Tech riderRev. 1 Oct 2026
- 1Runs onAPI, Linux, self-hosted
- 2CostsFree plan
- 3Deploymentboth
- 4Data persistenceYes
- 5High availabilityYes
- 6SQL supportYes
- 7Supported data modelskey-value, relational, in-memory, on-disk columns
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Overview
RonDB is ranked #13 of 32 in key-value databases on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.
RonDB plans and pricing
All plansServerless RonDB via Hopsworks Free quotas on Feature Groups (tables) · quotas on memory usage docs.rondb.com · 1 Oct 2026
Compared on key-value databases
Facts
- What it does
- RonDB is a distributed, shared-nothing storage engine and an open-source fork of MySQL NDB Cluster for real-time applications.docs.rondb.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Storage scale
- RonDB supports up to 1 PiB of storage.docs.rondb.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Scaling
- RonDB supports online horizontal and vertical scaling for storage and MySQL-server compute.docs.rondb.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Transactions
- RonDB is ACID compliant through MySQL-server support, with in-memory data persisted using REDO logs and checkpoints.docs.rondb.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Performance model
- RonDB targets low latency, high availability, high throughput and scalable storage, which it calls LATS.docs.rondb.com · 1 Oct 2026
- SQL access
- Applications can access RonDB through the MySQL Server API with SQL compatibility and parallel query support.rondb.com · 1 Oct 2026
- AI integrations
- RonDB supports AI application storage integrated with Spark and Kafka.rondb.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Redis compatibility
- Rondis implements a Redis server using RonDB storage and the Redis wire protocol.docs.rondb.com · 1 Oct 2026
- REST security
- The RonDB REST API supports Hopsworks API-key authentication and recommends TLS when API keys are used.docs.rondb.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Encryption at rest
- RonDB supports encryption of on-disk data including local checkpoints, tablespaces, REDO logs and UNDO logs, but not backups.docs.rondb.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Deployment options
- RonDB can be tested locally, run in Docker, managed in AWS, Azure or GCP using own cloud credentials, or deployed on-premises by inquiry.docs.rondb.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Replication
- RonDB supports synchronous cross-availability-zone active-active replication with 1 to 3 replicas and asynchronous cross-region replication across clusters with conflict resolution.docs.rondb.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Primary use case
- RonDB is used as the online feature-store database for low-latency, high-availability machine-learning applications in Hopsworks.docs.rondb.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Transactional limit
- RonDB uses read-committed isolation and does not support range locks.docs.rondb.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Maker support
- RonDB is brought to you by the RonDB team at Hopsworks AB, which provides dedicated support for high-performance online feature-store requirements.docs.rondb.com · 1 Oct 2026
Best RonDB alternatives
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Where it ranks on Specifiction
- Best Key-Value Databases in 2026#13 of 32
- Best In-Memory Databases in 2026#10 of 25
Is RonDB yours?
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Sources
- docs.rondb.com· checked 1 Oct 2026
- rondb.com· checked 1 Oct 2026
- rondb.com/about· checked 1 Oct 2026
- docs.rondb.com/rondis/· checked 1 Oct 2026
- docs.rondb.com/rondb_rest_api/· checked 1 Oct 2026
- docs.rondb.com/rondb_advanced_fs_config/· checked 1 Oct 2026
- docs.rondb.com/rondb_use_cases/· checked 1 Oct 2026
- docs.rondb.com/intro_transactions/· checked 1 Oct 2026
- docs.rondb.com/release_notes_22107/· checked 1 Oct 2026




