RavenDB vs Azure SQL Database | TrustRadius

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Score 8.9 out of 10

Based on 10 reviews and ratings

Score 8.1 out of 10

Based on 162 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

RavenDB

Azure SQL Database

Performance

Availability

Concurrency

Security

Scalability

Data model flexibility

Deployment model flexibility

RavenDB

Azure SQL Database

Automatic software patching

Database scalability

Automated backups

Database security provisions

Monitoring and metrics

Automatic host deployment

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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Scalability is #1: if it used to be an almost no-win endeavour to try to modernize your server or migrate to other hardware, with Azure SQL Database it becomes a press of a button.
All the tools simply work after you are on Azure SQL Database.
The applications do not need changes in order to start using Azure SQL Database.
Hybrid Cloud scenarios will work.
Clustering and failover - already there.
You can start monitoring the use and extract performance insights in a new way in Azure.

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Senior Data Platform Consultant

Generali Global Health ServicesInsurance, 5001-10,000 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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A little slow on processing complex or large Views. We use a lot of Views to feed our BI system, and the processing time could see some improvement, IMHO.
Additional monitoring components would be nice too, automating some built in performance measurement tools would be a nice feature.
Price can always be improved as well. It’s not bad, but room for improvement.

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Verified User

Manager in Finance and Accounting

Consumer Goods Company, 10,001+ 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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Azure SQL Database 8.0

Based on 1 answer

This is best solution as a DBA one could expect from a service provider and as a cloud service, it removes all your hassles.

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Software Project Manager

Forman Christian CollegeInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 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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No score

No answers yet

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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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Azure SQL Database 9.0

Based on 6 answers

We give the support a high rating simply because every time we've had issues or questions, representatives were in contact with us quickly. Without fail, our issues/questions were handled in a timely matter. That kind of response is integral when client data integrity and availability is in question. There is also a wealth of documentation for resolving issues on your own.

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Verified User

Team Lead in Other

Computer Software Company, 11-50 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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Comparing with Amazon Aurora: Azure SQL DB is 100% compatible with SQL Server and Aurora is compatible with MySQL and PostGreSQL. Because of if, SQL DB suits large enterprises with hundreds of databases better. Comparing with Oracle: the main issue is that Oracle will try to push all other services available in their product offering.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Mining & Metals Company, 10,001+ 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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Our database costs have decreased over time by 20%.
Our engineer spends much less time managing API calls with some of the new features available.
Our engineer is planning on using the Power Query embedded feature to streamline some ETL processes.

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Director, eCommerce Analytics and Digital Marketing

Franklin SportsSporting Goods, 201-500 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

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Azure SQL Database Editions & Modules

Edition

2 vCORE	$0.5044¹
6 vCORE	$1.5131¹
10 vCORE	$2.52¹

Per Hour

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