Amazon DocumentDB
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VisitAmazon DocumentDB vs RethinkDB
What both publish
| Fact | Amazon DocumentDB | RethinkDB |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | DocumentDB integrates with CloudWatch metrics and alarms, AWS Lambda change-stream event sources, IAM, KMS, AWS Backup and OpenSearch zero-ETL pipelines. | Official documentation covers Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, Rails, publish-subscribe systems, Node.js libraries and multiple ORMs. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.3 out of 5 from 44 reviews | 4.3 out of 5 from 15 reviews |
| Security | AWS documents VPC isolation, KMS encryption at rest, TLS in transit, IAM/RBAC controls, Secrets Manager and FedRAMP High authorization in GovCloud. | The documentation describes TLS encryption for server, client, and web UI connections, and recommends setting a password for the admin account, which has no password by default. |
Amazon DocumentDB plans
- Serverless — Standard—
- Serverless — I/O-Optimized—
- Provisioned On-Demand — Standard—
- Provisioned On-Demand — I/O-Optimized—
- Amazon DocumentDB free trialFree
- Free trialFree
RethinkDB plans
- RethinkDBFree
Pick Amazon DocumentDB if…
It suits teams building cloud applications that use MongoDB APIs and need managed document storage, scaling, replicas, or vector search. It also fits listed content, commerce, mobile, web, and generative-AI use cases.
Pick RethinkDB if…
RethinkDB suits developers building applications that need query-result updates as data changes, including collaborative apps, multiplayer games, and real-time marketplaces. It is less suited to workloads that require full ACID support or strong schema enforcement.