS changed along the way and made us change the codes.

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Chief Technology Officer

JinnSpenderComputer Software, 1-10 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Alternatives Considered

When I first started using RavenDB, I did evaluate Mongo DB but found it to be lacking. The primary issue was that Mongo DB did not support atomic consistency for the persistence of multiple documents at the same time, although I think this may not be an issue with subsequent releases of Mongo DB. If for some reason I were forced to select an alternative Document Database, I would probably evaluate PostgreSQL or CosmosDB.

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Sofware Consultant / Developer

Team Nemitoff LLCComputer Software, 1-10 employees

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We selected SingleStore instead of a number of Hadoop based solutions, RedShift and Imply.

SingleStore hits a sweet spot. It is easy to develop against by being Mysql compatible. It is easy to get started with by being easy to install and test with datasets. It is consistently fast and any performance problems are easy to reason about.

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Darrin Thompson

Director of Engineering

Direct EmployersHuman Resources, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

Not having to debug perf issues caused by ORM.
Not having to deal with SQL as you denormalize your app data model.

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Architect/Senior Developer/Team Leader

Financial and Energy Exchange Group formerly Mercari Interbank BrokersInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees

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License cost is lower than many of its competitors.
Requires very little administration. We are getting by without even hiring an admin.
Integrating the pipelines and the DB engine simplifies the solution architecture, which means less infrastructure is needed, less license cost, and shorter development cycle.

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Verified User

Team Lead in Information Technology

Government Relations Company, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

RavenDB Editions & Modules

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

SingleStore (formerly MemSQL) Editions & Modules

Edition

OnDemand	0.69¹

per hour

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