RavenDB Reviews

RavenDB is a NoSQL Document Database that is fully transactional (ACID) across the database and throughout clusters. It is presented by the vendor as an easy to use all-in-one database that minimizes the need for third party addons, tools, or support to boost developer productivity and get projects into production fast.

Users can setup and secure a data cluster in minutes and deploy in the cloud, on-premise or in a hybrid environment. RavenDB offers a Database as a Service solution, allowing users to pass on all database operations and focus exclusively on the application. RavenDB has a built-in storage engine that operates at speeds up to 1 million reads per second and 150,000 writes per second on a single node using simple commodity hardware to increase application performance. The vendor points to mentions in both Gartner and Forrester research, and states RavenDB has been downloaded over 2 million times serving thousands of customers from Startups to Fortune 100 Large Enterprises.

RavenDB Features include:

• Its RQL Query language is based on SQL
• Works with existing relational database. ETL feature and migration to Document model available.
• Multiplatform: C#, Node.js, Java, Python, Ruby, Go
• Multisystem: Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Docker, Raspberry Pi
• Designed to works efficiently on older machines and smaller devices
• Built in Full-Text Search, MapReduce, and Storage Engine
• Schema Free