RethinkDB
by RethinkDB · Open-source JSON database that pushes query results to apps in realtime
23.3 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
RethinkDB is an open-source distributed database that stores JSON documents and pushes query results to applications as the data changes, via the changes() call in its ReQL query language. It supports joins, geospatial queries, time-series and multimedia data, aggregation and map/reduce, and flexible indexing. Clusters are sharded and replicated from a web UI or the reconfigure API.
- Best for
- Teams building realtime web, mobile or streaming apps that want the database to push JSON updates
- Pricing
- No prices are shown; the site presents RethinkDB as an open-source download supported by donations and sponsors.
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Changefeeds stream query results instead of app polling
- Drivers for Python, Ruby, Node.js and dozens of languages
- Shard and replicate from a web UI or one reconfigure call
- Open source, built by a core team and 100+ contributors
Trade-offs
- Install is documented for Linux, OS X and DigitalOcean only
- Self-hosted: no managed or hosted service is offered on the site
- Support channels shown are community-run IRC, Slack and GitHub
- The project's future is funded by donations and sponsorship
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- API quality
- 0 out of 100
- Documentation
- 80 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 35 out of 100
- Changelog
- 25 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 20 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 0 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 55 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 70 out of 100
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